Author: Sarah Fisher
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Funny Friday: Property Management Moments in GIFs- the Sequel
A picture says a thousand words, but a good GIF… just makes us laugh. Here’s the sequel to our last Funny Friday: Property Management Moments in GIFs, an homage to the prolific tumblr WhatShouldWeCallMe.
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The Green Side of Preventive Maintenance
As Building Engines CEO David Osborn points out in Going Green: Is It the Elephant in the Room? there is a tremendous economic, as well as environmental, value in going green. And it doesn’t always involve retrofits, energy consultants and LEED standards. “Preventive and Predictive maintenance is a key component of a sound and sustainable…
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Equipment Malfunction Wipes out Largest Autism Brain Collection – Why?
Harvard-affiliated McLean Hospital is a leader in the treatment and research of mental illness with a world renowned brain bank – that recently shrank by one third. The collection of brain samples, kept in a freezer, has led to breakthrough discoveries and greater understanding of neurological conditions such as autism, Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s. Staff…
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How Property Managers Can Prove Their Value
L’Oréal’s “because I’m worth it” is pretty unlikely to impress management, building owners and tenants. Owners and investors are becoming more data-driven. Tenants are brokers are raising their expectations. As a result, property managers need to get on their numbers game – quantifying their performance and measuring productivity. So how do you not only run…
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Top 5 Resources in Operations Performance Management
In other industries, we’re seeing a gradually adoption model of real-time reporting, but as our recent webinar panelist Aurel Brudan describes, “it’s pretty much a tidal wave that will catch up with everyone.” If real-time performance measurement is a tidal wave, then call Operations Performance Management your surf board. Hang 10 (OK just 5…) with…
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New On-Demand Webinar: Managing Property Performance
In this complimentary webinar, learn how Operations Performance Management will clarify your business objectives, focus your employees on the activities that matter, and have tenants singing your praises.
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Do You Suffer from the Lake Wobegon Effect? Answer This
What do CEOs, hedge fund managers, coaches, college students, parents, presidents and property managers all have in common? They all have a tendency to overestimate their performance. They make up the residents of the fictional town Lake Wobegon, where everyone claims to be above average. Plainly, property managers have a tendency to believe that their…
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Keep it Together: Managing Information in One Location
What we’re finding in a marketplace as we’re experiencing these days, people just pass on the properties that don’t have everything neat and tidy in a single location. Here are three reasons to manage building operations information in a single source