We constantly strive to find the silver bullet to make our lives and jobs better. We look for a road map that will guide us to where we need to be. Quality systems are prime...

How does this process benefit managers and their facilities? Let’s align the six areas to facility management functions.

First consider strategy and planning. An organization’s...

Professional and personal tasks for managers are often similar. In both settings, managers organize, direct, coach, supervise, and at times, discipline. One of the other common...

“Deferred maintenance is the practice of postponing maintenance activities, such as repairs on both real property — infrastructure — and personal property — equipment and systems...

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Sometimes, we fool ourselves into thinking a bad deal is actually a bargain. My neighbors built their home in 2008 at the beginning of the housing crash. They chose to...

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Many happy returns

Two key concepts are crucial to understand for managers starting the process of making a financial case for a project or purchase.

ROI is a...

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When formally and professionally presenting the proposal, managers need to include an executive summary of the overall spending, adding details, time frames, and...

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Let's discuss the fundamentals of Leadership that should be common sense, but aren’t. Leadership starts with a vision and to achieve that vision a mission must...

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Have you ever had a discussion with your significant other about non-value-added activities? For instance, why rake leaves when the wind eventually will blow them...

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The reallocation of responsibilities, the deletion of non-value-added PMs, the extended PM intervals, the deletion of duplicate PMs, and the implementation ofspecific...