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10 simple things facilities managers do to get respect

Anyone can go to school to learn their profession. But being a leader is a learned skill that can only be gained in the field. Through an accumulation of experiences and a deep understanding of the knowledge gained about their organization and teammates, workplace leaders can make multiple decisions at a moment’s notice. These decisions […]

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The eight cowboy codes are the creed that guides ioffice

By now, many of you have likely heard about my partner and my book Wide Open Workspaces: Trailblazing Solutions for Tomorrow’s Workforce; hopefully you have even downloaded the first chapter. In our book we compare today’s facilities manager to the American cowboy of the past and how they achieved success on the open range The

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Workplace managers create wider mobility with an asset mobile app

With so many to-do items on their checklist, many facility managers and their organizations are turning to FM software solutions to aid them in their daily procedures. But with mobility edging itself increasingly more and more into the workplace, the need for mobile apps is rising as well. According to a recent Gartner study, “mobile

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Stop treating real estate as a commodity: treat it as a business tool

The basic concept behind a commodity is that there is considered very little difference between two like products. Oil is a prime example of a commodity–while oil from one region may vary slightly, their basic characteristics and uses remain the same. Oil, no matter which way you look at it, is oil.

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The code of the cowboy: wide open spaces and free range thinking

Our Co-Founders, Elizbeth Dukes and Don Traweek are releasing a book titled, Wide Open Workspace: Trailblazing Solutions for Tomorrow’s Workforce. The book will chronicle the whirlwind changes that have occurred over the last 10 years in how people work, where they work and the very nature of the office itself. Wide Open Workspace also includes

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Why settle for an ioffice alternative when you can have the real thing

With the emergence of an information based society, technology has made its way to the forefront, utilized in every aspect of our day to day lives. With this change comes the realization that facilities managers’ jobs are evolving. Faced with the changing tasks of how we perceive our jobs and the way we carry out

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