Review of the 2012 Workplace Futures Conference

Facilities Managers in 2012 are expected by their organisations to competently manage an ever increasing list of tasks and at the same time understand their own employer core business and contribute to that bottom line. Before I attended the Workplace Futures Conference 2012 I always presumed that FM’s are mainly required to reduce the FM department costs and improve their department efficiency whilst helping to maintain a positive image of the company offices...

Why Experience is no longer enough In Facilities Management

Once upon a time, FM jobs revolved around focusing on fixing what was broken. If the lights went out, it was up to the facilities manager to fix it. If there was a plumbing issue, the facilities manager was called. Things were simple. Managers knew what they had to do and they did it. Now, however, facilities management involves a whole lot more because budgets have tightened and companies need...