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Welcome to the first episode on Output Based Contracts & Specialisation - Next Wave of Growth in Indian FM Markets. We are all aware of some bottlenecks that are keeping the Indian FM Industry from growing but what about its lesser known fact? With the podcast series we are going to cover the next phase of growth which is due to happen in the facilities management space, as well as the possibi...

Welcome to the first episode on Output Based Contracts & Specialisation - Next Wave of Growth in Indian FM Markets . We are all aware of some bottlenecks that are keeping the Indian FM Industry from growing but what about its lesser known fact? With the podcast series we are going to cover the next phase of growth which is due to happen in the facilities management space, as well as the possib...

If thought leaderships pieces from McKinsey and Deloitte hold any ground ( oh Yes! most certainly), then #FacilityManagement leaders must take their talent and workforce strategy seriously. Not many have worked in a data first environment, many will have to work in data first environment. That is a huge challenge and also an opportunity to outdo the peer group :) 🥇 Link to Deloitte's Report - htt...

Hello everyone, welcome back to the 6th and the final episode of the State of Facilities Management in SE Asia series co-hosted by James Jessup and your's truly. In this episode we some up all the key discussions we've had in the series, personal highlights and a recap of key takeaways for Facility Management leaders, particularly the ones in SE Asia. Thank you all for your support and encourageme...

Hey all, welcome to the 5th episode of the State of Facilities Management in South East Asia, co-hosted by James Jessup and your's truly. Over the last few weeks we have done the hard work of setting the context, acknowledging some of the barriers that exist today when it comes to FM's being able to innovate and transform. In this episode JJ and myself talk about the actionable frameworks that wil...

Hey all, welcome to the 5th episode of the State of Facilities Management in South East Asia, co-hosted by James Jessup and your's truly. Over the last few weeks we have done the hard work of setting the context, acknowledging some of the barriers that exist today when it comes to FM's being able to innovate and transform. In this episode JJ and myself talk about the actionable frameworks that wil...

Hey all, welcome to the 5th episode of the State of Facilities Management in South East Asia, co-hosted by James Jessup and your's truly. Over the last few weeks we have done the hard work of setting the context, acknowledging some of the barriers that exist today when it comes to FM's being able to innovate and transform. In this episode JJ and myself talk about the actionable frameworks that wil...

Hello All! Welcome back to the 3rd episode of State of Facilities Management in SE Asia. James Jessup and myself are excited to bring the latest episode to you, in this episode we cover talk about the barriers to "change". Any change is tough, one that calls for a transformative change is even more daunting. While external factors clearly have an influence on the overall change me must see in the...

Hello All! Welcome back to the 3rd episode of State of Facilities Management in SE Asia. James Jessup and myself are excited to bring the latest episode to you, in this episode we cover talk about the barriers to "change". Any change is tough, one that calls for a transformative change is even more daunting. While external factors clearly have an influence on the overall change me must see in the...

Welcome back to the 2nd episode of State of Facilities Management in South East Asia! Series being co-hosted by James Jessup and your's truly. Having set the context for the entire series in the first episode ( Episode 1.1 -  & Episode 1.2 ), understanding the current state of FM in SE Asia, taking a country specific view, in this episode JJ and myself discuss on the need for change, some...

Welcome back to the 2nd episode of State of Facilities Management in South East Asia! Series being co-hosted by James Jessup and your's truly. Having set the context for the entire series in the first episode ( Episode 1.1 -  & Episode 1.2 ), understanding the current state of FM in SE Asia, taking a country specific view, in this episode JJ and myself discuss on the need for change, some...

Welcome to the first episode of the State of Facilities Management in South East Asia. In this episode we set the context and background on how the FM markets in SE Asia are vs the global markets, in terms of growth rate, barriers and outlook. We also dive deep into the fact that Singapore is the lighthouse in SE Asia when it comes to FM markets, Thailand and Malaysia sort of fall behind the curve...

Welcome to the first episode of the State of Facilities Management in South East Asia. In this episode we set the context and background on how the FM markets in SE Asia are vs the global markets, in terms of growth rate, barriers and outlook. We also dive deep into the fact that Singapore is the lighthouse in SE Asia when it comes to FM markets, Thailand and Malaysia sort of fall behind the curve...

James Jessup and Umesh Bhutoria have teamed up for a podcast series themed around State of Facilities Management in South East Asia. Over the last two years there has been so much of change across FM Industry, we thought it was relevant to put special focus on emerging market like SE Asia.  In the introduction episode JJ and Umesh sit down, talk about the genesis of coming up with the podcast...

Welcome back to yet another episode of the FM times podcast!  Now in this podcast episode, we're going to be discussing about the facilities management technology service delivery stack, plus also look at what the contribution should be from the FM perspective.  Let's really dive deep into the sort of arbitrage it provides towards the negotiation when it comes to re-bidding for a current...

Having found the "true" purpose of doing what i do, i find it often disturbing when i hear #FacilityManagement leaders or professionals get into this People Vs Process Dilemma. This is a False Dichotomy.  People who follow the processes are usually not the ones who have designed it or had any kind of say in designing the same. As the industry starts to thrive on digital transformation this Fa...

Resistance to change is the opposition to altered circumstances or modification of the status quo. FM leaders driving an inclusive transformation have to overcome a lot of forces which tend to create an inertia (if not oppose) along the entire Digital Transformation journey. Once FM companies and teams can achieve critical momentum, have a significant part of the organisation aligned, they would b...

Facility Management sector has seen a host of changes over the last 18-24 months, surprisingly enough leading Facility Management companies and leaders are still waiting for a Red Carpet Invitation to initiate transformation, from digital to one that spans across the entire business! Why is that so? In this episode i connect the dots, draw inspiration from numerous conversations i have with FM lea...

Average life span of S&P 500 companies has gone down to almost 17 years and in the last 15 years, 52% of the S&P 500 companies have vanished! We are going to the same in the Facility Management landscape, some of the Top companies will not retain their spots in next 3-5 years. How can emerging companies aim to take that spot?  Ideally they should have started yesterday, but there is s...

There is no denying that the movement on Net Zero Buildings and Net Zero Carbon as a whole is almost irreversible. In this episode we explore the connect between Net Zero Buildings and the O&M WorkForce connect, especially from the Facilities Management perspective.

Do #FacilityManagement companies need to up the ante on investments and intent on innovation, use of technology? 200% Yes. But the real question is HOW? Can they think outside the box or perhaps get rid of the box itself?

Intersection of external triggering points such as Climate Change, Sustainability and the overall cost reduction pressure looming around Real Estate, means that Facilities Management companies need to look at how they can really become 'data driven". Air Handling Units are the best place to get started! Want a copy of the presentation or perhaps want to deep dive into facts? Express interest at sh...

Most FM companies while moving with "digital transformation" tend to copy the VPC of competition and hence end up not being able to create any differentiator beyond Pricing! Can they do better?

I was listening to the podcast, Inside Strategy Room by Mckinsey & Company and was mighty impressed by some of the points guests make on ways in which executive teams can handle uncertainties. Could not help draw parallel to the way Facility Management Companies are currently or have historically looked at handling uncertain times and where lies opportunity to change that forever. Link to the podc...

Lot of FM companies are rather late to start on their Innovation journey, not only they need to catch up fast but also avoid some of the common mistakes that others have made along the way. How can they de-risk their innovation strategy?