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  Over the past few years, I’ve had numerous conversations about sustainability upskilling with senior leaders from companies across multiple industries. While the conversations were usually focused on how they hope to get other employees the skills they need, many leaders confessed to me that they felt they were personally missing a key skill, too…

Facilities Management Advisor’s “Under Construction” series highlights some of the latest, most interesting facility project announcements every month. More Room for Largest HBCU During Black History Month, there were several notable facility projects that honor and benefit the Black community. The list includes the reconstruction of a 1738 fort; plans for a new Jackie Robinson…

UTMC is one such case of using an MSP for their IT needs. Many healthcare organizations face issues with their IT departments and keeping them sufficiently staffed, creating an opening for many issues such as cyberattacks, data breaches or outdated hardware and software. According to a report from Extreme Networks and the Healthcare Information and…

The Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine (HCOM) has been awarded a WELL Certification at the Silver level for Heritage Hall, the college’s new, state-of-the-art medical training facility on the Athens campus. Designed in partnership with architecture and design firms Perkins&Will and DesignGroup, this is one of the first medical education facilities in the…

  Organizations need to ‘earn the commute’ and show there is value in physical work spaces As the COVID-19 pandemic nears its fourth anniversary, companies and organizations are urging employees to return to office buildings to complete work tasks, but employees are pushing back. Employees cite improved productivity, flexibility, work-life balance and the lack of…

  Culture has outsized impact on M&A performance. In our January 2023 survey of almost 1,100 M&A leaders, 44 percent cited “lack of cultural fit” and “friction between the acquiring and target companies” as top reasons that integrations fail. Even when the impact is less severe, cultural issues can delay value capture and prolong the…