In this episode of Fit for Duty, host Dr. Larry Earl, along with guest Dena Kirk, an occupational health expert, delve into the importance of post-offer employment testing (POET) for workplace safety and productivity. They discuss the difference between POET and pre-employment physicals, the relevance of essential job functions as defined by the AD…

In this episode of Fit for Duty, host Dr. Larry Earl, president of the National Association of Occupational Health Professionals, is joined by Dena Kirk, an occupational therapist and director for Occupational Medicine and Outpatient Rehab Services at Southern Illinois Health, highlights effective recruitment and retention strategies in occupationa…

In this episode of Fit for Duty, Dr. Larry Earl hosts Dr. Diana Kraemer to continue the discussion on delayed recovery in workers compensation cases, focusing on the biopsychosocial model. They explore its role in addressing the comprehensive health of workers beyond just the physical injury, emphasizing the importance of work in the healing proces…

In this episode titled 'Beyond Band-Aids: Why Holistic Care Matters for Workplace Injury Recovery', guest Wamaitha Sullivan shares her journey into occupational medicine, highlighting her initial encounter with the field through her HR role at an oil factory, leading to a longstanding collaboration with Dr. Fletcher. Sullivan advocates for a holist…

In this episode of Fit for Duty, host Dr. Larry Earl, president of the National Association of Occupational Health Professionals, and guest Keith Lavin, Director of Business Operations at Hackensack Meridian Health, delve into the financial hurdles facing occupational medicine practices. They discuss the increasing costs and shrinking revenues in h…

Fast Tracks to Recovery: Advanced PT Strategies for Early RTW in Workers' Comp Cases with Lucas Myers In this episode of Fit for Duty, Dr. Larry Earl, president of the National Association of Occupational Health Professionals, is joined by Lucas Myers, Senior Director at ATI Physical Therapy. They delve into the world of advanced physical therapy f…

In this episode of the Fit for Duty podcast, Dr. Larry Earl, president of the National Association of Occupational Health Professionals, talks with Dr. Manijeh Berenji, an expert in occupational medicine. They discuss the complexities of fitness for duty assessments, the impact of mental health conditions on workplace safety and productivity, the i…

The Big Four in Occupational Medicine: A Roadmap to a Fit and Productive Workplace In this episode of Fit for Duty, Dr. Larry Earl, president of the National Association of Occupational Health Professionals, probes into occupational health's crucial role in fostering a healthier, productive, and safe workplace. Joined by Dr. John Koehler, the discu…

Exceeding Expectations in Occupational Health: An Interview with Barbara Khozam In this episode of the 'Fit for Duty' podcast, host, Dr. Larry Earl, interviews customer service expert, Barbara Khozam, on strategies to improve customer service in occupational medicine. Discussions focus on challenges of balance between patient needs and employer exp…

Navigating the Complexities of Delayed Recovery in Occupational Health: A Conversation with Dr. Diana Kramer In this episode of the Fit for Duty podcast, the host Dr. Larry Earl, President of the National Association of Occupational Health Professionals, discusses the concept of delayed recovery in occupational health with guest Dr. Diana Kramer of…

Do you think attaching bonuses to time in the office is the way to go to get people to return to the office? If so, would it get you to work from the office more frequently? Recent media articles reveal that employees at Origin Energy and Suncorp Group risk having their bonuses cut if they do not comply with office attendance rules. The policies we…

The pandemic has certainly changed the way organisations are looking at there office accommodation fitouts. The office now needs to compete with other places to work. The days of not being spatially aware are over. The importance on space being functional for quiet work, considered working, project work, meeting spaces for leader meetings or collab…

This week lets talk about one of the biggest issues organisations are struggling with, Workplace Culture. There is a shopping list of things that can easily, that is right easily tip a workplace culture that is operating in equilibrium or powering ahead The first two, Workplace Environment and Flexible Working have an impact on the third, Workplace…

"is the post occupancy evaluation process dead"? It is my opinion that it was dead before the pandemic hit. Why? Well it goes a bit like this. The post occupancy evaluation was never given enough kudos as it identified the short coming of the workplace design and functionality after a new or an existing workplace was occupied. So often project team…

As 2023 is drawing to a close lets have a chat this week around the topic on everyone lips this year, Working From Home vs Working From The Office. For the record, for the bulk of my professional life I have worked from home. It is real art, successful mainly if you work autonomisly or you work in a client facing or sales role and you work from hom…

