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In building management, what’s the secret to keeping costs down and tenants satisfied?

Adopt a proactive management approach to the building and address issues promptly when they occur. To translate that concept into action, use checklists to manage your priorities in each area of the building. Here are three possibilities you can use to improve your operations.

We get it, you’re used to using paper. And you probably think it’s not actually causing that much of a problem for your business. We hate to break it to you, but it’s all been a lie.

These are the lies you've been telling yourself and why they just aren't true.

Risk and regulatory compliance are ever-present concerns for the energy industry. That is why there is so much paperwork to get through to satisfy management and regulators.

But who likes doing paperwork? Few people do. Reducing, eliminating and streamlining paperwork for energy workers is essential to improve productivity and efficiency.

In 2015, McKinsey & Company identified construction as one of the least digitized industries. Sadly, not much has changed since then. However, a few companies are looking for digitization opportunities. Digitization may be daunting — where exactly should you start? The answer is simple: focus on transforming your paper forms into digital assets.

Why focus on forms? Forms, checklists and related documents are the workhorses of business administration. Nearly every important process and workflow — whether it is safety, planning or project management — has forms that are critical to getting work done. Given how much you use forms at work, isn’t it worth finding ways to make them more efficient?

To help you identify new threats and opportunities in the oil industry, here are our oil industry 2018 predictions. Consider how your business can grow from leveraging these trends in the year ahead.