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This collection of papers examines issues concerning leadership in facilities management in higher education. Chapters include: (1) "Catch the Spirit of Leadership" (Jack Hug); (2) "Visionary Leadership: Creating a New Tomorrow" (Burt Nanus); (3) "Some Thoughts on Leadership" (Charles W. Jenkins); (4) "Educational Leadership: The Role of Facilities in Educational Excellence" (Samuel H. Smith); (5) "Facilities Management at the Crossroads" (William A. Daigneau); (6) "Power, Influence, and Survival in Difficult Times" (Mark Pastin); (7) "Productivity Improvement Means Being Mission Driven" (John J. Garnand); (8) "Strengthening the Role of Facilities Management in a Small Institution" (Keith H. Lovin); (9) "A Call to Servant Leadership" (Kent M. Keith); (10) "How Leaders Create Change" (Charles W. Jenkins); and (11) "Sustaining Excellence: Bold Strategies for Transforming Your Organization" (William L. Maynard and Thomas J. Champoux). (Contains 73 references.) (JLS)

About the Book Most facility management books provide information on planning, organizing, staffing, and controlling. This book is different. Leadership in Managing Facilities provides the same information in story form. The book focuses on real-life experiences, provides tips, and summarizes how to be successful in this profession. New facility managers should understand the organization’s physical plant must operate efficiently, be capable of adapting to change, and operate in a cost-effective manner. Facilities must meet health, safety, and legal requirements. The appendices in this book provide examples of a facility manager’s operating and management philosophy, format, and listing of the types of policies and procedures that FM departments should have as a minimum, and an example of Vision, Mission, Goals, and Objectives for an FM department. Leadership in Managing Facilities is written by a facility manager for practicing and aspiring facility managers, property managers, and public works directors. This book should be used as a companion book to other more technical FM books because it provides real-life examples. This is an FM book that should be in every facility manager’s FM library.

Most facility management books provide information on planning, organizing, staffing, and controlling. This book is different. Leadership in Managing Facilities provides the same information in story form. The book focuses on real-life experiences, provides tips, and summarizes how to be successful in this profession. New facility managers should understand the organization's physical plant must operate efficiently, be capable of adapting to change, and operate in a cost-effective manner. Facilities must meet health, safety, and legal requirements. The appendices in this book provide examples of a facility manager's operating and management philosophy, format, and listing of the types of policies and procedures that FM departments should have as a minimum, and an example of Vision, Mission, Goals, and Objectives for an FM department. Leadership in Managing Facilities is written by a facility manager for practicing and aspiring facility managers, property managers, and public works directors. This book should be used as a companion book to other more technical FM books because it provides real-life examples. This is an FM book that should be in every facility manager's FM library.