Resigning managers is “business as usual” these days. Unfortunately, and too often, managers are not informed of their termination in a personal conversation, but, for example, via deactivated parking cards, blocked access codes or an entry in the manager's public calendar. Sounds unlikely or exaggerated? No. I interviewed more than a hundred top managers who were willing to tell me their resignation stories. Confidential, of course. Many shocking termination scenes are told in my book "With the kick out of the executive suite". Authentic stories from top managers in Germany, Switzerland, UK, Italy and Spain. Dismissals without follow-up advice or support changes a person. What very few HR managers and executives know: a termination has a similar effect on a person as a divorce or the death of a family member. Depression and health problems can be the result. What does this mean for your company itself? In any case, a termination does not remain without effect on the employees who remain behind. Word gets around on social media, ie a loss of public reputation (e.g. on kununu or glassdoor.com) is the result. Many reasons to approach the most difficult of all management tasks differently.