IFM Expert Perspective | How to Navigate This Rain Delay for Reopening Offices

In this edition of "An Expert's P.O.V.",Flagship’s Mike Thompson, President/IFM discusses strategic ways that facilitiesmanagers (FMs) can take advantage of the reopening delay to improve the overall facility

Reopening gets postponed . . . now what?

Although they’ve been playing some really bad baseball this season, I must admit that I am a life-long Chicago Cubs fan. When I was kid watching their games in the afternoon on WGN, if there was a rain delay, they’d show reruns of the 1975 World Series.

Now as a facility professional, what should we all do during what looks like a “rain delay” for reopening our offices? While entertaining, watching Carlton Fisk wave fair his walk-off home run in game 6 still gives me goose bumps, but as FMs we need to make better use of our time.

I’d encourage you to re-focus on reopening and take additional steps to complete largescale projects while the facility is not full of occupants.

Present employees with a healthy and safe work environment when they reutrn to the office - check out Flagship’s free resource: Reopen Responsibly, A "New Normal" Guide for Safe and Healthy Workplaces.

Here are some better ways to use your time during the postponement: