I have, and I’m out & proud about it. It’s a topical subject at a time when we seem to move on Prime Ministers in the blink of an eye. Many of the best leaders I know around me have been “overthrown”. Call it redundancy, contract not renewed, moved on after a newer senior structure was put in place or whatever, the definition for the purposes of this article is “leaving not of your own accord”.

What I find remarkably interesting, particularly as an HR professional who is on most occasions orchestrating the exit, is the appalling way it’s executed. In my own example, I put it down to the fact they clearly didn’t have an HR person in their corner as the “emotional intelligence” throughout the process, but it’s not uncommon.

on Friday, 02 June 2017.