Diane Coles Levine
Number Of Publications
25 articles
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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, […]
10 Tips on Managing Rumors and Resistance to Workplace Change
When embarking on a workplace transformation project or move, gossip about the project is inevitable. Workplace rumors are systematic and can spread […]
Crafting Alliances: Enabling Better CEO Decisions on Real Estate and Workplace Strategy
This article provides tips on crafting an alliance to help CEOs make informed decisions and use the workplace for better business results. […]
Enabling Competitive Advantage Through Workplace Design
This article demonstrates how one company, an urban clothing manufacturer, leveraged the workplace for marketing, employee attraction and retention. Their new campus […]
Driving Impactful Workplace Conversations
To effectively lead workplace change, FMs must work regularly with the C-suite, HR, IT, Finance, etc. and hold strategic and tactical conversations […]
5 ways to improve the employee experience when using meeting room technology: Avoiding hitches, glitches and fumbles
Whether meeting room technology resides in the FM or IT department, it doesn’t matter to your employees – they just want the […]
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. […]