{"id":16349,"date":"2026-05-21T17:50:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T15:50:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/petraam.com\/?page_id=16349"},"modified":"2026-08-13T19:16:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T17:16:55","slug":"soocanje-z-izgubo-v-delovnem-okolju","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/petraam.com\/en\/soocanje-z-izgubo-v-delovnem-okolju\/","title":{"rendered":"Coping with Loss in the Workplace"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nLoss in our private life doesn\u2019t stay at home \u2013 it comes with us into the office.\n<\/h3>
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On this lecture, we open a topic that is rarely addressed in business: how to respond as a company and as an individual when a colleague loses a loved one or when the whole team loses a co worker. Participants receive very practical sentences, approaches and ideas on how to be human to human in the hardest moments \u2013 while still respecting professional boundaries and responsibilities.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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\nWho is this for?\n<\/h2>
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This lecture is based on my experience from the corporate world and on my work with entrepreneurs in periods of grief.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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\nThis talk will answer questions like:\n<\/h2>
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\nHow do we even talk about death and loss at work?\n<\/div>\n<\/div>
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\nWhat can I say to a grieving colleague \u2013 and what is better not to say?\n<\/div>\n<\/div>
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\nHow can I support someone returning to work after a loss?
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\nWhat can we do when a loss affects an entire team or the wider organisation?\n<\/div>\n<\/div>
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We spend most of our day at work, but almost none of us were taught how to be with someone who is grieving.\nMany companies only have a basic \u201cprotocol\u201d (flowers, condolence card, attending the funeral), but lack real space for the emotional and organisational side of loss. When a company knows how to meet grief:<\/span><\/p>\n