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How Companies Are Responding to WFH Steadfast Stance

Available for Interviews: Leni Rivera

Leni Rivera is a Workplace Experience specialist and author of the 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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Getting Employee to Return to the Office:

If there is one thing that the pandemic has taught us, it is that the digital age has finally caught up with the way we work, and there is no going back. It is important to remember that working remotely is not anything new. It existed for decades prior to the pandemic, so employees already knew it was possible to remain productive and engaged working remotely. All the pandemic did is to reveal to all those who were once doubtful and resistant to such a drastic change to the work environment, that in fact, it is an environment that is not only effective but also long overdue.

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Money Saving Advice for Graduates

Available for Interviews: Harry Abrahamsen.

Harry J. Abrahamsen is Founder & CEO Abrahamsen Financial Group. His company offers customized wealth management solutions—creating plans and portfolios that protect, preserve, and grow client’s wealth. He was selected as one of the ten most dependable Wealth Managers in the Mid-Atlantic as published in Forbes magazine.

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How Graduates Can Save Money During this Challenging Times:

Students are finally graduating and are now turning a new page in their chapter in life. Understanding various money strategies can significantly impact their financial success in the real world. It is equally important to start to save money to build up short-term liquidity. All too often people will throw all the money they have at their debt ignoring building short liquidity. The old saying that “cash is king” really applies here. Start a monthly saving habit and stick to it. Do not worry about a rate of return, because it is a short-term strategy. This money may be needed for an emergency or to purchase a new home or condo. One of the early traps is “investing” into a risky investment so the money can grow—to potentially lose money to market volatility.

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Career Opportunity: Home Health Aides Get Top Dollar

Available for Interviews: Dr. Cleamon Moorer, Jr.

Cleamon Moorer, Jr., DBA, is President and CEO, American Advantage Home Care, Inc. His home healthcare agency has served thousands of patients throughout Metro Detroit. He is also the bestselling author of From Failure to Promise: 360 Degrees.

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a Career Opportunity in Home Health Care:

- - Unemployment benefits outperform the rate of traditional home health aide wages.
  - The pay increases and incentives in the fast-food industry, retail, and warehousing industries provide stiff competition for the health care labor and recruitment market.

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Rethinking College as the Pandemic Wanes

Available for Interviews: Mat Jacobson

Mat Jacobson is the Founder & CEO of the Ducere Global Business School, and as a thought leader on innovation within education, is creating some of the industry’s most innovative educational platforms and projects. He is a regular media contributor on topics of business, innovation, and entrepreneurship, and has appeared in articles including Wealth Creator, Marketing Magazine, Business First, Smart Magazine, Start-Up Smart, and Business Builders.

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Rethinking College:

The pandemic has called into question our traditional ways of obtaining degrees and building careers for the long haul. But as this health crisis begins to wane (and hopefully, for good!), we have to explore our basic values in higher education… Is there a better, smarter way?

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Graduate From a World-Class College, Debt-Free

Available for Interviews: Mat Jacobson

Mat Jacobson is the Founder & CEO of the Ducere Global Business School, and as a thought leader on innovation within education, is creating some of the industry’s most innovative educational platforms and projects. He is a regular media contributor on topics of business, innovation and entrepreneurship, and has appeared in articles including Wealth Creator, Marketing Magazine, Business First, Smart Magazine, Start-Up Smart and Business Builders.

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Graduating From College, Debt-Free:

- The US college system is plagued by soaring tuition and crippling student debt. The problems have been talked about, written about, and complained about for decades. But as we head into 2021, tuition has only become more expensive.

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How to End Career Fatigue When Working From Home

Available for Interviews: Saundra Dalton-Smith, MD

Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith is an internal medicine physician, a work-life integration researcher, and an international expert on mind-body-spirit connection. She is also an international speaker and bestselling author of Sacred Rest: Recover Your Life, Renew Your Energy, Restore Your Sanity.

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How to End Career Fatigue When Working From Home:

Career fatigue is a precursor to burnout. It is characterized by a growing indifference about the work you do, a drop in productivity, and an increase in work-related stress. When working from home, the boundary lines between your personal and professional life can get blurry leading to more exhaustion.

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Multitasking Is a Myth (Try This Instead)

Available for Interviews: Dr. Karen Doll

Karen Doll, PsyD is a licensed psychologist, professional coach, and the author of the forthcoming book, Building Psychological Fitness: How High Performers Achieve With Ease.

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Can we Really multitask?

- - The whole concept of multitasking is a fallacy.
    Our brains are not like computer operating systems
  - We are human beings. The brain can’t perform multiple tasks that require high-level functioning or processing at one time.

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Back to School: The Disconnect Between College and Career Paths

Available for Interviews: Mat Jacobson

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Reimagining the College System:

As our nation’s youth head back to college or begin their college pursuits the pandemic has called into question our traditional ways of obtaining degrees and building careers for the long haul. An interesting article from the NY Times sparked reaction from Mat Jacobson, a thought leader and a global leader in disrupting the higher education model. Is there a better, smarter way?

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The British Are Coming Back! With a Revolution in US Higher Education

Available for Interviews: Mat Jacobson

Mat Jacobson is the Founder & CEO of the Ducere Global Business School, and as a thought leader on innovation within education, is creating some of the industry’s most innovative educational platforms and projects. He is a regular media contributor on topics of business, innovation and entrepreneurship, and has appeared in articles including Wealth Creator, Marketing Magazine, Business First, Smart Magazine, Start-Up Smart and Business Builders.

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Affordable, Accessible, and Relevant University Degrees:

The Pros of realizing an education at Ducere Global Business School:

- Revolutionizing Costs: Full degrees from $14,500
- Transforming Skills: Students work on applied projects, not exams and essays

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How to Avoid 5 Common Manager Mistakes That Crush Workplace Culture

Available for Interviews: Dara Barlin

Dara Barlin is the Founder & CEO of the Center for Transforming Culture and the author of the new book, A New Kind of Power: Using Human-Centered Leadership to Drive Innovation, Equity, and Belonging in Government Institutions.

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Common Manager Mistakes & Solutions for Success:

There are a number of traditional management behaviors that have been commonplace in the workplace for centuries. While these strategies served a purpose for a while, they have recently been linked with destroying team culture and creating big problems for organizations including employee apathy, lower quality work, increased attrition, more sick days, more conflict, and worse overall outcomes. The good news is, many organizations are starting to change things up by adopting behaviors aligned with a more human-centered approach to management. In doing so, they’ve seen a big difference in the workplace, including more trust, improved collaboration, increased innovation, higher quality work, and better talent retention. Here are some common behaviors to look out for if you want to create a thriving work environment for your team (and some suggestions for what to do about them).

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