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World FM Day 2026: Cultivating belonging in the built environment

World FM Day 2026: Cultivating belonging in the built environment

Belonging does not happen by accident. It is shaped every day by how spaces are maintained, supported, and experienced and much of that responsibility sits with facility management. On World FM Day 2026, the focus on “FM: Cultivating Belonging Through Built Environments” feels especially relevant. Global FM describes this year’s theme as a recognition of […]

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Why AI Is Creating Too Many Opportunities for Leaders to Execute Effectively — Breakfast Leadership Network

Why AI Is Creating Too Many Opportunities for Leaders to Execute Effectively — Breakfast Leadership Network

Executive insight The problem facing most organizations today isn’t a lack of opportunity. It’s too much of it. AI has fundamentally changed the strategic landscape. It has lowered the cost of analysis, accelerated insight generation, and expanded the range of viable options available to organizations. Leaders can now see more opportunities, faster, and in greater

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Two Men Broke a Barrier No Human Had Ever Broken. Neither Did It Alone. — Improve Your HR

Two Men Broke a Barrier No Human Had Ever Broken. Neither Did It Alone. — Improve Your HR

One hour, 59 minutes, and 30 seconds. That’s the winning time for Sunday’s London Marathon winner, Sebastian Sawe, who did something no human had ever done before: run a marathon in an official race in under two hours. In case you were wondering, that is an average pace of 4:33 per mile or 13.16 miles per

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This month in FM trends: Make mastering the fundamentals a workplace strategy

This month in FM trends: Make mastering the fundamentals a workplace strategy

Facility and workplace management are seeing a much-deserved boost. At many organizations, they’ve moved from cost center to strategic partner, with organizations expecting FM leaders to influence resilience, workforce experience, and long-term value, according to the 2025 Global State of Facilities Management Report. It’s good news, but not surprising considering the proven power of properly

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Why Work-Life Balance Rankings Reveal a System Failure in Leadership Design — Breakfast Leadership Network

Why Work-Life Balance Rankings Reveal a System Failure in Leadership Design — Breakfast Leadership Network

Organizations with strong work-life balance are not “nicer.” They are better designed. The companies highlighted in Rula’s analysis of top work-life balance employers demonstrate something deeper than culture. They reflect intentional operating systems that reduce friction, clarify decisions, and protect capacity. Most organizations try to solve burnout with policies. The leaders pulling ahead are solving

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Why your multi-site maintenance backlog keeps growing and how to fix it

Why your multi-site maintenance backlog keeps growing and how to fix it

Work order backlogs aren’t just lists of tasks waiting to be completed. They can expose exactly where your portfolio management breaks down. Whether it’s inconsistent prioritization across sites, resource allocation based on assumptions rather than data, fragmented vendor management, or technology that can’t handle multi-site complexity, your backlog reveals which operational failures are compounding. With

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