Service Evolution

FM Evolution: Serving Our Country in FM with AnJuan Thomas

Show Notes

Shownotes:
(0:57) Introduction To AnJuan Thomas
(3:04) Journey into FM
(5:08) What Are You Reading? 
(6:42) FM Within the Military
(9:15) How The Military Impacted Leadership Skills in FM
(12:54) Transitioning from Military to FM Role
(15:29) Creating an American Experience in a Foreign Country
(18:02) Global Labor Shortage & Supply Chain Challenges
(21:15)Love to Serve and Love to Learn
(29:08) Military Life vs. Civilian Life
(35:25) AnJuan’s Legacy
(39:46) Advice & Wrap Up 

Links:
Shawn Black
AnJuan Thomas
State Department’s Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations
Foreign Service Facility Manager Vacancy

Book Recommendations:
How To Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk

Quotes:

“You're only as good as the team you work with.”
(10:13) - AnJuan Thomas

“I actually considered that to be one of the greatest benefits of my time in the military because I got the chance to learn from their successes and from their failures.”
(10:42) - AnJuan Thomas

"I'd like to leave a legacy. You know, where I kind of served as a bridge from the old to the new, being that, I've grown up in this industry.”
(36:17) - AnJuan Thomas

"I would say the biggest driver for me and for my experience as a facility manager is serving others."
(21:18) - AnJuan Thomas

"Being flexible, being coachable, not being too full of yourself, that would be the best advice I would give to anyone in FM." 
(40:39) - AnJuan Thomas

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