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The Facilities Apprentice – Week 9

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Chris Morris - Xenon Group

It’s been a busy week for us this week with the Facilities Show over in Birmingham, but the Apprentice continues and as always there are lessons to be learned. The task was slightly different this week, with the focus more on marketing, and we also saw a small shuffle of the teams with Nick moving back over to Phoenix. We also saw an inordinate amount of wasted time from members of one team as well as a complete failure to understand the nature of the task from some members of the other team (This seems to be a common theme this series!). Continue reading →

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The Facilities Apprentice – Week 8

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Chris Morris - Xenon Group

And so we’re on to week 8. Nine candidates left and by the end of this task our aspiring apprentices will have been whittled down to half their original number. This week sees the return of the art exhibition task. Continue reading →

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The Facilities Apprentice – Week 7

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Chris Morris - Xenon Group

A little late this week, thanks to a hectic bank holiday schedule, but better late than never, so here we are with week 7 of the Facilities Apprentice. This week brought another surprise – not in terms of the winning team, but in terms of who was ultimately shown the door. My first reaction was to express my disbelief on Twitter, branding the result a travesty. On reflection, I can understand the reason why the person who stayed was able to survive and there is an important lesson here for all FMs to learn. Continue reading →

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The Facilities Apprentice – Week 6

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Chris Morris - Xenon Group

So here we are, halfway through the process. I’ve changed the format slightly this week because I think the ultimate reason for the result of this task provides one of the most relevant lessons to Facilities Managers that we’ve had so far this series. Continue reading →

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Recognising Achievement – The Xenon Group Graduation Day

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Chris Morris - Xenon Group

Wednesday 18^th April 2012 marked a major milestone in the progression of the Facilities Management industry. On a blustery, rainy day in Leeds a group of Facilities Managers gathered at the head office of the Xenon Group to celebrate the achievements of those who have successfully completed their BIFM and ILM qualifications in FM. Continue reading →

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The Facilities Apprentice – Week 5

Posted on April 19, 2012 by xenon

Week 5 of the series and I have to say, a bit of a shock result this week. As always, there are lessons to be learned. This week, it’s about being honest, both with others and with yourself… Continue reading →

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The Facilities Apprentice – Week 4

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Chris Morris - Xenon Group

Week four is upon us and this week is focused on a topic close to many a Facilities Manager’s heart – recycling! OK, so it’s a slightly different angle to the recycling that many of you will encourage in the workplace but there are definitely lessons to be learned again this week.

The key theme from this task was objective setting Continue reading →

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The Facilities Apprentice – Week 3

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Chris Morris - Xenon Group

First of all, apologies to everyone for the delay in posting this week’s article. A combination of meetings, evening events, a wedding and Easter weekend commitments have meant that I have only just had the opportunity to catch up with the Apprentice on iPlayer! But better late than never, so without further ado, let’s move on to week 3!

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The Facilities Apprentice – Week 2

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Chris Morris - Xenon Group

It’s week two of the 2012 series of the Apprentice and this week there are more lessons to be learned. If you missed last week’s commentary, you can read it here.

The overriding theme for this week – LISTENING! Continue reading →

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The 2012 Budget and the FM Industry

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Chris Morris - Xenon Group

With George Osborne’s 2012 Budget dominating the headlines of the last couple of days, we’re sure that a lot of Facilities Managers are out there wondering how it will affect them. We’ve provided links to three comment pieces from the industry experts. Continue reading →

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The Facilities Apprentice – Week 9

The Facilities Apprentice – Week 8

The Facilities Apprentice – Week 7

The Facilities Apprentice – Week 6

So here we are, halfway through the process. I’ve changed the format slightly this week because I think the ultimate reason for the result of this task provides one of the most relevant lessons to Facilities Managers that we’ve had so far this series. Continue reading →

Recognising Achievement – The Xenon Group Graduation Day

The Facilities Apprentice – Week 5

The Facilities Apprentice – Week 4

The Facilities Apprentice – Week 3

The Facilities Apprentice – Week 2

The 2012 Budget and the FM Industry

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