by Chris | Oct 14, 2019 | Agile Working, Reflections, Smart Working, Workplace Strategy
Source: The Economist 28 Sept 2019 Surely a sign of the times is when a mainstream publication such as the venerable Economist would devote not one, but three items on the Workplace sector? In their September 28th issue they discussed the profound changes regarding...
by Chris | Jul 22, 2019 | Corporate Real Estate, Facility Management, Workplace Strategy
Twenty years ago, I found myself balancing a demanding role at the Walt Disney Company whilst completing my studies for an MBA and as part of my research I came across Martha O’Mara’s insightful book ‘Strategy and Place’. It was a pioneering effort which she began...
by Chris | Jun 25, 2019 | Corporate Real Estate, Facility Management, Uncategorized, Workplace Strategy
A recent Twitter exchange amongst fellow workplace travellers prompted me to mull on the question of perspectives. This led to those great existential questions: Why don’t we see things in the same light? How come we have different perspectives even on the same...
by Chris | May 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
To most people Wembley will always be the arena of so many glorious moments in English and even world sporting history – the site of the first post-war Olympics in 1948, that unforgettable 1966 England World Cup victory, numerous football Cup Finals – as well as...
by Chris | Mar 31, 2019 | Corporate Real Estate, Facility Management, FM futures, Place Making, Workplace Strategy
Having bumped into an old friend and professional colleague at an industry event recently I was transported back in time to when we were both young surveyors in London in the late 1980s. Reflecting back on those heady days as I approached my 30’s in 1989, me an...
