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Connecting the Dots Secrets for Developing Your First Strategic Facilities Plan

Define your objective and begin the planning process by following this guide of formal and informal approaches to completing your first Strategic […]

Change Management is Out: Personal Leadership is In!

A review of traditional approaches to change management and a proposal for a new, personal leadership that champions a whole person approach […]

Good Governance Creates Great Leaders

Review a model and guidelines by which governance, a quality process for internal/external operations and relations, may be instituted by industry leaders […]

Service Innovation in the FM Industry

Innovation is one of the top challenges for the facility management industry. Despite having improved over the past 10 years, FM companies […]

If You Can Communicate Effectively You Are Set Up for Success

To quote the number one leadership expert in the world, Dr. John C. Maxwell, “leadership is influence, nothing more, nothing less.” Facility […]

How to Make the FM Outsourcing Decision for Small and Medium Companies

The trend toward outsourcing facility management is well established among the Fortune 500 companies. The benefits of outsourcing are known and have […]

Making the Change Process Predictable

Guiding organizations through major change doesn’t have to be a scary and unpredictable process for the end users and their management. Richard […]

Leading and Developing a Built Environment Coalition (RE+FM+IT+HR)

Company departments and technology are still very silo’ed, resulting in poor communication, inconsistent data, weak analysis, and disconnected forecast. This presentation envisions […]

The Scope of Facility Management

The FM industry has emerged as one of the fastest-growing sectors over the last few decades. However, the scope and identity of […]

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

This proposal documents the process of creating a formal maintenance plan where none previously existed, with key components that facilitate and align […]