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Facility managers must be able to align the facility portfolio with the demand organization’s missions and available resources and be innovative to move forward with their staff and processes to respond to ever-changing requirements.

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12 Reasons Why the Best Employees Quit, Even When They Like Their Job

12 Reasons Why the Best Employees Quit, Even When They Like Their Job

Article
By Amanda Dixon
Few things are as costly and disruptive as good people walking out the door. Organizations know how important it is to have […]
Navigating Gender Differences in the Workplace

Navigating Gender Differences in the Workplace

Slide Deck
By Mary A. Redmond, Dhaval Gajjar, Rick Corea
With increasing awareness and navigating gender in the workplace, we will discuss how men and women can learn to work together to […]
FM Utilizes the Research Capability of the Student Chapter

FM Utilizes the Research Capability of the Student Chapter

White Paper
By Jacob Kashiwagi, Dean Kashiwagi, Nguyen Le
In a changing facility management (FM) environment, a large IFMA chapter has identified the importance of innovation in its survival and success. […]
How FMs Can Change the Project Management in Organizations

How FMs Can Change the Project Management in Organizations

White Paper
By Dean Kashiwagi
In today’s increasingly competitive environment, organizations have an objective of cutting costs that take precedence over receiving greater value from the work […]
Population Health Management: A New Business Model for a Healthier Workforce

Population Health Management: A New Business Model for a Healthier Workforce

Research
By Jennifer Petrelli, Colleen Conklin, Nebeyou Abebe
As Population Health Management (PHM) continues to mature as a model for keeping populations healthy, the programmatic elements of employer PHM efforts […]
Common Executive Missteps in Real Estate and Workplace Strategy

Common Executive Missteps in Real Estate and Workplace Strategy

Article
By Diane Coles Levine
This article focuses on some of the root causes of executive-level mistakes in real estate and workplace strategy, discussing the link between […]
Developing a Planned Maintenance Program That Aims Towards a Preventative Mindset: A Case Study in FM Leadership

Developing a Planned Maintenance Program That Aims Towards a Preventative Mindset: A Case Study in FM Leadership

Article
By Brian Stone, Casey Cluff, IJFM
This proposal documents the process of creating a formal maintenance plan where none previously existed, with key components that facilitate and align […]
Workplace Mobility and C-suite Changes: A Survivor's Guide for FMs

Workplace Mobility and C-suite Changes: A Survivor's Guide for FMs

Guide
By Diane Coles Levine
As facility managers, how can we ensure that the mobility programs we develop survive a C-suite change? After all, most incoming CEOs […]
Work on the Go: IFMA Distributed Work Survey Findings

Work on the Go: IFMA Distributed Work Survey Findings

Slide Deck
By Bryant Rice, Isilay Civan, Leigh Stringer
A presentation on online survey results and case studies constituting the basis for IFMA’s 2009 and 2014 distributed work research reports, documenting […]
Sustainability For All

Sustainability For All

Research
By Institute for Building Efficiency, Johnson Controls, Global Workplace Solutions
Global results of the 2013 Sustainable Cultures in the Workplace survey conducted to inform executives about sustainability investment, workforce attitudes on sustainability, […]