In 2019, CRE professional Darren Krakowiak saw there was a gap in access to professional development in the industry. That's when he took a leap forward and created CRE Success, a resource for CRE professionals to cultivate leadership, build knowledge. and advance skills. Listen as Darren and host Lorri Rowlandson chat about the circumstances that led Darren to launch CRE Success, how personal brand has quickly become career currency, and what skills are needed most for a successful future in CRE.
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In this episode of the Leading Innovation at Work podcast, host Lorri Rowlandson dives deep into Blockchain as a tool of innovation for climate change. Featured guests are Bill Tapscott, CEO of environmental fintech CarbonX, and Joseph Pallant, Director of Climate Innovation at Ecotrust Canada. In this compelling episode, Lorri, Bill and Joseph touch on a range of topics, including how decisions by the new U.S. administration will affect collaboration between U.S and Canada/U.S and the world on climate change, sources of investment for carbon mitigation projects and much more.
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DeMarcus Means Sr. is a young leader with a bright future in FM. I first became familiar with DeMarcus through his glowing reputation at IFMA. In just 2 years, DeMarcus consecutively won IFMAs World Workplace Facility For Future and the Sheila Sheridan Sustainable Facilty Operations and Management awards. In this episode of Leading Innovation at Work, DeMarcus shares with host Lorri Rowlandson the origins of his love for the built environment, how life and his entrepreneurial spirit directed him towards a degree in FM, and what excites him about the future of facilties management. DeMarcus also shares his best advice to other young people on how to gain more hands-on FM experience in their student careers.
In this episode of the Leading Innovation at Work podcast, host Lorri Rowlandson chats with sustainability champion, Dean Stanberry. Dean is National Computerized Maintenance Management System Program Manager at Redhorse Corp., and 2nd Vice-Chair of IFMA. Dean and Lorri cover a wide range of topics surrounding sustainability, including data-driven decisions, how to change corporate mindset and reward sustainable choices, generational attitudes towards sustainability, the evolution of the role of FM and much more.
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In this episode of the Leading Innovation at Work podcast, host Lorri Rowlandson chats with her co-author and favourite (ok, only) sister, Barb, about innovations borne out of, or accelerated by, the coronavirus pandemic. Lorri and Barb each expand on their own favourite areas of technology innovation, and also talk about changes in attitudes towards mental health in the workplace. Past episodes with industry experts are woven into the conversation, and Lorri and Barb talk about what to expect inside The New Normal online community.
In this episode of the Leading Innovation at Work podcast, host Lorri Rowlandson chats with Zale Tabakman of Local Grown Salads about the impact of the vertical farming revolution. Local Grown Salads's method of indoor vertical farming provides fresh local produce, is the highest-yielding method of growing (32 sq ft of vertical farm produces as much as an acre of farm land!), and provides over 6 million fresh salad bags/year to retailers, institutions like schools and hospitals, and prepared food providers. Listen and learn about indoor vertical farming technology, and how vertical farming helps keep food local, increases food security, and reduces emissions for a healthier planet.
In 2020, video conferencing has become the norm - lines between work and home are blurred and productivity is hindered in the process. In this interview, host Lorri Rowlandson chats with Betty Rhiger, Chief Technology Officer at Microsoft, about the meteoric rise in popularity of Microsoft Teams. Betty shares how Microsoft Teams is a collaboration first/video conferencing second platform, allowing for productive collaboration without always having to get on a call. Betty and Lorri talk about dependencies needed for distributed teams, changes to the physical office, and what features we can expect next from Microsoft Teams.
Michael Redding, managing director at Agile Oak LLC and member of the IFMA board of directors, is a forward thinker. In this conversation, Michael responds to themes in host Lorri Rowlandson's recently published book, "The New Normal." Kindness, compassion, the need for a shift in video conference culture, career development in the age of COVID-19, and the importance of innovating beyond what has worked in the past are all themes explored in this interview.
Tune is as Lorri Rowlandson chats with Colette Temmink, President of Property Services at Eden, about how space planning affects the war for talent, creates HR challenges, and the need for a digitally-forward portfolio.
