The brilliant Lucy Brazier OBE, recently wrote an open letter to the office management community…“Dear office manager and assistants. You are not superheroes, work wives, glue, miracle-workers, rockstars, oracles, magicians, unsung heroes, wizards, jugglers or Swiss Army knives.”The reality: these professionals, while not possessing superhuman abilities, are phenomenal at their jobs.Office...
How Facilities Management Companies Enhance Efficiency
Office management is a demanding role (respect to office managers far and wide!) - and the role often requires juggling many tasks simultaneously. From ensuring smooth day to day operations to fixing all number of issues, the responsibilities can be overwhelming. However, with the support of a facilities management company,...
24 hours of Facilities Management
Facilities Management may not be the most glamorous area of office life, but when it comes to the day to day experience of employees, clients and guests, much of what they see is actually organised or supplied by a facilities team.This month we thought we’d give you a run down...
How Radiance have transformed one clients’ facilities management!
At Radiance our goal is to provide five star facilities management services while working in partnership with our clients to ensure all their needs are met. We recently supported a lovely former client with a major office move. They approached us having moved to an asset management company as they...
What are the benefits of working with a facilities management company?
What are the benefits of working with a facilities management company? In a fast-paced corporate world, managing an office efficiently requires seamless coordination, an eye for detail and knowledge of multiple areas of the business. From health and safety regulations to office cleaning and maintenance, the demands can be overwhelming....
Maintaining a Welcoming Office for Hybrid Workers
We’ve been talking about flexible working for years now, and more recently the emphasis has been on hybrid working, condensed hours and outcome based structures. Many global businesses are making decisions in 2023 which will affect the future of their employees. Several household names are asking teams to go back...
Is the cost-of-living crisis impacting your office?
It was announced last week that the UK is in recession, and although we recommend staying optimistic, the combination of this and the energy crisis means that many of us are going to feel the pinch. As we approach the new year, a time when budgets are released and plans made for the...
Is your office winter ready?
The temperature has plummeted after our long, hot summer, and now is the perfect time to get your office or property winter-ready before the frost sets in. We’re all facing an uncertain winter with rising energy prices and a possibly challenging time financially, so how do you make sure your workplace is...
The Importance of Communication
At Radiance we pride ourselves not only building strong relationships with our clients, but also communicating at every step of the way and crucially, delivering on our promises. The world of facilities is something we’ve been navigating for over ten years now, and when the business was established we set ourselves high standards. Stories...
5 top tips to become an award winning Office Leader
We were delighted to be the headline sponsor of the second Office Management Awards in June, and I really enjoyed contributing the celebrations by delivering a speech which revolved around the changing climate we've experienced over the past few years and how now you're not just an 'office manager': you...