Working Through This
Addressing grief is not taught to management.
Why would you expect to do the right thing — without good guidance?
Businesses are becoming acutely aware of death. It has been catapulted into our conversations, our news, our politics, and our enterprise. And more than death, there are many reasons why employees may grieve: receiving a concerning diagnosis, end of a marriage or relationship, missing their old lives after the birth of a child, dreams they don’t achieve, even changes in their workplace. Grief causes disruption to business and enterprise at every level.
Everything you know about grief is wrong.
Our founder, Leslie Barber, was asked to talk about the future of work and grief’s place within it. Right now, businesses confront grief and loss at a vast scale (skyrocketing unemployment, employee disengagement, corporate restructuring, shifts in management, closing) and employers and managers need guidance.
Find out how we address and include grief in the workplace. Watch the video below for ways that your company and your managers can take actions to improve your organization for grieving employees. You can find our white paper below.
57%
This is the percent of Americans who reported the death of a loved one in the last three years. That means the majority of Americans were grieving a death. Given our current state of the world, they are grieving even more now.*
$100 billion
It's striking, but prior to 2020, corporations were losing over $100B annually in grief-related losses. Much due to a lack of understanding about grief itself.*
The global pandemic will likely explode grief-related losses if not properly addressed.
Let's change the way Americans think of grief. Starting with the workplace.
As managers and leaders, you’re not taught to address grief. Why would you expect to know what to say or do —without good guidance?
Businesses have become acutely aware of grief in the workplace, yet still don’t know what to do next. Grief has catapulted into our conversations, our news, our politics, and our enterprise.
Get the 9 actions managers can take, right now, to best address grief in the workplace. Our white paper, Your Grief is Not Welcome Here, is the first of its kind.
How companies treat their employees has become a significant boon (or hit) on their brand.
It influences product and service purchases, it impacts employee retention, and it affects stock prices.
Grief Warrior is the only guidance for a business directly and indirectly affected by grief.
We set you up with tools, direction, and leadership to recognize, respect, and reconnect the grieving.
Our program inspires belonging, connection and engagement. It gives managers the tools to embrace and handle the discomfort of grief.
Take an Online course now
Through our partnership with LinkedIn, Leslie has created a course on “Supporting a grieving employee: A manager’s guide.” You and your management team can take a course now through LinkedIn Learning.
CONSULTATION
It's a guarantee you will have to address grief. Be prepared.
Bring acknowledgment and recognition to grieving employees and to those who support them. Give your management team and employees tools to acknowledge grief, increase productivity, address presenteeism, and build loyalty.
Your team can receive training through:
Managerial, HR & Individual Contributor trainings on grief
Team Response “Grief Squad”
One-to-one grief coaching
HR consulting, playbooks & digital courses
SPEAKING
Alter your concept of grief in business.
Ideal for HR & business professionals who want to elevate their ability to respond when the worst happens. Have Leslie Barber connect with your team through her speaking engagements.
Topics include:
A Modern Conversation on Grief (or… Everything You Know About Grief is Wrong)
Managing Compassionately From Births to Deaths
Leading (and Living) When The Worst Thing Happens
“I’m so grateful to have someone who can help me to wade through this hell… and sort out, bit by bit, what matters, what doesn’t, and how to continue living and breathing.”
ERICA B., GRIEF COACHING CLIENT
GUIDANCE FOR GRIEF IN BUSINESS
Receive periodic learnings on grief specifically for business.
