WHAT’S NEW?
WHAT I LEARNT
THIS MONTH Liz Kentish
BIFM LAUNCHES WORLD FM DAY SUPPORTERS' PACK A supporters’ pack with ideas and advice to help those working within facilities management mark World FM Day is now available to download from the BIFM website.
The pack contains everything those who support the delivery FM services need to take part in the international awareness day on 17th May, as well as help raise awareness of the vital work that facilities management professionals and the facilities management industry contributes to business and the economy worldwide.
Among other things it includes awareness and fundraising ideas, information sheets on organising ‘back to the floor’ or ‘lunch and learn’ sessions to promote the role of FM in the workplace. It also provides social media guidance as well as poster and case study templates, a branded email signature with electronic sticker and pre-written presentation slides.
Will Bowen, Chairman of the BIFM World FM Day Taskforce, said: “In previous years, the British Institute of Facilities Management has been
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instrumental in galvanising support for World FM Day from across the globe.
“This year, we have tried to build on previous successes by creating a supporters’ pack that aims to provide ideas and tools for FM professionals to help them reach out and spread the word about World FM Day. Whether you are a sole in-house FM professional, or part of a team within a large FM service provider on a national or international basis, we hope there will be something for you all to take inspiration from.”
The theme for World FM Day 2017 is ‘Enabling Positive Experiences’, with celebrations and events planned to bring the FM community together to highlight the significant role facilities management plays in enabling positive customer, client and employee experience in all sectors, whether it is residential, leisure, entertainment, retail, education, healthcare or any other.
It is an opportunity to promote global knowledge sharing, discuss and share experiences both good and challenging, promote the FM profession and celebrate successes.
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It occurred to me recently that very often when I go into a meeting or I am preparing a meeting room for training, that there are always people who turn up early and plonk themselves down at the table. Usually after a grunted greeting, these people will immediately get onto their laptops, tablets or smart phones and build an imaginary wall around them that says, ‘don’t talk to me, I’m working’.
If you need to work before a meeting, do it away from the meeting room. When you come into the room, you need to be there, both in body and mind. Interact with others who are there, actually talk to them; meetings get off to a much better start when this happens.
With regard to a training session, when the trainer is setting up, the last thing they need is a bunch of people arriving early and treating the room like their personal office.
If I was going to a meeting in someone’s office, I would not dream of walking into that office twenty minutes before it was due to start, and just get on with replying to emails or checking my social media.
If you have been invited to a meeting or a training session, then prepare yourself to fully engage in it, right from the start. If your mind is elsewhere you are doing yourself a disservice whilst being disrespectful to the other attendees.
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