The definition of a facilities manager can vary high and wide depending on who you’re talking to. A position on a college campus under the same name may be completely different from the government building just across the street. One thing remains constant, the role of the facilities manager is essential, but their daily tasks […]
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We are all guilty of it—breaking in on conversation we are not involved in, or eating carrots at our desk, not considering who may be around us and how it affects them. Every one of us possesses some annoying habit that irritates our co-workers to no end. But the reality is, we spend a lot
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Last month we shared ideas on how to build your FM resume and prepare to interview for your next workplace management job. Hopefully you have had success, perhaps even went out on a few interviews. Your next step should be preparing to negotiate the job offer that will hopefully follow the interview.
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The facilities manager of 2014 is facing many unique challenges. With four very different generations comprising our workforce—5% Traditionalists, 38% Baby Boomers, 32% Generation X and 25% Millennials-organizations must re-think how they do business and how to create an environment that is inspiring to everyone. The answer lies in flexibility. The first major change facilities
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We are all guilty of it at some point in our careers—that Friday afternoon lull where our brains shut down and we gaze at the computer screen daydreaming about what’s in store for the weekend. If you look to your teammates for inspiration, facility managers will often be met with the same blank stare. It
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It’s no secret by now that the workplace is changing dramatically. But, just what is causing those changes? One major factor causing a shift in the work environment are the workers comprising this “new” workforce. While ours is a multi-generational workforce, recent studies indicate that by 2015, “75 percent of the world’s employees will be
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So yesterday you read our blog post, “Can Workforce Managers Afford to Not Take a Vacation?” and now you are ready to jet set off to Hawaii for vacation, or to New Orleans for a work conference- don’t forget to turn on the out-of-office reply. Chances are, you’ve always used that boring automated reply we
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A vast majority of us nowadays are armed with smartphones, tablets and laptops. While this level of mobility and access to information has its benefits, it comes with a price as well. Most of us carry our work with us everywhere we go, rarely “signing off” and just enjoying some downtime. How often have you
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Realignment of business strategies, budget consciousness and advancements in telecommunications, computer software and hardware design are just a few of the challenges facilities are faced with today. This, coupled with a more mobile and diverse workforce than ever before, is forcing facilities to re-examine their workspaces and make adjustments accordingly. More and more organizations are
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In our new book Wide Open Workspaces: Trailblazing Solutions for Tomorrow’s Workforce we discuss the opportunities facility managers and their organizations have to blaze new trails. The 21st century workspace is wide open, with endless opportunities to develop innovative ideas, raising the bar regarding how businesses function. We don’t, however, just talk about these innovations,
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