Planning Your Comeback: Easing Back into Work with Michael Sherlock

2025-01-06

In this episode, we discuss the importance of planning your return to work after time off. We explore how our personal lives can impact our professional performance and offer strategies to ease back into the office without feeling overwhelmed. The Role of Planning: Why planning is essential for a smooth transition back to work. How a structured return can alleviate feelings of panic and stress. Managing Emotions: Understanding the feeling of panic and how it...

The Role of Planning:

Why planning is essential for a smooth transition back to work.

How a structured return can alleviate feelings of panic and stress.

Managing Emotions:

Understanding the feeling of panic and how it affects our productivity.

Recognizing that feelings are natural but how we react to them is a choice.

Practical Strategies for Transition:

Blocking out time on your calendar for the first halfday back to focus on settling in.

Prioritizing tasks like organizing your workspace and checking urgent emails.

Creating a Supportive Environment:

Setting the right tone for your return by allowing yourself time to adjust.

The benefits of not scheduling meetings immediately after returning.

Call to Action

Plan your first day back at work to create a sense of control and calm.
Acknowledge and manage emotions rather than letting them dictate your actions.
Prioritize selfcare and organization upon your return to enhance productivity.

Taking the time to plan your return to work can significantly improve your experience and productivity. Thank you for joining us today, and remember to take care of yourself as you transition back into your professional routine!

Catch us next time for another episode of the Shock Your Potential Podcast!

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Who is Michael Sherlock?

Don’t be fooled by the name, the hair color, or crazy shoes. Michael Sherlock is serious about business. She is dedicated to creating positive, productive, and profitable workplaces, and helping individuals and businesses unlock their ultimate potential.

Before launching her global training company, “Shock Your Potential”, Michael was Vice President of US Sales for two multi-national medical device companies, responsible for net revenue exceeding $75 million and as many as 500 employees at a time. Michael has been referenced in Forbes, quoted in Yahoo Finance and is a frequent media expert concerning hiring and employee management on local and national news outlets such as 6ABC in Philadelphia, ABC 13 in Houston, Daily Blast Live, and more.

Michael is a two-time best-selling author and recently released her third book, in a totally unique format, Operation Fred – What a Street Cat Taught Me About Leadership. Her fourth book, The Enlightened Workplace will be released this year.

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