“We talk about well-being. We talk about mental health, but somehow this topic hasn’t yet made it into the forefront," said Patricia Bravo, author of In the Room: When Grief Comes to Work.
Grief affects everyone differently.
That can make it hard for HR pros to guide employees through the grieving process, especially if they’ve never experienced loss themselves. But grief literacy training can help, according to Patricia Bravo, leadership development consultant and author of In the Room: When Grief Comes to Work.
Bravo sat down with HR Brew to share more about grief in the workplace.
This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
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