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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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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 …

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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. …

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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 …

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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 …

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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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