My company recently suffered a fatality on the job. As a result, we're arranging grief counseling for the crew involved. I'm not sure if my boss should attend. On the one hand, he'll definitely benefit from the session (he's taken it hard) also, he'd be leading by example (we're in construction, these guys aren't the pour-your-heart-out type). On the other hand, there's a concern that employees wont benefit fully from the session if their boss is around--they might hold back on expressing how they really feel. Any HR professionals or people with similar experiences that can offer advice? Do you think the benefits of his attending are outweighed by the detriment it might cause?
Answer:
Do two different sessions...one w/management, one w/crew.
The coming together can happen at the wake.
..Your assumption about how the employees feel about the boss may not be valid. Why not poll the employees whether they would prefer the boss to attend or not? Then share the results with the boss. If needed, the grief counselor can have a special session with managers only.
I would get my own counseling and for appearances attend theirs. You need to be in environment where you can talk without ramifications -real or imagined.
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