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Shall I be Mum?

Over the past few weeks the role of women in the workplace (and more specifically on the Board) has been in the news. Our recent Women in FM event with Dr Mirella Visser created a huge debate about what success really is – and many agreed it was not necessarily…

Sound Advice?

I’m preparing for a talk I’m giving to a corporate’s diversity group this week, and found myself remembering some of the best and worst advice I’ve been given in terms of my career. The best: 1. know yourself and 2. be yourself And the worst (well not advice actually but…

Is being an FM like being a politician?

I was lucky enough to be invited to the first Bee Craft dinner at the Wax Chandler’s Guild yesterday, where the after dinner speaker was Lord Hattersley. He spoke about his career in both politics and literature. What particularly caught my attention was the distinction he made between today’s ‘career…

Listen…do you want to know a secret?

Did you know there are three levels of listening? I wonder if we listen actively enough to the people we have conversations with? Which of these do you practice most often? Level 1 It’s like being at a party, where you hear that background noise but don’t really tune in.…

Who has inspired you?

International Women’s Day took place this week – I asked my friends, clients and colleagues to tell us about the women, working in FM, who have inspired them. Here are some of their comments: Claire McDonald says, I have found the contract manager at my site a great inspiration. Caroline…

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