"To give away money is an easy matter ... and in any man's power. But to decide to whom to give it, and how large and when, for what purpose and how, is neither in every man's power nor an easy matter. Hence it is that such excellence is rare, praiseworthy and noble." - Aristotle [...]

“No matter how brilliant your mind or strategy, if you’re playing a solo game, you’ll always lose out to a team.” —Reid Hoffman, LinkedIn Co-Founder The Greater Triangle Chapter of IFMA Board is a great team!  There are 18 people that I rely on daily to run the chapter with me and 56 more people [...]

President's Message July 2014 “To every person there comes that special moment when they are tapped on the shoulder to do a very special thing unique to them. What a tragedy if that moment finds them unprepared for the work that would be their finest hour.” - Winston Churchill   I want to take a [...]

Presidents Message Greetings IFMA Family,   Today I write my last letter to you as President of this great chapter.  Looking back, I am thankful for so much, and proud of everything we have accomplished and continue to do.   We have achieved monumental successes this past year.  There is so much all of you [...]

Greetings Chapter Members, Spring is definitely in the air.  Spring reminds us of new life and new beginnings, positive and constructive change and movement in the right direction.  The famous adage ‘Spring Cleaning’, ‘Spring Forward’, ‘Spring Into Action’, all feed off this great time of year. Three key messages from me this month: 1)      SPRING [...]

Greetings Chapter Members, This month we kick off the annual Chapter survey - our way of listening to your voices and your chance to tell us what is important to you.  Please be on the lookout for the survey, and take a few minutes to complete it.   We are also developing a Geographic Information [...]

Greetings Chapter Members,   As a chapter, we focus on innovation in all we do with our Board and Chapter Committees.  While the profession of FM and the services, equipment and tools that support it are often service oriented, we need to continuously strive to bring elements of innovation, strategy and operational excellence to our [...]

Presidents Message Feb 2014 Greetings Chapter Members, I hope you have managed to stay warm throughout the extremely cold temperatures we have been experiencing in the Triangle area.  Inclement weather brings its own set of challenges for the Facility Manger. The Facility Manager and their teams need to activate the necessary resources to maintain a [...]

Greetings Chapter Members, Happy New Year! I hope you all have had a fun and relaxing time off with your family and friends. This month we have a lot of exciting events going on in the chapter. January Monthly Meeting on Wednesday 8th – Topic: “Workplace Violence Prevention”. The program will focus in on creating [...]

Greetings Chapter Members, As we enter the holiday season, it’s important to reflect on the year, celebrate our accomplishments, learn from our mistakes, renew, re-calibrate and set new goals for the future. Time is short and it is critical that we take time to do what we enjoy most, brings us a sense of satisfaction [...]

Greetings Chapter Members,   I call this month ‘Youmember’.  That’s right, this month is all about ‘YOU’!  This is the month when we take time to plan for the free Chapter Appreciation gala event to celebrate ALL of the Greater Triangle Chapter of IFMA’s members.   This is the month we take time to say thank you [...]

Presidents Message Happy Fall IFMA Family, This is a great time of year as temperatures drop, leaves change color and HVAC systems get some respite! This month we celebrate several great things in the chapter.   First Every-Ruby Level Sponsor! I am happy to announce that we have our first ever Ruby Level Sponsor. A [...]

Presidents Message Better, Faster, Stronger.  The Chapters board and Committees have been pulling together the past few months working on finalizing the chapters Balanced Score Card (BSC).   The BSC will be utilized as a tool to identify and measures the Chapter's targets for the year.  We have a great team of Chapter volunteers who are working to implement the BSC [...]

Greetings IFMA Family, Summer is upon us and these are the months filled with vacations, family trips and time off from work and… This is also the time when the temperatures rise to sometimes absurd heights and our HVAC systems are tested.  We think of ways to cool the roofs of our buildings (white roofs [...]