Must see TED talks for Facility Managers
In a couple of years TED talks have become a household name and with over 3500 talks there is something for anyone. But which TED talks are a must see for Facility Management professionals?
3 Must See TED Talks for Facility Management professionals
Our built environment is important and Facility Management plays a huge part in this. Thankfully there are plenty or resources to help Facility Managers become better at what they do. But very little resources are as fun as a good presentation by someone that has actually sometiing new to tell. We have selected three presentations that we feel are a MUST WATCH for any Facility Management professional. After all, your job is as versatile as it can be. One day you might be running around to help your tenants feel at home. The next, you're fully occupied with process optmization.
1. "Why work doesn't happen at work" | Jason Fried
Why is it that whenever you have a lot of work to do, you rather do it at home than in the office? Isn't that why we have offices in the first place? Jason Fried explains this by comparing going the office' with sleeping. Both are processes that require long period of uninterrupted time to be efficient. Not sometihing people that work in an offices have. Thankfully, he also explains how we can turn this around. So it's not only a valuable talk for Facility Managers that are looking for an optmal work environment. Also, for people that spend most of there time being unproductive at the office.
2. "Will automation take away all our jobs?" | David Autor
These days more and more tasks are automated. Even in Facility Mangement. Look at Visitt, our automation features let you remove the recurring tasks of your daily work by automating process like scheduling, following-up and archiving. Which is obviously great, but also a bit scary. How far will this go, does my job even exist in a few years? Let David Autor explain you the ins- and -outs in just under 19 minutes.
2. "How great leaders inspire action" | Simon Sinek
Last but definately not least. The TED talk by Simon Sinek about leadership has been watched a whopping 51 million times. Becasue leaders can be found anywhere, from politics to Facility Management. But what makes for a great leader?
