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Diane Coles Levine

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Diane Coles Levine

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16 articles

Transforming the Workplace at SCAN Health

This white paper describes a major redesign of a standard corporate office environment at SCAN Health Plan. The focus of the redesign …

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Place Matters: The Changing Urban Landscape for Real Estate and Location Decisions

In this article, the authors address three questions: Where are workplaces today (and will there be a change in location decisions); what …

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Workplace Mobility: Are You Ready to Launch a Successful Program for Your Company?

When a new CEO enters a company, employees are often apprehensive and concerned about the future of their work-at-home programs. Will it …

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Stories of Urban Transformation: The Rise of 18-Hour Work/Live Communities

As part of the “Sodexo 2016 Workplace Trends Report,” this piece focuses on stories that demonstrate early signs of the type of …

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Workplace Resilience When a Disaster Strikes: Strategic Questions to Keep the Workplace Productive

Workplace strategy plays a vital role in business resilience as people, place and technology are critical to resuming operations after a disaster. …

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Workplace Strategy: Background and Resources from Pioneering Thinkers

Workplace strategy is not a new topic — in fact, some of the most interesting and innovative research on the workplace and …

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Workplace Change Management: Communicating the Right Information at the Right Time

This article reviews the elements of a successful workplace change communications program and provides FM tips and tricks for managing a workplace …

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Workplace Change Management: An Overview

People have a natural resistance to change. Despite good business reasons for transforming the workplace, employees often feel vulnerable during the process. …

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Top 5 Missteps in a Workplace Transformation

Many organizations consider their move or workplace redesign as a distraction or a necessary evil, while a strategic facility manager sees it …

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Employee Control in the Workplace: The Power of Choice

Changing the workplace without giving employees some form of control in the design can adversely impact employee health, safety and welfare. Accordingly, …

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