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Category: Podcasts

Podcast 2015-05 Healthy Client Relationships: From Strategy to Troubleshooting

Thursday, May 21st, 2015

Consultant knowledge, skill and confidence, and, notably, character, form the foundation of the client relationship. Daniel Goldsmith builds on these pillars with what the consultant brings to the growing relationship from each of the three. But how does an FM consultant know that the relationship is firm and healthy? Chris Payne contributes a variety of… Read the full article »

Podcast 2015-04 Branding and Rebranding: modern necessities in FM consulting – how to develop, maintain, and evolve your brand

Thursday, May 14th, 2015

John Rimer and Rich Fanelli examine branding, with specific attention to creating and evolving a brand in the era of the Internet. What is in a brand? Why and how should a consultant compose, establish, then change branding? Is all this effort worthwhile? Yes, a brand brings recognition and familiarity, keeping light on a trusted… Read the full article »

Podcast 2015-02, the business side: sustaining a consultancy and adding knowledge to the FM community

Thursday, April 23rd, 2015

Clear, responsive, communications are essential in a consulting engagement, from exploration to conclusion. Teena Shouse goes straight to the specifics of defining, performing, charging, and billing for services: from making responsive proposals, to scope, deliverables, and billing practices.  But why is the client confident enough to issue an RFP to begin with? Michel Theriault shows… Read the full article »

Podcast 2015-01, consultant collaboration that serves the Client

Thursday, April 23rd, 2015

FM, like other professions, employs specialized knowledge, skills, and experience. For the FM consultant engaged with a client project, partnering with other consultants can be essential, but how to develop, manage, and maintain this resource? Val Moreas and Stephen Ballesty focus on collaboration among consultants to optimize outcomes for the Client.  Learn more and listen… Read the full article »

Podcast 2014-01, the series kickoff, a wide ranging view of FM consulting for all FMs

Thursday, April 16th, 2015

This is an interactive, wide ranging, ten minute discussion for all FMs, presented in two parts. John Ringness and Markus Groll take the point of view of any facility manager in circumstances where a consultant may be of help. For the FM who has not used a consultant, or had an unhelpful experience with one,… Read the full article »

The IFMA FMCC Podcasts Program

Wednesday, April 15th, 2015

  Announced by Markus Groll, Architect, Secretary + STAG Chair FMCC on April 15th, 2015 We proudly announce the completion of the 1st part of our podcast series which has been started in November 2014 with the first recording. All podcasts have been arranged and recorded by the leadership of the FMCC Podcast Coordinator David Reynolds,… Read the full article »