Return to work after illness or injury blog archive
These are all the blogs which contain helpful hints, coaching techniques and advice to help you return to work after illness or injury. And by ‘work’, I mean paid work, volunteering or education. It can seem like such a daunting task wondering if you will be able to cope. But you can also eagerly anticipate returning to work because it is a return to normality. These blogs share what you can do to ensure a successful transition.
Return to work after illness or injury
These blogs focus on how to proactively
- Return to work, volunteering, and/or education
- Develop strategies for a successful transition back into work
- Manage relationships with colleagues, your line manager and HR
- Discover ways to use your skills, strengths and interests at work
- Find alternative employment
- Create a new career
You may find some of these blogs in the other categories too.
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
I would like to let you know of a free webinar I am delivering on 26 November, 6-7pm, about supporting employees returning to work after a long-term illness/serious injury. I hope you can join me and I look forward to 'seeing' you there. In the past year or two, maybe...
Long-term illness & Employment – What makes it work?
You may be the line manager of an employee who is living with a long-term condition or illness that requires some time off for the employee to recover to the point they can return to work. It is not easy having people on leave for such long periods of time and you are...
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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...