Elizabeth D'Arcy-Malone
Member Since: 10th Nov 2016
I am a self confessed philomath, I love learning! Hopefully I carry this passion with me in my role as a Tutor delivering Level 5 CIPD Learning & Development, fully on-line.
I have worked in Learning & Development for lots of years (a lady never divulges her age!) and have worked across sectors in numerous roles ranging from Training Officer to UK Curriculum Development Officer. A bit of a maverick, I like to do things slightly differently and challenge the norm, well, why wouldn't you? I love it when my students get that 'lightbulb' moment. My love of learning is currently being nourished as I am studying neuroscience, so if you're ever in close proximity to me, beware as I will probably try and foist my inner geek onto you!
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Leti, thank you so much for posting. I absolutely agree with you the willingness and capacity of line manager/HR Managers to listen, ask, care, show compassion and empathise is absolutely crucial.
Your post is brilliant and highlights how a period of illness can be managed so badly.
Not sure if you are on Twitter but there is an excellent group whcih supports people woth BPD. Message me if you'd like more details.
Hope you are having a great day, and again, thank you. :-)
Thank you, that's very kind of you to take the time to comment. I think ecucation for the HR Function and also Line Managers is crucial as often situations are handling insensitively simply because the HR/Line manager isn't quite sure how to handle the situation. They may worry about how to phrase something, or whether something they say will cause offence or exacerbate the situation. This is something which can be addressed in training sessions for managers. However, empathy and compassion are THE most important skills when supporting someone (in my humble opinion :-) ).