Facilities managers are in a position of influence and leadership. Your organization looks to you to come up with innovative ideas that will help set your company apart from the competition. The resources at our disposal today are endless and you are tasked with the job of sifting through these opportunities and discovering which ones […]
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Cover letters might seem tedious and time-consuming, but that’s almost the point. It’s a company’s first opportunity to see if you can take the time to talk about yourself, the job you want and how the two overlap with your previous skills and career goals – all in under 200 words. It is the first
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Today we start our week-long series focusing on how to land a job in the Facilities Management field. Whether you are just entering the job market for the first time, or searching for that next position to advance your career, many FMs will be searching for a job this summer. Use these tips and resources
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One of your primary jobs as a facilities manager is ensuring that you have a strong, successful team, filled with individuals who are always striving to be the best. But, with so many facets to your organization and its team, this can be a challenging task. Details, such as who is working on what projects,
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Every great workplace leader will tell you they are only as good as the team of individuals they surround themselves with. This means building a solid team, one comprised of various characteristics that all complement each other. As the facilities manager, the strength of your team is of the utmost importance. Throughout your career, you
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Just by very definition, the role of the facilities manager is multi-faceted. The International Facility Management Association (IFMA) defines facility management as: “a profession that encompasses multiple disciplines to ensure functionality of the built environment by integrating people, place, process and technology.”
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Inc. Magazine recently published a very informative article called 100 Great Questions Every Entrepreneur Should Ask. Although every question is appropriate for leaders spanning every industry, we have tailored a few (and quoted a few exactly) that we felt were the most relevant to the Facility Manager’s role.
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Millions of us spend our days – and sometimes nights – at the office. Whether it’s a corporate mega-campus on acres of rolling hills or the 46th floor of a downtown high-rise, it’s often more home than home. We’re expected to do our very best work there, yet the traditional office typically forces the office
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As you probably know, we are publishing a book that will be available the first week of May called Wide Open Workspaces: Trailblazing Solutions for Tomorrows Workforce. The primary purpose is to encourage those that manage the workspace today to be great facility managers in their organizations by embracing the dramatic changes in the world
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Gone are the days of the traditional workspace, where each individual had their own desk, computer and supplies. Advances in technology, coupled with the outpouring of Millennials entering our workforce, have forced organizations and their facility managers to re-think how they conduct business. And with the steady flow of information on the web, those who
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