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The Empathetic Workplace
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The Empathetic Workplace

5 Steps to a Compassionate, Calm, and Confident Response to Trauma on the Job

HarperCollins Leadership, 2021 mais...


Editorial Rating

9

Qualities

  • Comprehensive
  • Applicable
  • Well Structured

Recommendation

Employees perform better in a supportive corporate environment, but disruptive events – illness, domestic abuse, crime, accidents – can displace people’s lives and upset your team dynamics. Attorney and organizational crisis counselor Katharine Manning explains that companies become stronger when leaders offer employees understanding and trust during difficult times. With active listening and understanding, you can help your team members gain control of their situation and open the door to solutions.

Take-Aways

  • Traumatic events can derail a person’s focus, energy and productivity.
  • Follow the five-step LASER process to support employees in a crisis.
  • Listen actively as people discuss a traumatic event to provide a first, important step toward healing.

About the Author

Katharine Manning is a counselor and legal adviser on victim issues. She served as a senior attorney advisor with the US Justice Department on victim responses to such crises as the Boston Marathon bombing.


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