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Grief does not end at the office door!
In Germany, around one million people die every year, 10 – 20 % of whom are of working age. They are mourned, especially in the workplace. How do colleagues deal with this loss, perhaps also with a long illness? What do they do with the empty space at their desk? How do we remember appropriately? Many questions arise. How does grief work in the workplace?
20/2/2026 (One-day seminar)
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690 Euro
It is not only colleagues who die; grief is also present in the private context and is an important life issue that also has an impact on work. Employees grieve for close relatives, parents, sometimes children and often also for clients, pupils or students. In addition to great sympathy, it is not uncommon for them to feel shocked and uncertain. What helps colleagues, relatives and loved ones and how can work be organised in a new and perhaps different way?
In the seminar, we look at grief and experiences of loss. What is grief, why is it often particularly difficult in the workplace and what exactly can be done when colleagues are grieving? Who does what? What words are comforting? What good examples already exist?
The training is aimed at HR managers, executives and all interested employees who would like to learn more about the topics of grief and death:
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