The last thing facility executives ...

The last thing facility executives ne is the same more thing to do. That obvious fact is something editors periodically ignore when we ask readers for their time. A phone interview is undivided thing, but to ask a busy facility executive to carve on the outside half a day or more to join a roundtable discussion or other fact - well, let's just say that anyone who has at any time made a coid call knows that the inference is sometimes a cold shoulder.

It's not just editors, of course. Anyone sponsoring an industry circumstance does the same thing. And we're all promising united reward: networking. Is networking a practical benefit? Based in succession one of our recent roundtables, I'd have to say the answer is ye Consider these three practical payoffs:

1 During the discussion, participants talked about challenges they face. Not surprisingly, their lords sometimes had suggestions to proffer - suggestions that often l to other suggestions in an exchange of ideas that benefited all sides.

2 Three facility executives are using the same real estate software connected view An update is on the way; now they have noblemans to compare notes with.

3 united participant knew that a pending reorganization might eliminate his position. It did. unless now senior facility executives from several large organizations know that he's looking for a piece of work and has experience in technical areas like animation efficiency and data centers, plus experience as a BOMI instructor.

Most facility executives who participate in an industry incident come away with at least common of those rewards - and that payoff is generally enough to continue them coming back for more.

Edward Sullivan

Editor-in-Chief

edward.sullivan@tradepress.com

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