101. When Trauma Hits the Workplace: Helping Teams Heal and Move Forward
When trauma enters the workplace, leaders often focus on getting everyone "back to work." But what if the fastest path forward is helping people feel emotionally safe first?
In this episode of The Leader in You, Dr. Lola Gershfeld and Polina Marian explore how leaders can help employees navigate loss, conflict, unexpected change, and other traumatic workplace experiences without leaving people emotionally stuck.
Using real client stories, they discuss:
How grief and trauma affect team performance
Why unresolved emotional experiences keep employees stuck
The difference between repairing a…
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