It’s been another big month for content. Our resource center now has even more blog posts, guides, podcasts, and YouTube videos covering top trends in facility and workplace management.
Workplace Innovator podcast
“Understanding Occupier Sentiment” – Exploring the Research into Office and Real Estate Trends
Julie Whelan, SVP and Global Head of Occupier Thought Leadership at CBRE is the featured guest on this episode. She shares her passion for identifying the market trends impacting office and industrial spaces, and insights from CBRE’s 2024 Americas Office Occupier Sentiment Survey, including how office occupiers are trying to align their workspaces with hybrid work models while still hitting business goals.
She also explores the critical shift in CRE. “Corporate real estate organizations used to be there to deliver the footprint that was needed to house the people and demand planning was pretty easy. But now people… are at the center of the workplace.”
Listen to the episode to learn how CRE professionals can plan for people-centric spaces.
“A Digital Infrastructure” – Building Technologies & Smarter Workspaces for Optimizing Human Health
Erin McDannald, CEO at Lighting Environments, Environments by LE, and Powered by Elevated comes on the podcast to share her vision for the future: A world where technology delivers a digital experience that focuses on health, wellness, communication, and building controls.
According to MacDannald, making buildings better helps people and profits. Her straightforward example: Cleaner air delivers clearer thinking. Improving air quality can cut stress levels, boosting productivity.
Listen to the episode to hear her suggested first step for facility managers making the move to smarter buildings.
“Ask Questions” – Building Resilient Organizations by Preparing for Change
Ready for something different? Jim Frawley, executive development consultant and coach, is on the podcast to share his passion for helping organizations build resiliency by making them better at handling change.
Frawley talks about the two latest big trends driving change in the workplace: New technology and new workforce attitudes. He also shares ideas for how facility management and corporate real estate leaders can improve their change management strategies, including finding ways to better communicate the significant value of in-person interactions in the workplace.
“What’s relevant to making this space really unique so that someone will sign on and say, that’s somewhere where I need my people to be, and you’ve got everything that we need and it’s just providing added value.”
Listen to the episode to understand why “Change is a circumstance.”
Asset Champion podcast
“The Art of Strategic Change” – Preparing for the Future of Facility & Asset Management
Is change management an art or a science? Marc Weigum, Senior Director at the Cumming Group and Founder of Unified Purpose, comes on the podcast to talk strategic change management, AI-driven program management, and workforce strategy formulation.
Weigum explains how change management is about striking a balance between culture, digital, and physical elements.
“You can have pockets of it. So, if the cultural and physical are working together, that’s really spatialization. If you’re doing your digital and cultural, that’s how you’re doing your digital culture. And then smart spaces, we have physical and digital,” he explains.
Listen to the episode to learn which Einstein quote sheds the most light on change management.
Intelligent Worktech on Youtube
Back in early October, we hosted the Intelligent Worktech product announcement, with exciting info on some of the ways we’re helping large organizations embrace the future of workplace and facility management. And now we have a new video about some of the exciting announcements.
New product features from Archibus by Eptura | Intelligent worktech, with Virginia Miracle, Eptura Chief Customer Officer, looks at how shows you how our latest features can help space strategists get better information to drive smart decision-making — even when they’re not experts in complicated building software.
Also, we’ve posted the customer success story video from the event, Customer story: better insights, better utilization | Intelligent worktech, with Katja Anacker, Principal IT Consultant at Metafinanz. She shares how Eptura’s workplace management software helped her company improve occupancy and space utilization across multiple locations with thousands of users.
On My Way to Work
Season 2 is gaining speed, with another great chat between old friends on some of the top trends in facility management.
How to thrive in today’s built environment with FM expert Lyle D. Gladney | Episode 3
Along for the ride this episode is Lyle D. Gladney, past president of the IFMA Atlanta chapter and the current Building Operations Director at Claremont Oaks, and he brings plenty of insights and advice on how to accelerate your career in facility management.
Facility professionals need a multi-pronged approach, including focuses on:
- Supporting community and connection
- Focusing on the human side
- Keeping a close eye on the clock
Gladney how he always invested in building connections with people, and he explains how he’s now seeing the return on investment. “There are so many FM practitioners that I’ve developed a relationship with that I can call on whether they’re still active or not. The business partners have been phenomenal as well.” He also talks about the need for leadership to pay attention to the people in their facilities.
But managing places and relationships is only part of the puzzle.
Gladney also shares his thoughts on time management and why he feels it’s so important for facility professionals.
Watch the episode to discover the big tech trends in facility and asset management.
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By Jonathan Davis
Jonathan writes about asset management, maintenance software, and SaaS solutions in his role as a digital content creator at Eptura. He covers trends across industries, including fleet, manufacturing, healthcare, and hospitality, with a focus on delivering thought leadership with actionable insights. Earlier in his career, he wrote textbooks, edited NPC dialogue for video games, and taught English as a foreign language. He holds a master's degree in journalism.
