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An olympic performance: what does it take to win?
It is a sports-crazy time right now in Europe, and especially in London with the 2012 Olympics well under way. It is truly inspirational stuff. I’m not a sportsman, but I do appreciate how…
Put people and performance ahead of property
By Paul Carder:
"Put people and performance ahead of property" - (Facilities Management, May 2012)
This article argues that today's "new" office concepts are not nearly as new as…
Lead function: “Intelligent Client”, or, “Strategic…
My old friend, and one time line manager, Dr Barry Varcoe, posted an interesting challenge on his blog. It was one of those blogs which, after reading a couple of times, you just have to…
It’s winter down south – African FM conference season – we’ll…
Normally, when the sun is shining down on us in July in the 'north', it is slightly strange to think of the 'south' being in mid-winter. However, with the persistent rain in N.Europe this…
Career progression in Facilities Management in a corporate/government organisation
There is always a reasonable amount of discussion around this subject, whether on the online groups or face-to-face at conferences and events. I think that Heads of Facilities Management…
Seth Godin, Groucho’s quote, and stimulating LINKEDIN discussions
This morning was one of those serendipitous moments, after I had spend a couple of hours on Linkedin and I was thinking about how to generate more discussion on our online groups. As I did…
Have you registered yet for the IFMA/Cornell University Workplace Strategy Summit?
If not, you're going to regret it.
Where else could you spend two days at Cornell University (my own alma mater) in beautiful upstate New York in the fall (best time of the year there, by…
BOMA’s Annual Conference
This week, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) took part in the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) annual conference, which was this year held in Seattle,…
RICS backs global study by Occupiers Journal
Dear Friends,
We are extremely pleased to report that the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyrs (RICS - http://www.rics.org/) is supporting our global study, "Raising The Bar - enhancing…
Europe: what to expect at TH!NKFM (by BIFM) on 18th June, London
We cannot get to every conference or event, sadly - there are many happening this month. But our Managing Director, Paul Carder, tries to get to those that he can in Europe (less often the…