In the December 2010 issue of Canadian Facility Management & Design magazine, the magazine’s editor Pamela Young interviewed me about Facility Management and about my new book “Managing Facilities & Real Estate” Here’s how she began the article: “Managing Facilities & Real Estate, by FM consultant and Strategic Advisor principal Michel Theriault, is hot off…
While in Abu Dhabi to deliver my Strategic Facility Management training workshop, which is closely related to the focus of my new FM book, “Managing Facilities & Real Estate”, I had a chance to meet Ali Al Suwaidi, one of the MEFMA board members. Ali had been the Senior Director Operations at the worlds tallest…
My Facility Management book is now available. It’s written for both new and experienced facility professionals, regardless of level, function or the type of facility managed, who want to leverage existing skills and advance their career with leading business practices, strategy, management and leadership in FM. $39.95 US Soft Cover 7″x10″ 532 pages ISBN 978-0-9813374-1-8…
Here are some of the things I’ve done or seen over the years to promote the Facilities Management department and services. They won’t all be appropriate for every environment or organization, but you should implement some of them to raise your profile and influence in the organization.
When’s the last time you got out of your office? If you don’t attend Facility Management or Property Management related trade shows and conferences, you aren’t keeping up with the industry and your colleagues and you aren’t discovering solutions and products that will benefit your company.
Building a professional career in facility or property management means more than simply doing a good job for your employer. It also means getting involved in associations that represent your industry to expand your knowledge and learn from others. And, it doesn’t help to network with other professionals and service providers. If you look at…
Excellent communication is one of the most important business tools you can have, since so much of what you do is selling, whether it’s policy and procedures, letters to occupants, tenants or landlords, your strategic plans or even business cases.
If you’ll be at IFMA’s World Workplace in Orlando, Florida between October 7th and 9th, lets get together for a coffee or drink. I’ll be delivering a seminar called “Intelligent Benchmarking and Beyond : Getting Results is More Than Just Comparing Numbers” at 3:30 on Thursday, October 8th. Join me in the session or see…
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