Rita H. Ghilani, M.Ed.
Founder and President
Programs for Working People
Rita Ghilani has been a teacher/trainer for her entire professional career, never wavering from what she does best. She has provided work-life seminars and corporate training programs for managers and employees since 1988. The company was established under the name Programs for Working Parents; in 1996 the name was changed to better reflect the emerging work-life industry. Rita has designed and delivered training programs on the full range of work-life issues; her specialty is stress management.
Rita has worked with large and small organizations in both the public and private sectors, including ESPN, Time Warner Book Group, University of Massachusetts Boston, John Hancock, Stratus Technologies, McGraw-Hill Companies, and a number of the major national work-life vendors.
Rita is also actively involved in the management of her family's retail business, which her father established in 1947. She and her husband are lifelong residents of Ashland, and are thoroughly enjoying the grand-parenting experience.
Programs For Working People is a nationwide provider of corporate work-life seminars that focus on a wide variety of work, personal, and family life issues. The menu of offerings includes seminars on stress management, health and wellness, work-life balance, effective communication, conflict resolution, positive relationships, financial planning, change management, positive parenting, elder caregiving, and retirement.
Based in the Boston area, the organization works with companies to help employees and managers lead more productive, balanced, and effective lives.
Savvy training managers, human resource directors, and work-life professionals are aware that the opportunity for training is highly valued by today’s employees, and that work-life seminars provide myriad benefits. Today’s workers want it all -- to be successful at work and to have rich and satisfying lives beyond work.
Our content-packed, lively, and thought-provoking educational programs address important work and life management skills. The seminars respond to the interests and needs of employees at various stages in the life cycle, appealing to young singles, employees considering retirement, and just about anyone in between.
Our Worksite Seminars:
Help employees recognize that others share their issues and challenges
Provide support as individuals manage complex, conflicting priorities
Enhance employees' efforts to integrate personal, family, and work lives
Assist employees with managing change, time, stress, relationships, and money
Energize employees to make significant lifestyle changes
Build camaraderie and improve the nature of interactions
Facilitate efforts to manage dependent care responsibilities
Enhance employees' ability to focus on getting the job done
What about benefits to the organization?
Providing seminars is one of the easiest and most cost-effective methods for demonstrating a company's commitment to the work-life agenda. Employers who utilize our top-notch programs recognize the strategic advantage of focusing on their most valuable resource -- their people. Seminars are an essential component of the overall work-life initiative, helping to build employee commitment, productivity, and a sense of satisfaction with personal and professional life.
For a complete listing of seminar topics, please download the "Seminars" PDF.
