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Trends evolve quickly in all areas of our lives - and not least in the FM marketplace. Dave Wilson argues that two new trends will fundamentally affect the industry. |
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Do you feel that you work hard, are important to your team, go beyond the call of duty and yet no one appreciates your contribution? Anna Lemmon of the Institute of Administrative Management (iam) explains how to help make people aware of your achievements and your value to them. |
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In today's markets, the issue of finding and keeping good people is a core challenge for FM. It is no longer enough to place an advert in Situations Vacant and hope for the best. Michael Hewlett offers some advice. |
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Rob Harris argues that space utilisation patterns are changing, probably for good. That means our approach to planning and measuring the workplace also needs to change. |
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It appears that, for once, there are only a few changes to workplace legislation set to come into force in 2008. However, Claire Fuller reports, that does not mean there isn't a lot for facilities managers to be concerning themselves with legally over the next 12 months. |
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The most ergonomic office chairs exceed the minimum criteria specified by safety regulations to contribute to the wellbeing and efficiency of the workforce. Levent Çaglar of FIRA International offers some advice and guidelines for making the optimum choice in office seating. |
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It is well documented that there is a developing skills gap in this sector, and one solution to the problem would be an influx of young talent comprised of recent university leavers. Nick Adams outlines the challenge. |
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Mike Packham of BWA goes over some ideas and issues that have been around for a while in FM, but are only now starting to have a meaningful impact on service delivery. |
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Richard Beamish looks forward to the coming year's agenda at Asset Skills, FM's sector skills council. |
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Steve Wood puts the case for well thought-through programmes that are fully in line with organisational strategy - and properly funded. |
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Peter Forshaw grapples with some basic questions about the industry, enquiring into the changes that have taken place and what the facilities manager requires in 2007 and beyond. |
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Liz Harris gives an overview of the Institute of Administrative Management's (IAM) Online ICT programmes - designed especially to help you. |
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Kelly Mansfield rounds up some of the key issues that are - or should be - on every facilities manager's agenda. |
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Asset Skills is the Sector Skills Council helping to raise productivity by driving up standards and skills in the FM sector. The organisation's initiatives include addressing employer input into qualifications and training as well as the challenges FM faces in the future. |
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FM has reached a stage in its development where some hard questions need to be asked. The process doesn't have to be threatening - it can be a means of stimulating motivation and action. Here we consider some key issues, for now and the future. |
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Advances are occurring daily in information and communication technologies, each with a wide range of business implications. The pressure is on facilities managers to keep up with the pace of change. Understanding the relationships between IT and FM is increasingly important. In FM today we see technology taking a bigger role in the ongoing support of services to people and the workplace. |
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Predicting the future of the workplace has become an obsession. But, says Phil Hutchinson, rather like trying to find the solution before we understand the problem, we often fail to catch up with our own predictions before they are superseded by the 'next big thing'.
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Is the FM industry doing enough to nurture its young 'leaders of the future'? The short answer is no, except for one small group that has big plans.
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The Institute of Administrative Management (IAM) has recently become a Qualification and Curriculum Authority (QCA) Accredited Awarding Body. Accredited training programmes are important to facilities managers, and the IAM can help provide them. |
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A key goal in FM today is to provide users with workplaces that support effective and efficient collaboration. But there's a dichotomy here. Facilities managers need to reduce complexity, fostering greater productivity and creativity, whilst also driving increased flexibility and innovation. |
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