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This episode focuses on the coronavirus, how it affects us as facility managers, and how we can respond and prepare in a way that sets us up for the future. If you enjoyed this episode, check out my book, The Complete Guide to Facility Management.  I’d love to hear what you think about it! So, without further ado, listen closely and email me with any questions you have at dan@learningfm.com.  Thanks for listening!

It’s been a while since I’ve been on this podcast. This episode is all about where I’ve been and my thoughts about the current events that are affecting us all.   If you enjoyed this episode, check out my book, The Complete Guide to Facility Management.  I’d love to hear what you think about it! So, without further ado, listen closely and email me with any questions you have at dan@learningfm.com.  Thanks for listening!

Continuing on with our Business Finance series on Learning FM, this episode is all about key accounting concepts.  This can seem like a complex subject matter, but it doesn’t have to be.  To be sure, mastering it will give you the most success in your FM career. What you will learn in LFM 046: Key Accounting Concepts for Facility Managers Spending Capital Procurement Operations Expense Depreciation Funding Depreciation As a facility manager, knowing what to do and when is vitally important.  This is a huge job and you can’t do it in a vacuum.  There is a lot of technical information to know, industry-specific information to understand, interpersonal attributes to learn, financial impacts of your decisions, and so much more.  These are key concepts that you really need to understand in order to truly develop and excel as a practicing Facility Manager. Please join me every Tuesday on The Learning FM Podcast for new information on Facility Management and the four knowledge domains.  If you enjoyed this episode, check out my book, The Complete Guide to Facility Management.  I’d love to hear what you think about it! So, without further ado, listen closely and email me with any questions you have at dan@learningfm.com.  Thanks for listening!

Continuing on with our Business Finance series on Learning FM, this episode is all about analyzing financial statements.  This can seem like a complex subject matter, but it doesn’t have to be.  To be sure, mastering it will give you the most success in your FM career. What you will learn in LFM 045: Analyzing Financial Statements Financial Ratios Liquidity Activity Solvency Profitability As a facility manager, knowing what to do and when is vitally important.  This is a huge job and you can’t do it in a vacuum.  There is a lot of technical information to know, industry-specific information to understand, interpersonal attributes to learn, financial impacts of your decisions, and so much more.  These are key concepts that you really need to understand in order to truly develop and excel as a practicing Facility Manager. Please join me every Tuesday on The Learning FM Podcast for new information on Facility Management and the four knowledge domains.  If you enjoyed this episode, check out my book, The Complete Guide to Facility Management.  I’d love to hear what you think about it! So, without further ado, listen closely and email me with any questions you have at dan@learningfm.com.  Thanks for listening!

This episode of The Learning FM Podcast is all about the PM to CM Ratio. Have you heard of this?  If so, what do you shoot for? If you enjoyed this episode, check out my book, The Complete Guide to Facility Management.  I’d love to hear what you think about it! As a facility manager, knowing what to do and when is vitally important.  This is a huge job and you can’t do it in a vacuum.  There is a lot of technical information to know, industry-specific information to understand, interpersonal attributes to learn, financial impacts of your decisions, and so much more. Please join me every Tuesday on The Learning FM Podcast for new information on Facility Management and the four  knowledge domains. So, without further ado, listen closely and email me with any questions you have at dan@learningfm.com.  Thanks for listening!

This episode of The Learning FM Podcast is all Project Closure. As we wind our way through the steps in project management, this will take us through some basic information, tips, and techniques on how to closeout your projects now that you understand how to effectively control them.  Enjoy our last and final chapter for the Steps in Project Management What you will learn in LFM 043: Project Closure: Final Inspection Punchlist Substantial Completion Closeout Contracts Release the Team As a facility manager, knowing what to do and when is vitally important.  This is a huge job and you can’t do it in a vacuum.  There is a lot of technical information to know, industry-specific information to understand, interpersonal attributes to learn, financial impacts of your decisions, and so much more.  These are my answers to some of my most recent listener questions. Please join me every Tuesday on The Learning FM Podcast for new information on Facility Management and the four knowledge domains. If you enjoyed this episode, check out my book, The Complete Guide to Facility Management.  I’d love to hear what you think about it! So, without further ado, listen closely and email me with any questions you have at dan@learningfm.com.  Thanks for listening!  

