Leading vs. Managing a Facilities Function: The Distinction That Determines Whether Your Next Hire Succeeds
Matt Lesher of Real8 Group on the critical distinction between leading a facilities function and managing one, and the interview questions that reveal which type of candidate you have.
What Makes a Strong Candidate for an Owner-Side Facilities or Construction Role: Insights from Matt Lesher
Matt Lesher of Real8 Group shares what actually separates strong candidates for owner-side facilities and construction roles at universities, health systems, and cultural institutions.
Why Posting a Facilities or Construction Role Publicly Doesn’t Work: Insights from Matt Lesher
Matt Lesher of Real8 Group explains why publicly posting a Director or VP of Facilities role rarely surfaces the candidates you need, and what the structural problem really is.
The Retirement Wave Timeline: Which Facilities and Construction Leadership Roles Are at Highest Risk in the Next 3-5 Years
Matt Lesher on which facilities and construction leadership roles are at highest retirement risk in the next three to five years, why succession plans that look viable often fall apart, and what institutional organizations should be doing now rather than waiting for the vacancy.
The Doer-Seller Scarcity: What Owners’ Rep Firms Get Wrong When Hiring Project Executives
Matt Lesher of Real8 Group breaks down the doer-seller scarcity at owners’ rep firms — why the right project executives aren’t applying, what’s shrinking the pipeline, and how to design a search that actually reaches them.
The Institutional Superintendent Shortage: What Matt Lesher Is Seeing Across Universities, Health Systems, and Owners’ Rep Firms
Experienced institutional superintendents are retiring and the pipeline is thin. Matt Lesher of Real8 Group breaks down what makes this role so hard to fill and why owners’ rep firms feel it most.
Compensation Ranges for Project Managers Through VPs in Construction and Institutional Facilities: What Matt Lesher Sees in the Market
Matt Lesher of Real8 Group on what compensation conversations actually look like in construction and institutional facilities searches, and where organizations consistently lose candidates before an offer is ever made.
Why Higher Education and Healthcare Struggle to Recruit Facilities Leaders — Insights from Matt Lesher, Real8 Group
Matt Lesher of Real8 Group on why universities and health systems consistently struggle to recruit qualified facilities and construction leaders — and how to fix it.
