At this year’s IIDEX / Neocon Conference in Toronto, I had a chance to speak to a room full of facility and property management professionals about promoting their FM role within their organizations. In most of my discussions with facility managers, their profession doesn’t get as much recognition in their organizations as other departments or groups. It’s time that changed.
(First, my apologies to the Property Managers out there – your function and role is much clearer and has a much more obvious and measurable impact to your company)
The demands of the job are intense, the stakes high and the credit often elusive, but we all know how important the job is and I believe the industry is continuing to make progress to get attention and respect in the organizations you serve.
As costs increase, both for the real estate and the cost of operations, not to mention the cost of the human resources we house, Facilities Management becomes more and more important.