Today, I share my most recent webinar covering all topics related to Project Management.  Join me in listening to this great topic that Dude Solutions invited me to present in their forum.  If you want to check out the video, the link is below. Here is Where to Find Dan’s Project Management Webinar at Dude Solutions. As a facility manager, knowing what to do and when is vitally important.  This is a huge job and you can’t do it in a vacuum.  There is a lot of technical information to know, industry-specific information to understand, interpersonal attributes to learn, financial impacts of your decisions, and so much more.  These are my answers to some of my most recent listener questions. Please join me every Tuesday on The Learning FM Podcast for new information on Facility Management and the four knowledge domains. If you enjoyed this episode, check out my book, The Complete Guide to Facility Management.  I’d love to hear what you think about it! So, without further ado, listen closely and email me with any questions you have at dan@learningfm.com.  Thanks for listening!

So, you might be wondering, “What does Crypto have to do with FM?”  As it turns out – maybe a lot.  Join me on Episode 41 of The Learning FM Podcast, where we delve into what cryptocurrency is and, more importantly, the tech behind it. What you will learn in LFM 041: What is Cryptocurrency? What crypto is What the blockchain is Possible uses for blockchain technology in our future As a facility manager, knowing what to do and when is vitally important.  This is a huge job and you can’t do it in a vacuum.  There is a lot of technical information to know, industry-specific information to understand, interpersonal attributes to learn, financial impacts of your decisions, and so much more.  These are my answers to some of my most recent listener questions. Please join me every Tuesday on The Learning FM Podcast for new information on Facility Management and the four knowledge domains. If you enjoyed this episode, check out my book, The Complete Guide to Facility Management.  I’d love to hear what you think about it! So, without further ado, listen closely and email me with any questions you have at dan@learningfm.com.  Thanks for listening!

This episode of The Learning FM Podcast is all Project Supervision and Control.  As we wind our way through the steps in project management, this will take us through some basic information, tips, and techniques on how to control your projects now that you understand how to effectively manage them. What you will learn in LFM 040: Project Supervision and Control: Variance Analysis Change Requests Supervise and Control Scope Supervise and Control Schedule Supervise and Control Cost Earned Value Management Supervise and Control Quality Commissioning As a facility manager, knowing what to do and when is vitally important.  This is a huge job and you can’t do it in a vacuum.  There is a lot of technical information to know, industry-specific information to understand, interpersonal attributes to learn, financial impacts of your decisions, and so much more.  These are my answers to some of my most recent listener questions. Please join me every Tuesday on The Learning FM Podcast for new information on Facility Management and the four knowledge domains. If you enjoyed this episode, check out my book, The Complete Guide to Facility Management.  I’d love to hear what you think about it! So, without further ado, listen closely and email me with any questions you have at dan@learningfm.com.  Thanks for listening!

I’m changing it up this week.  This episode of The Learning FM Podcast centers around my personal stories and lessons that I’ve learned along the way in leadership.  I’ve got a lot of stories, so if you like what you hear – let me know – and I’ll make this a series in between podcasts that are geared toward teaching the FM knowledge domains. What you will learn in LFM 039: Lessons Learned – Personal Stories in Leadership Joining the Army What Basic Training was like for me Drill Sergeants!!!! What did I do??? Officer Candidate School As a facility manager, knowing what to do and when is vitally important.  This is a huge job and you can’t do it in a vacuum.  There is a lot of technical information to know, industry-specific information to understand, interpersonal attributes to learn, financial impacts of your decisions, and so much more.  These are key concepts that you really need to understand in order to truly develop and excel as a practicing Facility Manager. Please join me every Tuesday on The Learning FM Podcast for new information on Facility Management and the four knowledge domains.  If you enjoyed this episode, check out my book, The Complete Guide to Facility Management.  I’d love to hear what you think about it! So, without further ado, listen closely and email me with any questions you have at dan@learningfm.com.  Thanks for listening!

