Communication

As a manager, your initial response when an employee comes to you with a cancer diagnosis can set the stage for the entire process. Yet most managers don't know what to say -- either from a personal or business perspective. The information in the following sections below offers help on how to navigate through those inititial conversations.

• HOW TO RESPOND TO THE NEWS
  

  If your employee approaches you regarding his or her illness, it’s natural to feel uncer...

• FIVE THINGS YOUR EMPLOYEE WANTS TO HEAR
  

  You and your employee are in a unique situation, but there are a few choice, neutral phrases t...

• WORDS OF COMFORT: WHAT TO SAY AND WHAT NOT TO SAY
  

  
  There are no “crib sheets” for discussing cancer with your employee. Howev...

• PRIVACY FUNDAMENTALS: THE BASICS A MANAGER NEEDS TO KNOW
  

  When you find out an employee has cancer, one of your first concerns must be the employee's pr...

• RESPECTING PRIVACY
  

  The news that your employee has cancer is never easy to hear, however she delivers it. Instead...