Return to work after illness or injury – Blog archive
Return to work after illness or injury
Returning to work after illness or injury can feel like a relief, it’s a return to normality. But it can also feel daunting wondering if you can cope, still do the job and what to say to people. These blogs share what you can do to ensure a successful transition. And by ‘work’, I mean paid work, volunteering or education. Also, work doesn’t have to be a 9-5 job.
Managing your expectations of yourself when returning to work after a serious illness
Managing your expectations of yourself when returning to work after a serious illness or injury is key for a successful transition. But because it is about you managing your expectations of yourself, it can be one of the hardest things to do. You are someone who...
Managing expectations at work after illness or injury
Managing expectations at work after illness or injury is so important in ensuring your return to work is a good enough transition. And linked to this is what you tell people. You may be wondering what to say to people, if anything, about what happened to you. You may...
How to prepare for returning to work after illness
Prepare for returning to work after illness or injury. Is that a thing? You’ve been through a serious illness, perhaps life-changing for you in some ways, treatment has ended, your recovery is going pretty well and returning to work is now on the horizon. Hurrah! You...
Returning to work after a serious illness: What you need to know
Returning to work after a serious illness can feel like a relief. It’s a long-awaited return to normality. You may also have financial concerns of needing to make money again, wondering if you are ready to return, and just generally have anxieties and questions...
Uncovering the unconscious biases that can hinder an employee’s return to work after a serious health issue
This post focuses on uncovering the unconscious biases which can interfere with an employee's return to work after a serious health issue. It s the fifth and final post in this series for line managers who have a team member returning to work after a serious health...
Unconscious biases can hinder an employee’s return to work after a serious health issue
This post focuses on the unconscious biases which can interfere with an employee's return to work after a serious health issue. This is the fourth post in a series for line managers who are supporting such employees, and are wondering how they can best do that. ...
What not to say to an employee returning to work after a serious health issue
This is the third post in a series for line managers who have a team member returning to work after a serious health issue, and are wondering how they can best support their employee. Rather than focus on HR policies and employment law, what I’ll share here are the...
Helping your employee return to work after a serious health issue – What not to do (Part 2)
This is the second post in a series for line managers who have an employee returning to work after a serious health issue, and are wondering how they can best support them. Rather than focus on HR policies and employment law, I share the subtle and often unseen...
Helping your employee return to work after a serious health issue – What not to do (Part 1)
This is the first post in a series for line managers who have a team member returning to work after a serious health issue, and are wondering how they can best support their employee. Rather than focus on HR policies and employment law, what I’ll share here are the...
When returning to work after a long-term illness goes wrong
You are returning to work after a long-term illness or injury and asking yourself the questions: Can I even do what I used to do? Do I want to? Will my health issue prevent me from getting good projects and promoted? How do I talk about what happened and do I want to?...
What makes being employed with a long-term illness work?
Wondering what makes being employed with a long-term illness work is a common thought among line managers of such employees. Their employee may need to take significant time off for appointments, treatments and recovery. As a line manager, it's not easy having people...
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"Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step." by Martin Luther King, Jr. Hello. My name is Barbara Babcock and this will be my blog/website for my venture in helping people (and their families) live well with...