Dear Evil HR Lady, I started my current job in April. When I accepted the job, I had a hard time deciding between it and another offer from a similar company. The deciding factor was that I really liked the manager of the group I was interviewing with (let’s call him Bob). He was a […]
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Corporate real estate leaders aren’t short on data. The harder problem is determining which signals are reliable enough to drive a portfolio decision. An office can show low average utilization while reaching capacity midweek. Booking data can suggest strong demand even when actual occupancy tells a different story. A location that looks expensive on a
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Construction crews often work around open edges, elevated platforms, ladders, scaffolding, and unfinished structures. Routine tasks can place workers several feet above the ground, making careful planning essential before work begins. Fall protection equipment helps crews control those risks while keeping projects moving. No single piece of equipment addresses every fall hazard. Workers need systems
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I shared this amazing picture on Facebook and most people laughed about the Olan Mills style photo. (Side note: what on earth were we thinking in the 1970s/1980s?) One person gave me a lecture on how I was stealing jobs from real photographers and artists by using ChatGPT to create this photo. I beg to
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A lot has been changing across workplace, facilities, corporate real estate, and asset management. AI is moving out of isolated experiments and into operational decision-making. Asset teams are under more pressure to justify repair, replacement, and lifecycle investments. Security systems are becoming part of the broader workplace experience, while real estate leaders are being asked
Use this as a quick productivity tool evaluation: pick one “core” tool that removes daily friction, then add one integration that eliminates a repeatable task. A simple cost-benefit analysis keeps the focus on time saved versus complexity added. Once you see your best-fit path, the next step feels straightforward. Smart-Tool FAQs: Security, Setup, and Real
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Bupa CEO Iñaki Ereño runs a multi-billion-pound company in the U.K. I have no doubt that his success in that and previous roles means he knows how to assemble a team. But years and years of leadership roles haven’t taught him one very important thing: When you sit down with a reporter to talk about how you
This CEO’s Unusual Wine Test Could Land His Company in Hot Water — Improve Your HR Read More »
Most facility planning decisions require tradeoffs. Reducing space can affect service levels. Extending asset life can increase maintenance demands. New investments can improve performance while creating long-term operating costs. A systematic planning process helps you evaluate those decisions using reliable, reportable data instead of assumptions. By connecting information from space utilization, asset performance, and service
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Men’s mental health at work does not fail loudly. It fails as a quiet resignation letter, a missed quarter, a senior engineer who stops speaking in meetings, a plant manager who works eleven-hour days and calls it commitment. Most organizations respond by adding an awareness month, a poster, and a link to the employee assistance
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