Leading a productive and successful business is a complex job; one filled with roadblocks and daily challenges. Equipment breaks down, assets get misplaced, and processes fail. But, at the end of the day, the biggest hurdle many leaders face will be with their people. Your workforce stands to be the keystone of the organization or […]
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A job interview is traditionally seen as a chance for a candidate to show off what they have accomplished, their strengths, and what they will be able to do in the future, preferably for this particular employer. Much focus has been put on the style and wording of the resume and what kinds of questions
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We have discussed the inevitability (and necessity) of workplace change on more than one occasion. More often than not, change leads to more change. Telecommuting, open collaborative spaces, hoteling, hot-desking and downsizing have left many facilities with too much space.
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During our webinar with Annemarie Fleming, she revealed to us that \”70% of all change initiatives fail\”. Which is an astonishing number, and a disappointing one at that. If change is usually a proposed option to make things better, what\’s causing such a large percentage of these efforts to fail? During two recent podcasts, we
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We\’re told it\’s better to make adjustments before they\’re needed, also known as anticipating an issue before it becomes a real problem. But what if you\’re trying to understand the needs of an entire organization, plus its building, before they may know what they need? Being one step ahead in workplace management can be a
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As a corporate real estate leader, you often feel like you’re balancing two conflicting goals—managing costs, and improving the employee experience. And you’re doing it on a massive scale. The average Fortune 500 company has real estate equivalent to 10 Empire State buildings. Real estate is the second most expensive asset for most companies, worth
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If you’re tired of hearing about Millennials, you’re in luck. Generation Z is scheduled to outnumber the previous generation sometime this year, comprising 32 percent of the global population of 7.7 billion, nudging out Millennials who account for 31.5 percent of the total.
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Regardless of what size facility you manage, you have likely seen your organization change dramatically over the last ten years. Between the shifting economy and the influx of new workers, companies are using this time as an opportunity to reinvent themselves, developing a workplace culture that can take them to new heights and greater expansion.
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In a recent episode of our Workplace Innovator Podcast, Strategic Solutions for Intelligent Offices with Dusty Duistermars, Mike Petrusky interviewed Dusty Duistermars, the Senior Managing Director, Connected Places Practice Group, Innovation & Solutions Team at Newmark Knight Frank. Mike asked Dusty to share his insight on the biggest current workplace technology trends and what they
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The foundation of Facilities Management is built on great communication – it is fundamental to the development of good business practice. FM not only needs great communication as a base to build from, but this approach also needs to filter up and down the chain of workers in FM to create solid interpersonal links. Improving
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