Grief's Impact on Work Performance

Your employees are your most important asset for running your business and keeping it profitable. Research indicates that illness or a death in the family is the second most common problem which affects workplace performance. When a death or other serious crisis occurs, on average it impacts the lives of more than 25 other people. 

While 84% of companies have Employee Assistance Programs, only 10% of employees use them. A manager needs to do more than just send a grieving individual to an EAP program which only addresses part of the grief/crisis picture. He or she needs to know:

• The impact of grief and how it affects the entire team
• What to do and say in times of crisis & grief
• How to talk to a grieving individual as well as their co-workers
• How the team’s productivity is affected during the grieving/crisis period
  

Grief expert, Linda Trignano, will address the critical need to train your managers on handling workplace grief and crisis issues in a workshop covering:

Awareness

• That the issue of grief and crisis is a part of every business at some time
• Grief affects not only the person in crisis, but their co-workers as well

Action

• Train your staff
• Know resources available to you
• Put plan in place to handle grief/crisis

*Please note: These sessions are not designed as a replacement for psychotherapy or counseling from a mental health professional. If there is a need for such services, we recommend using your EAP support services in conjunction with the grief coaching sessions at your workplace.

Linda is available as an accomplished, inspirational speaker to a variety of groups and organizations. She has a number of topics that may be of interest to your group. TSalks or workshops can be tailored to your group's specific needs. Please contact Linda directly at 973-722-9961 to discuss your needs further.

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