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Solutions Arena: Smarter Energy Management for Greater ROI

Energy management solutions are quickly transitioning from a nice-to-have to a necessity. Given that energy is typically an organization’s third highest cost […]

Conquering Conflict: How to Reach High-quality Agreements

Explore conflict and conflict-handling styles to develop a communication process for reaching high-quality agreements with colleagues. Conflict resolution is deconstructed in these […]

Speaking Up: Communicating Effectively With Senior Leadership

By outlining leadership levels and their key skills for success, this piece defines realistic expectations and behaviors for successful C-Suite communication, building […]

Creating Strong Strategic Alliances

Create marketing advantage with Strategic Alliances such as a Multi Firm, Multi Discipline Alliance or Strategic In-House Alliance to expand geographic reach […]

Everything You Wanted to Know About (Food Service) Ice but Were Afraid to Ask

Explaining that ice requires the same sanitation and consistent quality as food in food service operations, the piece offers an introduction to […]

Building Operation the Next 100 Years

Forecasting an FM future focused around education and research, improved business processes and better management of new technology, this whitepaper projects key […]

The Changing Nature of Work

Discussion of the changes in organizational culture and behavior that distributed work requires, including the primary forces driving these changes: technology, globalization, […]

How Workplace Design Can Galvanize 21st Century Business Strategies

Can workplace design improve collaboration between multi-generational workers, while also supporting an innovative business model? This study shows how office design helps […]

Dispelling the Myths of a Telecommuting and Flexible Workplace Program

Tips for integrating telework and flex-work programs in the corporate sector through proper introduction and support of alternative workplace strategies (AWS). A […]

When Did Facility Managers Become Food Service Managers

A look at food service outsourcing and the additional responsibility it adds to facility management work. A helpful offering of best practices, […]