Administration
Let’s Get Real
Is your facilities management team prepared to overcome a catastrophic event? No, we’re not talking about disaster recovery here, although focused training to overcome natural disasters is essential. We’re talking about the unforeseen circumstances that can occur...
Organizational Alignment: How to Do It and Why It’s Important for Facility Managers
Facility management entails a vast and complex scope – budget and capital planning, design and construction, operation and maintenance, energy management, project management, service contracts…the list goes on. But how often do facility management responsibilities...
Facility Managers: Avoid These Nine Common Mistakes to Get the Most Value Out of Your Training Investments
I specialize in developing and implementing training programs for facilities management teams. Like anything else, some programs progress smoother than others, but every team I have worked with has taught me new lessons to pay forward. This article is dedicated to...
Total Cost of Ownership Simplified
In any business environment, the term “Total Cost of Ownership” is generally defined as all direct and indirect costs associated with an asset over its entire life cycle – first cost plus the costs of operation. First cost is ALWAYS less than the costs of operation,...
Resource Round-Up: Free and Inexpensive Resources for Energy and Facility Managers
Free stuff can be a fantastic thing. It’s even better when the free stuff is something you can actually use and has value. During a recent exercise to round up free and useful energy management resources for a colleague, I found myself thinking how handy it would be...
Facility Managers: Defend Your Staffing Levels
In facilities management, labor costs are one of the largest expenses in an operating budget (typically 25 percent); consequently, facility managers are often faced with hard questions concerning their staffing levels. In healthcare, 85-90 percent of a facility’s...
CODES & REGULATORY COMPLIANCE
What the Joint Commission Standards Consolidation Means for Healthcare Facilities
What's new with Joint Commission standards? The Joint Commission recently unveiled Accreditation...
ASHRAE: What Does It Mean?
So you may be wondering what the abbreviation ASHRAE stands for. ASHRAE is the American Society of...
Survey Readiness: What Facility Managers Need to Know
If you manage a healthcare facility, you’ve probably heard the term survey readiness more times...
EMPOWERMENT
Empowerment is Everything.
Empowerment isn't some cute, trendy #business #opportunity. It's real life, and it's part of who I...
Hammer Time
If a hammer is the only tool that you have, then everything will start to look like a nail. Don't...
Fix the Problem, Not the Person
I recently experienced a raw connection with a teammate. She allowed herself to be vulnerable with...
LEADERSHIP
A Succession Planning Roadmap for Healthcare Facility Leaders
Not sure if your facility needs a succession planning roadmap? Let’s be honest: you can’t reduce...
Leading Up
LEADING UPWARDS 2020 has given me a clear perspective on what's important and what's not. Despite...
Unmotivated or Disconnected?
Unmotivated or disconnected? If you're not receiving the feedback that you want for your team,...
OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE
WON Doors
Did you know that WON doors have a quarterly preventative maintenance requirement in the...
See it to believe it
When’s the last time you took your leadership or financial analysts on a tour of your central...
Pressure Reducing Valve (PRV) Hose Connections
Do you have Pressure Reducing Valve (PRV) hose connections? If so, listen up! From my experience,...
SOFT SKILLS
Unmotivated or Disconnected?
Unmotivated or disconnected? If you're not receiving the feedback that you want for your team,...
Give and Take
How do you strike the balance between your natural leadership style versus your adapted style? Is...
Hammer Time
If a hammer is the only tool that you have, then everything will start to look like a nail. Don't...