In this episode, all-around great guy and host of the Workplace Innovator Podcast Mike Petrusky and Lorri Rowlandson talk about coping with long-term remote work. Mike explains how our cognitive load is higher than ever, leading to "Zoom" fatigue, and the need for more authentic and creative engagement if we're committing to remote work for the long-haul. Lorri and Mike also talk about genuine connection with colleagues, defining productivity, and why "recharging your batteries" is just as important as the work you do.
VP, Workplace Advisory at Colliers Int. and Global Chair of Workplace Evolutionaries Kate North talks with host Lorri Rowlandson about how the COVID-19 pandemic has precipitated much needed change to the way we work, emphasizing that work is not where we go, but what we do.
Leading Innovation at Work host Lorri Rowlandson talks to Peter Ankerstjerne, Global Lead of Facility Management and Experience Services at JLL and Chairman of the Board of IFMA. Lorri asks Peter for his top predictions on how the world of work will change post-COVID-19.
Welcome to Season 2 of the Leading Innovation at Work podcast! To kick off the season, host Lorri Rowlandson introduces concepts related to the post-pandemic workplace in her book "The New Normal: Informed Predictions on How the World of Work Will Change Forever." Lorri explains why the death of the office is an exaggerated response to COVID-19, and predicts how we'll start using offices differently going forward. She also touches on right-sizing real estate portfolios, redesigning office space, and cultivating high-performance teams in a remote work environment.
Approximately 40 million American adults have anxiety. COVID-19 has stoked anxiety even further. In this episode of Leading Innovation at Work, Lorri speaks with wellness expert Rani Glick, who works with organizations to help employees manage their stress and anxiety. Rani explains the difference between Mental Health vs. Mental Illness, the stages of anxiety, signs of mental illness to look for, factors that influence anxiety, and how companies can make coming back to work easier after pandemic restrictions have eased.
We dedicate this episode to Lorri's friend Robert Struthers, who suddenly passed away last year. Robert was the head of real estate for Bell, he was not only a client but he was a friend to many. Robert paved the way for women in real estate as well as mental health - he was a huge advocate of Bell's Let's Chat program. It's remarkable to have such a senior leader expressing such vulnerability around the topic of mental health, and we are so grateful for the difference that he made in our lives. Never forgotten.
Is this the death of the office? Not likely! In this episode, host Lorri Rowlandson and Tony Gill, CEO of Beakns Inc. cover off a wide range of topics related to post-COVID-19 workplace needs, including the evolution of virtual culture, agile and resilient spaces, applications and gamification for creating engagement, and intermediary facilities for collaboration.
Elevators, elevators, elevators! LIAW host Lorri Rowlandson has been asked about elevator safety more than anything else during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this episode, Lorri loops elevator expert Gregor Vahramian into the conversation. Lorri and Gregor talk about some of the short and long term solutions for elevator health and safety, human behavior, and an old-but-new material that could naturally protect elevator surfaces from viruses.
This episode of the Leading Innovation at Work podcast is a sneak peek of a segment of Lorri Rowlandson's upcoming book on the post-COVID-19 workplace. Listen and hear how companies have had to quickly improve their long-term communication strategies since the current period of social isolation due to coronavirus, and why it will benefit us in the long term. Lorri explains the whats, whys and hows of communication, and there's also an accompanying downloadable communication plan worksheet template you can download for free.
We've recently experienced a massive shift to remote work, and one of the resulting questions that has arisen from this change is "how do we measure employee productivity when people aren't working from the office?" In this podcast, Lorri Rowlandson aims to challenge your perceptions about measuring productivity. Lorri's hope is to erase biases against remote work, share which methods of productivity she effectively uses when managing teams, and reveals which methods she thinks need to be retired forever.
Strategizing and innovating for the future are Lorri Rowlandson's workplace "raison d'etre." When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Lorri's mental wheels started turning towards how the global health crisis will change the spaces where we work. In this episode, you'll hear the advice Lorri is giving to clients and peers about how to adapt office spaces to accomodate new work styles.
Mim Senft prefers the phrase "employee well-being" over "employee wellness." Why? Well-being implies more than just physical health, reflecting a more well-rounded approach to an individual's overall wellness. In this episode, Mim and Lorri talk about how wellness programs are (slowly) changing for the better, the new benchmarks for well employees and healthy spaces, and why companies need to contribute to the better health of their greatest investment - their employees.