Offboarding With Integrity
About the Course
Course Description
Whether an employee resigns or is exited, how leaders handle the final stage matters more than most realize. This course equips leaders to manage offboarding with professionalism and care—protecting culture, preserving dignity, and reducing legal and reputational risk along the way.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this course, leaders will be able to:
Navigate voluntary and involuntary separations appropriately
Conduct effective exit conversations and interviews
Manage team communication during transitions
Protect knowledge, relationships, and morale during offboarding
Close the loop in a way that reflects organizational values
Who This Course Is For
Leaders managing resignations or terminations
Managers responsible for team transitions
Organizations focused on culture and risk mitigation
Who This Course Is Not For
Leaders who treat exits as transactional
Organizations avoiding accountability
Teams unwilling to learn from departures
Course includes sample forms and documents.
Your Instructor
April Simpkins, PHR, SHRM-CP, CDP
April Simpkins is a workplace strategist, leadership consultant, and mental health advocate with more than 30 years of experience helping organizations build confident leaders and healthier workplace cultures. As the founder of Paragon Strategy Partners, she specializes in practical, human-centered leadership development for small and mid-sized businesses—bridging the gap between people management and real-world execution.
