A leadership consultant’s warning to managers: Don’t mistake grief for underperformance
Grief affects everyone differently. That can make it hard for HR pros to guide employees through the grieving process, especially ...
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We give people a few days and expect them back as themselves, when the science of loss says grief takes no days off at all, and the shame around admitting that is its own quiet cruelty
The average bereavement policy in Europe gives employees somewhere between three and five days for the death of an immediate ...
The colleague who stays composed during a layoff round and only falls apart in the parking lot isn’t unusually professional, they learned somewhere that grief had to wait until it wouldn’t cost anything
The pattern is familiar to anyone who has watched a layoff round move through a company. Someone gets the news ...
After tragedy, a planner finds a niche advising women in grief
Like so many who find a niche in wealth management, Amy Drinkard has a personal connection.Processing ContentIn her case, however, ...
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