In this episode I want to focus on how we can get the workplace to transform post pandemic one dimensional thinking into having three dimensional doers back and engaged not just at work but in society. Are you wondering were common sense has gone. Where the finishers have gone, the people that physically finish a the project, task or activity they …

Hello and welcome to TWEP proudly bought to you by Workplace Services Australia, your leading workplace strategy, change management, workplace culture and workplace services partner. My name is Bligh Williams, I am the Director of Strategic Special Projects at WSA and am currently working on a number of workplace and bespoke once in a lifetime proj…

Over the last twenty years, the baseline on determining the amount of real estate a client required was originally crudely estimated using the formula - Headcount x 10m2. Tenant advisors traditionally snubbed the importance of the discoveries made by the Workplace Strategist which often revealed how their client employees worked and what parts of t…

After a break during the pandemic, The Workplace Experience Podcast- aka TWEP (thanks to the marketing guys) is back on the air, and the podcasts could not come to you without the loyal support of our sponsor Workplace Services Australia (WSA) TWEP brings you topical discussions with industry experts in the world of workplace. Dont be surprised Aus…

In this episode we chat with Professor Roger Daly - Bio Medical Discovery Institute at Monash University - changes in workplace for the medical research. Don't miss this episode where we discuss the post COVID-19 workplace challenges for research and funding for medical research. This episode is a slightly longer format - 32 minutes, its worth the …

In Australia over the last two weeks the importance of a Workplace Culture Audit has been in the media, for all the wrong reasons. Rarely do organisations conduct Workplace Culture Audits if everything is ok, there is normally a catalyst of some proportion that requires a Culture Audit. Workplace Culture is influenced by people, HR, processes, buil…

Workplace Standards, Guidelines and Protocol documents can be a great tool. It sets framework and parameters, not just for workplace projects, but also for the business leaders and people managers on business as usual workplace requests. Over the last decade this document has often been referred to as a “kit of parts”. Now lets look at the definiti…

Today we will be talking about physical distancing requirements in the workplace. We need to emphasis here that your requirements around social distancing in Australia are set and changed predominately by your State or Territory Government, plus Public Health COVID safe plans and the guidance provided by the National COVID-19 Coordination Commissio…

Today we will talking about the importance of workplace design, how the specific workplace strategy is fundamental to provide the workplace design framework, to deliver a workplace that is functional and sustainable for the business for the next 5-10 year. The area of workplace design has changed dramatically over the last decade. There are two dif…

Today we will be discussing how to achieve the best results from your project manager on your workplace project. It is essential that the project manager that you engage has experience in workplace projects. Often the contract delivery model or the ongoing requests for cost cutting, reduction in time to deliver the project and scope creep puts at r…

Today we will be discussing the trends towards using the Integrated Fitout Project Delivery Model for major workplace projects. It is definitely now more than just combining base building construction and tenancy fitout works. Longer term integrated project models tend to have a duration of between 2 – 4 years depending on the size of the project. …

This episode focus on the importance of your change management investment to successful return your workforce back to the office. It is about making employees feel and know they are safe about returning to the office. There can never be to much communication. The communication should start yesterday. Employees need to understand what new regimes ha…

This is the second series of our discussions on investing in expert workplace change management services to encourage employees to feel comfortable about returning to work at the office. We discuss the importance of re-education of people expectations on room capacity and creating new habits by sub-conscious reminders by subtle and informative sign…

This is the second part of our Change Management series. This episode has a real focus on the live project examples of why a "a day in the life" of some of your clients is so important and can lead to true success of your workplace project. We also look closely at the difference between a workplace "need" and a "want". This episode also looks at th…

Today we will be focusing on the importance of change management and how it will contribute to the return of employees to the office while the COVID curve flattens and we move towards the new normal.By Bligh Williams

Today we will be focusing on the importance of the workplace strategy and how it will contribute to the return of employees to the office while the COVID curve flattens, during hot spots and how the strategy will contribute to the new norm. This will be the first part of two parts, due to the amount of content that we will cover.…

The workplace experience is a major contributor to employee engagement, innovation, creativity and productivity, with real estate being the second largest cost to any organisation after its human capital expense. This podcast series will provide insight into how organisations are managing the evolution of change in the workplace, driven by technolo…

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