{"id":21302,"date":"2017-12-06T16:41:53","date_gmt":"2017-12-06T16:41:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.okappy.com\/?p=21302"},"modified":"2020-05-05T09:44:24","modified_gmt":"2020-05-05T08:44:24","slug":"5-ways-to-improve-communication-within-facilities-management-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.okappy.com\/5-ways-to-improve-communication-within-facilities-management-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Ways To Improve Communication Within The Facilities Management Industry"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:20px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p><strong><em>We wrote an article, featured in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insightsforprofessionals.com\/blog\/ways-to-communicate-better-with-your-customers\">iOffice Blog<\/a>,\u00a0where we share the five ways to improve communication within the facilities management industry.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p>The foundation of Facilities Management is built on great communication &#8211; it is fundamental to the development of good business practice. FM not only needs great communication as a base to build from, but this approach also needs to filter up and down the chain of workers in FM to create solid interpersonal links. Improving communication within the FM industry has a knock on effect to improving job efficiency, knowledge and time management. So what are the key ways to improve communication in this sector?<br \/>\n1. Improving Awareness<br \/>\n2. Listening<br \/>\n3. Defining Your Methods<br \/>\n4. Embracing New Ideas<br \/>\n5. Planning For the Future<br \/>\nRead the full article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iofficecorp.com\/blog\/5-ways-to-improve-communication-within-facilities-management-industry\">here<\/a>.<br \/>\nCheck out our article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.okappy.com\/10-communication-tips-for-facilities-managers\/\">10 Communication Tips For Facilities Managers<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:10px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><p>Leave your email below to stay up to date with our latest tips, tricks and trends on all things business?<form id=\"WebToLeadForm\" method=\"POST\" name=\"ContactFormNewsletter\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\"><label>First Name: <\/label><input name=\"first_name\" id=\"first_name\" type=\"text\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"col\"><label><\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"col\"><label>Last Name: <span class=\"required\">*<\/span><\/label><input name=\"last_name\" id=\"last_name\" type=\"text\" required=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\"><label>Email: <\/label><input name=\"email1\" id=\"email1\" type=\"email\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"col\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"g-recaptcha\" data-sitekey=\"6LfWKIoUAAAAAGkI_dXjamslnX83QiQoQHngINTx\"><\/div>\n<span id=\"captcha\" style=\"color:red\" \/><\/span>\n<div class=\"row center buttons\"><button class=\"ok-login-btn\" name=\"Submit\" type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"submit_form();\" \/>Submit<\/button>\n<div class=\"clear\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<input name=\"campaign_id\" id=\"campaign_id\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"55bf0593-a445-42a1-0266-5aba1762536c\" \/>\n<input name=\"redirect_url\" id=\"redirect_url\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"https:\/\/www.okappy.com\/contact-thank-you\/\" \/>\n<input name=\"assigned_user_id\" id=\"assigned_user_id\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"2db0e733-15f0-59cc-b5d1-5a9d6545ed54\" \/>\n<input name=\"moduleDir\" id=\"moduleDir\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"Leads\" \/>\n<input name=\"lead_source\" id=\"lead_source\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"Web Site\" \/>\n<input name=\"refered_by\" id=\"refered_by\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"contact form\" \/>\n<\/form><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":21303,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[3,6],"tags":[32,44,45,46,47,53,82,125,265,278],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>5 Ways To Improve Communication Within The Facilities Management Industry<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The foundation of Facilities Management is built on great communication - it is fundamental to the development of good business practice. 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