Workplace by Design

FRANKLIN BECKER is director of the International Workplace Studies Program at Cornell University and president of Becker-Sims Associates, Inc.FRITZ STEELE was formerly on the faculty of Yale and Harvard Universities, and is a principal and founder of the Portsmouth Consulting Group.

"Workplace by Design provides executive leadership with thenecessary expert advice and technical guidance to deliver andmanage the new workplaces in a way that matches exceptional costsavings with extraordinary organizational effectiveness."--Michael A. Bell, director, Corporate Real Estate, The Dun& Bradstreet Corporation "This book picks up where Handy's The Age of Unreason leavesoff. It poses a case for a leader to contemplate his or her companyas an 'ecosystem' and to reframe issues of the employee environmentas akey strategic function and not a tactical after thought."--Laurie Coots, director of Business Development,Chiat/Day ??A very readable and practical book?Offers a number ofinteresting perspectives on organisational consulting?? (TheOccupational Psychologist, December 2002)

• Part One: The Workspace as a Tool for Achieving Goals. 1. Space: The Organizations Second Most Expensive Resource. 2. Understanding Organizational Ecology. 3. Rethinking Status, Identity, and Space. 4. Designing to Accommodate Change. 5. Making Space for Teamwork. 6. Creating a Healthy Environment. 7. Supporting Remote Work. 8. Making Effective Use of Non-Territorial Offices. 9. Developing an Integrated Workplace Strategy. Part Two: Putting Space to Work. 10. Up-Front Planning: Launching a Vision-Driven Workplace. 11. The Role of Leadership: Championing the Workplace Vision. 12. Quality and Return on Investment: Spending Money Where It WillMake a Difference. 13. Making It Happen: Turning Workplace Vision Into Reality.