We have worked together for so many years I tend to take his exceptional leadership skills for granted. So, this notice is long overdue. I met Jeff, a commercial realtor in Tacoma 20 years ago. He was just beginning his term as President of the Washington (State Association of) REALTORS®. He told me he wanted to get a lot done in his year and he wanted to team up with me, WAR's strategic planner, to streamline the association's operations. He did it, too.
That was just the first of many experiences I've had watching Jeff take on a challenge to leave a distinctive mark for the better. I learned what a force for change Jeff could be and, years later, can cite many times when Jeff's leadership made significant changes for his firm, his industry and his community.
Jeff is chairman and CEO of Kidder, Mathews in Seattle, active on the Board of GVA Worldwide, a CCIM instructor, an SIOR and a resource to his state and community. Although he would deny it, he's still an accomplished golfer.
What impresses me as much today as it did years ago is Jeff's bold vision and willingness to act on it. He has the foresight and courage to push organizations to unprecedented levels of performance and has never been one to settle for good. He demands of excellence, first in himself, then others.
Jeff's creative innovations and commitment to see others succeed, make Kidder, Mathews an industry leader.
Hi Duke,
ReplyDeleteI agree, Jeff is a get-things-done kind of guy.
He paints a compelling vision of what could be done in a market utilizing the Kidder, Mathews platform and then attracts experienced people to that vision by offering them the "Lyon's" share of their commissions.