Leadership Minute: A Better Way To Handle Employee Departures

The two weeks' notice paradigm of leaving jobs is not working for companies or employees

Over the past two decades, companies have invested heavily in hiring well and building strong cultures. However, the way people leave organizations remains largely unchanged and often undermines all that progress—leaders however need a new playbook if they want to make meaningful change. 

My latest book (launching next Tuesday!), Rethinking Two Weeks’ Notice is that playbook and replaces the outdated paradigm of sudden resignations and abrupt terminations with a transformational alternative we’ve successfully tested at our company: an Open Transition Program (OTP). With an OTP, departures are managed with transparency, respect and an extended timeline to help both sides land on their feet.

In a recent session with the Elevate Club, I previewed the content from Rethinking Two Weeks’ Notice, outlining a playbook to transform the way employees leave companies for the better. If you’ve ever had a bad experience losing an employee or leaving a workplace yourself, you won’t want to miss this—check out the full recording below.