Category: WFH

The Workplace Is Forever Changed Because of the Pandemic

Available for Interviews:  Leni Rivera

Leni Rivera is a Workplace Experience specialist and author of its very first book in the industry, Workplace Experience. Her passion is creating work environments that enable employees to be both productive and happy, regardless of where that is. 

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Today’s Workplace:

The Workplace is forever changed because we are forever changed. And there’s no going back.

    • The pandemic changed the way we live and work. 
    • For many of us, we discovered the benefits of working from home—zero travel time, more time with family, easier to get those chores done throughout the week, working in pajamas. Many of us also learned new skills, developed new hobbies, and went back to school.

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3 Ways Businesses Can Bring the Hybrid Work Model Up to Speed

Available for Interviews:  Leni Rivera

Leni Rivera is a Workplace Experience specialist and author of its very first book in the industry, Workplace Experience. Her passion is creating work environments that enable employees to be both productive and happy, regardless of where that is. 

What Leni Rivera can say in an interview
on How the Hybrid Work Model Can Be Improved:

A “hybrid work model,” which means having workers alternate between working from home and working in the office on designated days, is not a new concept. Workers have been working from home for more than a decade. And while there is significant data highlighting the benefits of this model—both for the employee and for the company—the pandemic has also revealed many challenges that form barriers to its future success.

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Adapting in the Evolving Workplace … for Success

Available for Interviews:  Leni Rivera

Leni Rivera is a Workplace Experience specialist and author of its very first book in the industry, Workplace Experience. Her passion is creating work environments that enable employees to be both productive and happy, regardless of where that is. 

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on Workplace Evolution:

This time last year, virtually every company around the world shut the doors of their offices and those that couldn’t asked their employees to work from home. The definition of a workplace began its unforeseeable transformation from a physical office space to a virtual room from anywhere. . . or did it?

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Grappling With Your Return-to-Workplace Strategy? 5 Things Every Company Needs to Consider

Available for Interviews:  Leni Rivera

Leni Rivera is a Workplace Experience specialist and author of its very first book in the industry, Workplace Experience. Her passion is creating work environments that enable employees to be both productive and happy, regardless of where that is. 

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on Employees Returning to the Workplace:

      1. Don’t Rush It 
        • Ask for employee feedback. 
        • Ease into re-entry by opening your doors for a smaller population
          (10% – 15%) for the first 3 – 6 months.
        • Before growing the population and incorporating new workplace applications, ask for employee feedback once again. 
        • Stay transparent with employees and let them know the measures the company is taking to support the best working model for the organization. 

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Still Working Remote? 5 Tips for the Long Haul

Available for Interviews:  Leni Rivera

Leni Rivera is a Workplace Experience specialist and author of its very first book in the industry, Workplace Experience. Her passion is creating work environments that enable employees to be both productive and happy, regardless of where that is. 

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Working From Home: 

Remote, Hybrid, or Return Fully? It is apparent that the initial phases of reentering the workplace will call for a hybrid approach, with the majority of employees continuing to work remotely. As local government and CDC restrictions ease, there may be an expectation for employees to return to the office fully. And while this may be the case for the second phase of reentry, it may not be the case long-term.

 Here are 5 tips for enduring success while working from home:

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Home As the New Workplace: 5 Important Do’s and Don’ts 

Available for Interviews:  Leni Rivera

Leni Rivera is a Workplace Experience specialist and author of its very first book in the industry, Workplace Experience. Her passion is creating work environments that enable employees to be both productive and happy, regardless of where that is. 

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on Tips for the Home As the New Workplace 

If you are like most employees, you’ve found that working from home has its benefits, and are considering working from home permanently or semi-permanently post-pandemic. If that’s the case, it’s time to level up your “Work from Home” habits and improve your new workplace. 

Here are important Do’s and Don’ts to help you along the workday:

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Worried About the “Great Resignation?” Here Are 3 Strategies to Promote Employee Retention

Available for Interviews:  Dr. Kelly Waltman

Kelly Waltman, PhD, is the Founder and CEO of SLR Leadership Consultion, LLC. She is also the author of Elevate Connection: Cutivate and Engaged, Inspired, Productive and Profitable Team Culture.

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About the Great Resignation and How to Retain Employees:

    • The business and leadership world is abuzz with the prediction of an impending wave of employee turnover, recently dubbed the “Great Resignation.” 
    • If you, like many business owners and leaders, are worried about the great resignation hitting your workplace, here are three key strategies to help promote employee retention and insulate from a mass exodus.

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Get Employees Excited About Returning to the Workplace!

Available for Interviews:  Leni Rivera

Leni Rivera is a Workplace Experience specialist and author of its very first book in the industry, Workplace Experience. Her passion is creating work environments that enable employees to be both productive and happy, regardless of where that is. 

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on Building Enthusiasm for Returning Employees:

    • Acknowledge apprehension. Coming out of the pandemic is like coming out of a war. Fear and apprehension are not only normal, it’s expected. Instead of fighting against this, companies that are most successful at easing employees back to the workplace, are leaning into it.

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5 Great WFH Exercises (With Video Examples)

Available for Interviews: Raphael Velazquez

Raphael Velazquez, NSCA CSCS, is the founder of VELA, and is a certified strength and conditioning specialist, celebrity trainer, and body transformation expert. He is also the author of Core Fitness: Your Best Shape, Looking and Feeling Great.

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5 Great WFH Exercises:

1. Side of neck stretch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=–DTnGg_sOQ / This is a great stretch for a muscle called the scalenes. This stretch will help those that feel pain in their wrists (carpal tunnel syndrome), issues with the shoulder, arm wrist & finger. Perform for 30 seconds per side.

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