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Name: Making an Exit: Effectively Handling Terminations
Overall Rating:
Category: Supervision, Management, & Leadership
Duration: 1.50 hour(s)
Individual Fee: $25.00

The "hidden" costs of employees leaving is significant when one adds up the ripple effects felt through efforts to find a replacement, cover the absence, onboarding, retraining and more.  Set your managers up for success when there are temporary talent gaps in their teams.

This Development Activity has not been scheduled.
College of Lake County
19351 West Washington Street
Building E, Suite E186
Grayslake, IL 60030
United States
Importance: Why this competency is important to our organization, mission, strategy, or goals.

Terminating an employee can cost a company up to 150% of their salary, or more if handled in a manner that leads to legal action.  Whether it's by their own accord or not, there are a lot of things a manager needs to know how to handle when it comes time for an employee to leave the organization. The stakes can be high, with potential legal issues, loss of property or proprietary company information, and the strain of picking up the slack until a replacement can be brought in. Managers must be prepared to implement a smooth transition in this important part of the employee life-cycle.


Know and Explain: Information you will know, be able to explain, or be able to find.

Participants will:

  • Understand the importance of handling terminations in ways that reduce risk to the business
  • Recognize the value of using a solid process to follow when an employee leaves the organization


Do and Show: Important tasks or skills you will be able to perform and demonstrate to others.

Participants will:

  • Use best practices for handling terminations, regardless of reason
  • Navigate legal requirements, responsibilities, who to partner with in the process, and when
  • Develop strategies and a comprehensive checklist to avoid common pitfalls and mistakes when talent exits and everyone else stay
SkillPrerequisiteExpected Outcome
Be a Talent MagnetNot specifiedNot specified
Human Resource Management1 - BeginnerNot specified
Managing Change1 - BeginnerNot specified
Managing Staff1 - AwareNot specified

Michelle Arentz, Consultant and Management Trainer

Lazarus Learning LLC

Class Costs
Class ValueNo Charge
Individual Fee$25.00
Private Class Fee$0.00
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