This episode of The Learning FM Podcast is all about Business Finance.  While I know more than a few FMs that have a very limited knowledge of this subject, mastering it will give you the most success. What you will learn in LFM 038: Intro to Business Finance Fundamentals of Business Finance Introduction to Basic Accounting Financial Statements Overview Income Statement Balance Sheet Statement of Cash Flows As a facility manager, knowing what to do and when is vitally important.  This is a huge job and you can’t do it in a vacuum.  There is a lot of technical information to know, industry-specific information to understand, interpersonal attributes to learn, financial impacts of your decisions, and so much more.  These are key concepts that you really need to understand in order to truly develop and excel as a practicing Facility Manager. Please join me every Tuesday on The Learning FM Podcast for new information on Facility Management and the four knowledge domains.  If you enjoyed this episode, check out my book, The Complete Guide to Facility Management.  I’d love to hear what you think about it! So, without further ado, listen closely and email me with any questions you have at dan@learningfm.com.  Thanks for listening!

This episode of The Learning FM Podcast is all about managing the unmanageable.  We all have dealt with employees that seem to be problem children and it’s easy to spend the majority of your time dealing with those few bad apples.  Here’s how I deal with managing the unmanageable. What you will learn in LFM 037: Managing the Unmanageable: What are unmanageable employees? Steps in tackling this problem Time to decide Have a conversation Explain things Follow-up Discipline As a facility manager, knowing what to do and when is vitally important.  This is a huge job and you can’t do it in a vacuum.  There is a lot of technical information to know, industry-specific information to understand, interpersonal attributes to learn, financial impacts of your decisions, and so much more.  These are the best ways I’ve found to deal with challenging employees. Please join me every Tuesday on The Learning FM Podcast for new information on Facility Management and the four knowledge domains.  If you enjoyed this episode, check out my book, The Complete Guide to Facility Management.  I’d love to hear what you think about it! So, without further ado, listen closely and email me with any questions you have at dan@learningfm.com.  Thanks for listening!

This episode of The Learning FM Podcast is all Project Execution.  As we wind our way through the steps in project management, this will take us through some basic information, tips, and techniques on how to manage your projects now that you understand how to effectively plan them. What you will learn in LFM 036: Project Execution: How to Manage Project Work Submittals RFIs Change Requests Conflict Resolution FF&E How to Manage the Project Team Types of Organizations Staffing The Tuckman Ladder As a facility manager, knowing what to do and when is vitally important.  This is a huge job and you can’t do it in a vacuum.  There is a lot of technical information to know, industry-specific information to understand, interpersonal attributes to learn, financial impacts of your decisions, and so much more.  These are my answers to some of my most recent listener questions. Please join me every Tuesday on The Learning FM Podcast for new information on Facility Management and the four knowledge domains.  If you enjoyed this episode, check out my book, The Complete Guide to Facility Management.  I’d love to hear what you think about it! So, without further ado, listen closely and email me with any questions you have at dan@learningfm.com.  Thanks for listening!

This episode of The Learning FM Podcast is all about decision-making.  I’m going to talk through Occam’s Razor and why I think it makes a lot of sense to apply in the context of managing facilities. As a facility manager, knowing what to do and when is vitally important.  This is a huge job and you can’t do it in a vacuum.  There is a lot of technical information to know, industry-specific information to understand, interpersonal attributes to learn, financial impacts of your decisions, and so much more.  These are my answers to some of my most recent listener questions. Please join me every Tuesday on The Learning FM Podcast for new information on Facility Management and the four knowledge domains.  If you enjoyed this episode, check out my book, The Complete Guide to Facility Management.  I’d love to hear what you think about it! So, without further ado, listen closely and email me with any questions you have at dan@learningfm.com.  Thanks for listening!

