Grief has entered the workplace. Here’s what leaders can do

Leaders who acknowledge loss instead of minimizing it create teams that are more resilient, engaged, and ready for what’s next.

Up until recently, most leaders believed grief belonged outside the workplace. If someone experienced a loss, they may have received flowers, condolences, a few days of bereavement leave, and were quietly expected to return to normal. Most other forms of loss went unnamed entirely, and it was back to business as usual.