Facilities Management
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The 10 in 10 Gambia Challenge Maxwell Stephens are thrilled to be sponsoring this amazing charitable event, raising money for some incredible causes both here in the UK and in The Gambia. Donate What is the 10 in 10 Challenge? One of our very own recruitment consultants, Michael Bleasby, brought our attention to an amazing […]
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Managing Micromanagement: Advice for Employees and Employers
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Managing Micromanagement: Advice for Employers and Employees Micromanagement can have quite a significant impact on the working environment, in particular anxiety levels of employees and employers alike. Micromanaging be a very difficult habit to break out of, and in fact you may not even recognise your behaviour as micromanagement, instead labelling it as being a […]
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The Insourcing Revolution and Implications for the FM industry
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The FM industry has always been turbulent, yet the past several years has been particularly volatile. Socioeconomic and political influences have shaken up the market, with a number of a major players either having to overhaul their operations, or withdrawing from the industry completely (e.g. the likes of Carillion, Interserve and more recently the Kier […]
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Keep your foot out of your mouth – What not to say to your boss!
Posted in Candidate, Facilities Management, Maxwell Stephens
Spending the majority of your waking life in the workplace means that there is a very good chance that at some point you will say something you shouldn’t to the wrong person. We all know how it feels to put our foot in our mouth, however there is a whole level of embarrassment and risk […]
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Work sweet work: the double-edged sword of increased connectivity
Posted in Candidate, Facilities Management, Facilities News, Maxwell Stephens, Recruitment
Technological advancements have obviously had a huge impact on how we live our lives, and this is particularly true of our work lives. In generations past, there were clear boundaries between home and work life, however this is no longer the case. The enhanced connectivity that technology provides means that these boundaries between home and […]
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Don’t Climb the Career Ladder, Get on the Career Jungle Gym!
Posted in Comments, Facilities Management, Recruitment
In the recruitment sector, we are reminded every day just how unpredictable life can be and the huge impact this can have on an individual’s career trajectory and their plans for the future. This is particularly true in the world of Facilities Management, and if there’s one thing that a FM needs to be it’s […]
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