Workplace navigators are making a difference at companies in the Omaha area

LITTLE SMOOTHER...3 NEWS NOW IS LOOKING AT WAYS TOHELP YOU AND AREA BUSINESSESREBOUND FROM THE PANDEMIC.AS EMPLOYEES RETURN TO THEOFFICE... THERE CAN BE STRESSAND SOME ANXIETY THAT COMES WITHTHE TRANSITION.3 NEWS NOW REPORTERDANIELLE DAVIS TAKES A CLOSERLOOK AT HOW THE GREATER OMAHACHAMBER IS USING WORKPLACENAVIGATORS TO HELP COMPANIES,HELP THEIR EMPLOYEES SETTLE IN.PEOPLE ARE HEADED BACK TO WORKAS COMPANIES ARE SLOWLYRETURNING TO IN-PERSON WORKENVIRONMENTS.THE CHANGE LEAVES MANYQUESTIONS, CONCERNS AND SOMEANXIETY ABOUT THE "NEW NORMAL"NASH MAHUPETE, VICE PRESIDETRESIDENT SERVICES, QLI(QLI GROW NAVIGATOR FOLDER -0945)2:00 - 2:12"OK, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVESOMEONE HELP ME NAVIGATE MY LIFEAND SO IT’S VERY COOL THAT THEYCALL THEM THE NAVIGATORS BECAUSETHAT IS WHAT THEY ARE DOING,THEY ARE NOT DRIVING THE PERSONSLIFE, THEY ARE ASKING, WHERE AREYOU TRYING TO TO, LET’S HELP YOUGET THERE."IT’S CALL GROW.

GREATER OMAHAWORK LAB.THEY SUPPORT EMPLOYEES SO THEYCAN MEET THEIR POTENTIAL AT WORKWITH WORKPLACE NAVIGATORS.CHAD MARES, GROW PROGRAM LEADER(4394)3:05 - 3:25"HAVING A JOB DOESN’T MEAN THATYOU HAVE IT ALL FIGURED OUT, INSOME CASES SOME OF US CAN BEJUST ONE BAD DAY AWAY FROMLOSING OUR JOB AND MAYBETUMBLING DOWN."ACROSS THE METRO AREA THECOMPANIES THAT USE THENAVIGATORS DIFFER.FROM THOUSANDS OF EMPLOYEES TOJUST A HUNDRED OR SO.QLI RECENTLY PARTNERED WITH GROWOMAHA, THEY ARE AN ADVANCEDREHABILITATION FACILITY FORINDIVIDUALS RECOVERING FROMBRAIN OR SPINAL CORD INJURIES.DANIELLE DAVIS, REPORTING(4402/4401)"IF YOU ARE AN EMPLOYEE THATNEEDS THE HELP OF A WORKPLACENAVIGATOR, THEY CAN MEET YOUWHERE YOU ARE, THAT MEANS THEYCAN COME TO YOUR PHYSICALLOCATION OR THEY CAN MEET WITHYOU VIRTUALLY."CHAD MARES, GROW PROGRAM LEADER(4394)4:10"LIFE HAPPENS TO EVERYONE WE AREAVAILABLE TO EMPLOYEES FROM THETOP OF THE ORGANIZATION ALL THEWAY DOWN TO THE BOTTOM." SO THEYCAN COME AND TALK TO A NAVIGATORABOUT WHATEVER THEY WANT"NASH MAHUPETE, VICE PRESIDETRESIDENT SERVICES, QLI(0945)1:34"WHEN IT COMES TO THE PEOPLE WEHAVE INVESTED IN, WE DOUBLINGDOWN ON THAT INVESTMENT, WE ARESAYING, LET’S GET SOME OTHERPEOPLE WHO ARE OUTSIDE OF OURORGANIZATION AND THAT HAVE THESAME VALUES AND ASKING, HOW DOWE HELP YOUR TEAM MEMBERS BEEVEN MORE SUCCESSFULL IN THEIRPERSONAL LIVES AND AT WORK."ALL NAVIGATOR SESSIONS ARECONFIDENTIAL.IN OMAHA, DANIELLE DAVIS, 3 NEWSNOW.GROW NAVIGATORS HAVE HELPEDPEOPLE COPE WITH A VARIETY OFPROBLEMS.THEY’VE HELPED THEM COME UP WITHWITH STUDENT LOAN PLANS, TO HOWBUY A CAR, DEAL WITH CHILDCARE