What is Your "System" to Complete Work in CRE?
I was watching this excellent video where a Goldman MD talks about the skills necessary to work in a transaction-oriented role. At 8:53 in the video he mentions how important it is to have a system in place when completing work. At 12:10 he goes into a little more detail regarding building a system.
As I'm about to start my first job in a month as an acquisitions analyst at a REPE firm, I'd be curious to hear what systems you guys have in place to get work done whether it be underwriting, drafting IC memos, emails, etc.
Re: building a system, I would (a) seek out best practices, (b) work hard to internalize deal roadmaps so you learn where problems can pop up next time, and (c) to make checklists out of the previous two things. Sounds like that’s what the speaker did, too.
Thank you for sharing the video. It’s always good to be reminded of the fundamentals. Some notes I took (nothing you haven't already read here on WSO but delivered concisely by a late-career professional):
TANGIBLE SKILLS for success
INTANGIBLE SKILLS for success
DEALING WITH DYNAMISM of transactions
RELATIONSHIPS for changing jobs
SAYING NO to a client
1) Wake up next to gf and try to get some before work
2) Drink cold brew mixed into breakfast shake (DM for recipe) but not watered down, jet fuel is necessary to succeed in this business
3) Jam until a coworker convinces me to leave the office to get lunch, unless I have a lunch meeting. In that case I leave 2 mins before the meeting and arrive 15 minutes late.
4) Complete other tasks and/or wrap up morning task until 3 pm rolls around...time for coffee!
5) Phone calls typically end after 3, which means its prime time to get focus work done before the sun goes down and the city lights are visible out the office window. By 7 pm, the admin and I are making jokes about who’s staying later, but she’s 65 and obese so don’t get any ideas prick.
6) Gf has dinner made most nights, which is a godsend. A bottle of wine later, you hit the sack and your brain continues thinking about complex deals you’re working on—melatonin is key here.
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to be able to live life at such a high level with a father like that... he's earned my respect.
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