by Guest Contributor | Jul 14, 2025 | communication, Employees, engineering, Facilities Management, FacilityBlog, Featured, Job Management, labor shortage, Pew Research Center, Project Timeline, resources, retention, Society for Human Resource Management, Staffing, Staffing Challenges, supply chain challenges, workforce, Workplace & Interiors, Workplace Culture
By Greg Larson While the global material supply crisis has eased somewhat, a more pressing challenge for facility administrators is the shortage of engineers and those trained to perform various skilled trades. According to Pew Research Center, “blue-collar” workers...
by Facility Executive | Jun 6, 2025 | Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business Continuity, cost control, Economic Uncertainty, Efficiency, Employees, Facilities Management, FacilityBlog, Featured, hourly employees, Legion Technologies, Productivity, Professional Development, Resiliency, scheduling, staffing shortages, State of the North American Hourly Workforce Report, supply chain challenges, tariffs, Technology, volatile markets, Workplace Culture
Heavy tariffs, supply chain instability, and tanking consumer demand have exposed the shaky foundations of companies’ hourly labor strategies, revealing a dire need for new technologies and practices that will help them cut costs and boost productivity, according to a...
by Facility Executive | Apr 22, 2025 | Building Design & Construction, Building-Codes, Business Continuity, climate events, Construction, Cyber Threats, disaster recovery, Energy & Sustainability, Energy Management & Lighting, Environment, Facilities Management, Facility Management, FE-April-2025, Featured, FM Issue, In-Depth Articles, Magazine, Maintenance, Natural Disasters, Operational Resilience, resilience, Security & Safety, supply chain challenges, Workplace & Interiors
To prepare for natural disasters, cyber threats, and supply chain challenges, facility executives are focused on building resilience.
