“This book should be on the desktop of every C-level executive.”
As a leader ...
would you know how to support a grieving employee and enable them to transition successfully back to work after a loss?
do you understand how to balance their needs with those of your team and the company as a whole?
if you suffered a shattering loss, would you know how to manage your grief while continuing to lead?
Practical and specific, Leading Through Loss is the guidebook leaders at every level need to navigate grief and loss at work.
“Using real life stories, Margo Fowkes provides a compelling narrative, peppered with step-by-step guidance and tools, that I found to be an indispensable guide. . . . This book is a great tool for everyone, not just those in charge.”
Leading Through Loss provides practical tools and ideas from leaders who’ve dealt with grief at work and offers insight into the perspective and experience of grieving employees: what they need and want, what helps and what hurts, what support they were grateful for and what they wish their leaders had done differently.
Contents
Introduction: Facing the Challenge of Grief at Work
1. Understanding the Impact of Grief in the Workplace
2. The Business Costs of Grief
3. Supporting a Grieving Employee
4. When an Employee Dies
5. Grieving When You’re the Boss
6. Grief Support in a Virtual Workplace
Conclusion: Grief and Compassion at Work
Sources
Acknowledgments
Appendix 1: Resources
Appendix 2: Sample Bereavement Policy
Appendix 3: Two Models for Workplace Grief Support
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“Margo Fowkes has given leaders at all levels a true gift. . . . This book provides practical guidance and advice for leading your team through the most challenging situations.”
Margo Fowkes is the president of OnTarget Consulting Inc., a firm specializing in helping organizations and individuals act strategically, improve their performance, and achieve their business goals. Margo helps organizations and leaders create a more compassionate culture by speaking openly about grief and loss in the workplace. After the death of her son, Jimmy, in 2014, she created Salt Water, an online community that provides a safe harbor for anyone grieving the death of someone dear to them.