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“I suppose it is tempting, if the only tool you have is a hammer, to treat everything as if it were a nail” Abraham Maslow – Psychologist Maslow's famous phrase, known as the Law of the Instrument, underscores the liability of relying too heavily on our judgments: they are coloured too much by our bias, prejudices, and personal history. But I do...

Considering that Millennials make up the largest percentage of the workforce, it's likely you will be hiring one, if not now, in the near future. Understanding what makes a millennial happy in the workplace gives you clues about the best way to recruit one. Did you know in the next five years, over 30% of the current facilities management workfo...

#BeBoldForChange As you know I blog regularly about gender inequality in the workplace. I was pleasantly surprised to see women’s issues being given a central stage in this budget. New funding totalling £20m to support the campaign against violence against women and girls Funding of £5m to support women returning to work after a career break I p...

So here goes! This is my first blog so I do hope that you enjoy it. I have been with Talent FM just a month now and I specialise in Hard Services. As with any new role I researched the industries I would be recruiting for and there is one thing I noticed more than anything else, and that was the shortage of experienced & qualified engineers. A s...

It’s only two months now until Olswang and Nabarro disappear into the merger with CMS. On the 1st May a City Powerhouse will be created making it the 6th largest law firm worldwide. Whilst mergers and acquisitions are nothing new within the legal industry, it is also prevalent in the FM industry, this merger has definitely captured my interest. ...

… Ok – Two! A couple of weeks ago I attended the Recruitment Agency Expo, an event I attend every year. As a recruitment company owner it is great to spend time amongst my peers and I spent two days listening to really great seminars from industry leaders. The seminars are varied and are aimed at giving recruitment agency owners and leaders idea...

Karen Plum, director of research and development, Advanced Workplace Associates Light is a basic need for humans. It affects us physically, physiologically and psychologically. Recent studies have shown that insufficient or inappropriate light exposure can disrupt standard human rhythms, which may result in adverse consequences for cognitive per...

Karen Plum, director of research and development, Advanced Workplace Associates. The latest research from Advance Workplace Associates looks at the factors that most impact our cognitive performance – so individuals and organisations can understand and adopt best practices to get everyone’s brain in peak condition. The following considers the ef...

This week was the first time attending an event since I started working for Talent FM. My colleague Nikki Dallas has been struck down by the Bronchitis bug so I was asked to stand in at the very last minute. Whilst I have attended other events this was the first one that I had attended on my own. It was the WiFM conference, the special interest ...

The end of a calendar year provides the perfect opportunity for lines to be drawn, and predictions forecast. And while 2016 will largely be remembered for the number of famous lives it took, the surprise Brexit decision and election of Donald Trump, there were also more positive developments in the FM and workplace sector. This year saw the word...