This episode of The Learning FM Podcast is all about answering your questions!  From clarifying past comments to tackling new topics, this episode covers what you asked for.  Send me more of your Facility Management questions and I’ll feature them on future episodes. As a facility manager, knowing what to do and when is vitally important.  This is a huge job and you can’t do it in a vacuum.  There is a lot of technical information to know, industry-specific information to understand, interpersonal attributes to learn, financial impacts of your decisions, and so much more.  These are my answers to some of my most recent listener questions. Here is the link that I referenced to the Webinar I did for Dude Solutions: Dan’s Webinar. Please join me every Tuesday on The Learning FM Podcast for new information on Facility Management and the four knowledge domains.  If you enjoyed this episode, check out my book, The Complete Guide to Facility Management.  I’d love to hear what you think about it! So, without further ado, listen closely and email me with any questions you have at dan@learningfm.com.  Thanks for listening!

This episode of The Learning FM Podcast is all about Succeeding in Facility Management.  From what to do to how to communicate it, these things will absolutely help you in your journey. As a facility manager, knowing what to do and when is vitally important.  This is a huge job and you can’t do it in a vacuum.  There is a lot of technical information to know, industry-specific information to understand, interpersonal attributes to learn, financial impacts of your decisions, and so much more.  These are my biggest tips and tricks for success that will withstand any industry and any facility. What you will learn in Succeeding in Facility Management: How we learn and how to maximize your effectiveness The Conscious Competence Learning Model The first three things all FMs must do Real Property Inventory Facility Condition Assessment Facility Master Plan Communication Presentations Key stakeholders Bringing Value Be the easy button Please join me every Tuesday on The Learning FM Podcast for new information on Facility Management and the four knowledge domains.  If you enjoyed this episode, check out my book, The Complete Guide to Facility Management.  I’d love to hear what you think about it! So, without further ado, listen closely and email me with any questions you have at dan@learningfm.com.  Thanks for listening!

This episode of The Learning FM Podcast is Part 5 of a series teaching the Steps in Project Management, “Planning Risk and Contracting”!  This episode explains how to plan for risk mitigation and goes in-depth with contracting terms in order to make a little more sense out of things. As a facility manager, having the ability to manage projects from beginning to end is an invaluable tool that will really make you stand apart from your peers.  We all have projects we must manage in some form or fashion.  You might be the project manager, supervise the project manager, or just provide input.  In any case, this knowledge is vital. What you will learn in Part 5 of the Steps in Project Management podcast is: Planning Risk and Contracting: Risk Identification Risk Response Contracting and Contract Differences Contract Types Bidding Contracts Best Value vs. Low Bid Bonds Insurance Contract Terminology Please join me every Tuesday on The Learning FM Podcast for new information on Facility Management and the four knowledge domains.  If you enjoyed this episode, check out the articles I write on Project Management. So, without further ado, listen closely and email me with any questions you have at dan@learningfm.com.  Thanks for listening!

In this episode, we discuss the Battle of Trafalgar and how Lord Nelson’s leadership can be translated into some very real lessons for us as leaders in the FM community.  The most important thing for you to realize is how to ensure your intent is conveyed to your department and how that translates into success for you.  Enjoy! As a facility manager, your job is never done.  This is a challenging, but incredibly rewarding career. Please join me every Tuesday on The Learning FM Podcast for new information on Facility Management and the four knowledge domains. So, without further ado, listen closely and email me with any questions you have at dan@learningfm.com.  Thanks for listening!

In this episode I cover our two-week annual maintenance shutdown and all of the projects I’ve been doing.  My crazy two weeks started months ago with forecasting, budgeting, and getting approvals for various projects.  I’ll tie all of this together with how this relates to the knowledge domains and why. As a facility manager, your job is never done.  This is a challenging, but incredibly rewarding career. Please join me every Tuesday on The Learning FM Podcast for new information on Facility Management and the four knowledge domains. So, without further ado, listen closely and email me with any questions you have at dan@learningfm.com.  Thanks for listening!

This episode of The Learning FM Podcast goes in depth into The Life of a Facility Manager.  I thought it would be fun to talk about the day-to-day tasks and long-term planning that I do now as well as what I have in the past and how they play into the four knowledge domains. As a facility manager, your job is never done.  This is a challenging, but incredibly rewarding career. Please join me every Tuesday on The Learning FM Podcast for new information on Facility Management and the four knowledge domains. So, without further ado, listen closely and email me with any questions you have at dan@learningfm.com.  Thanks for listening!