Human-Centered Change Management, Communication and Workplace Experience Strategies

Leonie M. Hicks is a Workplace Strategy & Change Consultant at Unispace where she is passionate about delivering human-centered change management, design and workplace experience strategies. Recorded in Melbourne, Australia, Mike Petrusky asks Leonie about her corporate real estate journey and the ways she helps organizations with innovative change and engagement strategies that bring out … Continue reading "Human-Centered Change Management, Communication and Workplace Experience Strategies"

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Leonie M. Hicks is a Workplace Strategy & Change Consultant at Unispace where she is passionate about delivering human-centered change management, design and workplace experience strategies. Recorded in Melbourne, Australia, Mike Petrusky asks Leonie about her corporate real estate journey and the ways she helps organizations with innovative change and engagement strategies that bring out the best in their people. They explore the challenges faced by facility management and workplace leaders as they try to balance the needs of the workforce with required business outcomes and offer a strategy to co-create workplace guidelines with end users. Mike and Leonie discover they have a shared interest in science fiction, stoic philosophy and pop diva music that serves as inspiration while they deliver practical advice that will help you to be a workplace innovator in your organization!

Connect with Leonie on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leonie-m-hicks/

Learn more about Unispace: https://www.unispace.com/

Watch Leonie deliver her CoreNet Global Young Leaders RED talk: https://youtu.be/tDsqrTo7ID4

Discover free resources and explore past interviews at: https://eptura.com/discover-more/podcasts/workplace-innovator/

Learn more about Eptura™: https://eptura.com/

Connect with Mike on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikepetrusky/


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As Director of Podcasts at Eptura, Mike Petrusky hosts both the Workplace Innovator Podcast and the Asset Champion Podcast, sharing thought leadership with CRE, FM, and IT leaders in the digital and hybrid workplace. Mike has produced more than 500 podcast episodes listened to in over 111 countries. As an in-demand public speaker, Mike engages audiences at numerous industry events each year, including International Facility Management Association and CoreNet conferences, focusing on the human element of workplace and facility management.

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