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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

This episode of The Learning FM Podcast is Part 4 of a series teaching the Steps in Project Management with Quality and Communication!  This episode continues project planning as I emphasize how to incorporate quality into your project and methods for effective communication. As a facility manager, having the ability to manage projects from beginning […]

This episode of The Learning FM Podcast is focused on Disney World and Energy Management.  After just returning from vacation there, I began digging into how Disney manages their energy consumption and what efforts they have undergone to improve energy savings. Disney is a huge company with massive facilities.  I’ve always been impressed by the […]

This episode of The Learning FM Podcast is Part 3 of a series teaching the Steps in Project Management!  This episode continues project planning as I emphasize how to plan your project budget. As a facility manager, having the ability to manage projects from beginning to end is an invaluable tool that will really make […]

This episode of The Learning FM Podcast goes into detail and attempts to clarify questions I’ve received about what is a Facility Condition Assessment. In order to really explain the FCA, I also go into a little more detail about the Real Property Inventory and what you include in that as well.  The bottom line […]

This episode of The Learning FM Podcast is a first.  It is half of a two-part interview with fellow facility management podcaster, Mike Petrusky.  Mike’s podcast is the Facility Management Innovator podcast and is fantastic!  Listen here as I interview him.  Then head on over to his interview of me on the FM Innovator podcast […]