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LinkedIn Learning

Planning Your Family Leave and Return

via LinkedIn Learning

Overview

Learn how to plan and successfully execute a family leave that meets the needs of those at home and work, whether you’re leaving to care for a parent, new child, or sick relative.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Return to work after leave
1. Prepare for Your Family Leave (Susan)
  • Know your leave of absence rights
  • Communicate your leave to your manager
  • Communicate your leave to your coworkers
  • Develop your work coverage plan
  • Write your work coverage plan
  • Staying engaged while you are on leave
2. Create a Work-Life Synergy Plan for Your Return to Work (Kelley)
  • Reassess your values
  • Take inventory of life demands
  • Evaluate your life demands
  • Build your support system
  • Assess your return to work plan
3. Ensure Success After Returning to Work (Susan and Kelley)
  • Staying in the game post-leave
  • Self-promotion and career advancement post-leave
  • Wellness strategies for sustainability
  • Setting good boundaries
  • Considering flexible work options
Conclusion (Susan and Kelley)
  • Guard your return to work plan

Taught by

Susan Rietano Davey and Kelley Biskupiak

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