About ME  Dr. Sulaiman Baputey (PhD) is a human resource specialist by academics and practice. He has acknowledged interests and profound expertise in multiple domains of talent management such as talent attraction, selection, rewards, assessment, compensation, development, work engagement, and retention. In recent development, the author has written a number of articles on working from home and has become a resource person in drafting working-from-home policy, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.  Academically, the author has almost thirty-seven years of experience lecturing in multiple domains of human resource disciplines with MARA Poly-Tech University College, a quasi-governmental entity under the patronage of MARA, Malaysia. At global level, the author is a member of Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), a professional body that gathers all the top mind from human resource specialists. In addition, the author is also an ordinary member of the Malaysian Institute of Human Resource Management (MIHRM) since 2010. The author also has presented and published several journal articles in the areas of talent management and work engagement and retention. The author can be contacted at sulaiman256@gmail.com and his website address is www.sulaimanbaputeyworkfromhome.com.                                                          About My Book  Triggered by the recent COVID-19 catastrophe, working from home has suddenly become the new normal of work practice, particularly for employees. Although the practice of working from home has started long ago during pre-COVID-19, the forceful nature of post-COVID-19 has brought mixed reactions. While some employees smile to being near their family members with similar amount of paycheck, others experience shock, fear, trauma, loneliness, and distraction working from home during the uncertain period of the pandemic lockdown.  However, little is known and explored about their new work reality, which had drastically shifted from their leisure office setting to unsettled home office. Deriving from these unprecedented challenges, an issue on working from home is gaining deep interests from a large number of contemporary scholars, university students, researchers, academicians, human resource practitioners, employees, public sectors, policy makers, and consultants. Fulfilling their interests, the author took the initiative to fill the gap by bringing a fresh insight that is greatly useful for all the stakeholders. For those who are still puzzled about the next normal of working from home after the pandemic, this book provides a practical solution.  The opening section of this book brings the readers to understand the current reality and future work landscape of working from home, COVID-19 disease trajectory, and global reactions to the COVID-19 pandemic. Subsequently, the author discusses the different nature of working from home between the era of pre-COVID-19 and post-COVID-19. The more serious discussion, however, circumferences on challenges that both employees and employer might face in realizing the new working-from-home procedures. Toward the end of the book, the author offers some practical guideline to HR managers on how to prepare a working-from-home policy that is tailor-made for the COVID-19 pandemic situation.  

Librarian, Business Manager and Systems Analyst. SaaS Innovation Manager at EBSCO. Master in Library and Information Science student, at University of São Paulo (USP). Experienced, innovative and team-focused library technology manager with a Library Science / Information Technology / Business academic background, with extensive professional experience in academic libraries, including management and implementation of next-generation hardware and software systems. Qualified on SaaS and On-Premises software, systems and digital media (databases, ejournals, ebooks....) implementation and maintenance, leading technical / administrative teams, and supporting end-users and internal users.

Dr. Salwan M. Abdulateef currently works as Scientific Research Director, at the University of Anbar. Abdulateef specializes in animal behavior and endocrinology research. He is a member of the Advisory Board of QS World Universities Rankings. Dr. Abdulateef also works as Director of the Academic Journal’s Unit and Managing Editor of the Anbar Journal of Agricultural Sciences and is a member of the Scientific Sobriety Committee for Scientific Research and Publications. Abdulateef has authored more than 44 scientific papers in his field of specialization. 

With nearly 15 years of experience in enterprise software working on hybrid integrations, SaaS, and PaaS solutions.  Working in a nuanced and challenging industry with amazing colleagues, partners, and customers across more than a dozen global markets, there is never a shortage of opportunities to creatively problem solve.  The growth opportunities are everywhere when you're open for them, so introduce yourself the next time you see me presenting at an industry conference!