Contents
Introduction: Why are good break-up conversations important?
Overview of dismissal types: personal, behavioral or operational dismissal - what do you need to know, organize and consider in each case?
Preparation for the interview:
- Legal framework, preparation and organization of the termination and the separation meeting.
- Support options, e.g. through outplacement.
Communication and conversation:
- Structure and roles in the termination interview.
- Creating an appreciative, safe and fair atmosphere.
- Confident handling of emotional reactions and substantive questions.
- Professional handling of typical stumbling blocks.
Follow-up of the interview
- Formal follow-up, internal and external communication.
Excursus: Managing restructuring measures and concluding termination agreements.
Practical exercises with exchange:
- Several discussion exercises on case studies and the opportunity to bring in your own practical cases.
Learning environment
Once you have registered, you will find useful information, downloads and extra services relating to this training course in your online learning environment.
Your benefit
- You will get to know the different types of termination in a compact overview and receive impulses as to which aspects you need to pay particular attention to in the respective severance meeting.
- You will learn how to avoid typical mistakes in break-ups as far as possible and practise using case studies and examples of how to structure a break-up discussion professionally and conduct it in an appreciative manner.
- You will receive useful impulses and guidelines for mastering separation talks confidently and confidently on a substantive, legal and emotional level.
Methods
Expert input and joint discussion, group exercises and case studies, work aids and checklists.
Recommended for
HR managers, HR partners partners, HR developers and all employees from Human Resources/Personnel as well as specialists and managers who want to gain a compact overview and conduct separation interviews professionally and appreciatively.
Attendees comments
"Good interactive exchange, good seminar management."

Seminar evaluation for "Conducting and accompanying separation interviews professionally"







Start dates and details

Thursday, 07.08.2025
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Wednesday, 18.02.2026
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm