We Not Me
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Episode 52 - Coming back to a team
Show Notes
We too often prioritise work over our own needs. This is compounded if you have a disability that might take you away from work for a time, if a new baby has entered your life, or if you’re grieving. Serena Savini lives with a chronic illness and had an accident at work that shed light on this realisation.
Serena is an HR expert, coach, and podcaster who believes that those re-entering work need to be supported in every way possible. For her, the most important thing is to create a comfortable environment where everyone is respected and able to be open and honest about their experiences and needs.
Takeaways from Dan and Pia
- Changing over time requires conscious recognition of your identity. it's not just about build habits and ticking boxes.
- We don't always know how to deal with change, even when we're aware of it. This can lead to what Serena called a "strange and awkward silence”.
- Like the Chinese proverb says, we can't step in the same river twice. As we move on before coming back to a team, so the team itself has changed.
- When the legal system in Italy let Serena down, it was her team that was able to provide support, even as the company itself let her down.
- Although things have moved on, the price of the human we call an employee seems to be very low right now.
Links
- Connect with Serena on LinkedIn
- I’m Back! – Serena’s podcast
- Atomic Habits, by James Clear
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Meet the guests
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HR Expert, Facilitator and Counselor, Serena Savini is the founder and host of the I'm Back! Podcast. For the past 15 years, she has been working in big organisations and in startups across Europe and US with a heart centric approach to Human Resources and Learning & Development. She was born with a disability and she had an injury at work in 2016. Since then, she began to do a personal healing process and she became curious about other stories around coming back to work after a life changing experience.
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