Robert Glazer is a best-selling author, speaker, and founder of the award-winning agency, Acceleration Partners. He challenges the outdated model of employee exits. Drawing from his experience building a values-driven, remote-first company, Robert introduces the Open Transition Program – a bold, trust-based approach to offboarding that creates better outcomes for both employers and employees. 

Robert outlines four key principles: psychological safety, honest communication, mutual benefit, and respect. He illustrates how early and open conversations can prevent toxic exits and foster productive alumni relationships. He also outlines how his capacity-building framework supports healthier transitions by developing better people, not just better workers. 

For leaders still clinging to longevity as a marker of loyalty, Robert offers a fresh lens – one that sees employment as a shared journey rather than a lifelong contract. 

Takeaways 

• Psychological safety enables honest conversations before performance issues spiral out of control. 
• Open Transition Program reframes exits as collaborative, respectful, and strategically planned departures. 
• Most people can handle the truth—they just rarely hear it early. 
• Exit conversations improve when framed with empathy, clarity, and mutual benefit. 
• The two-weeks’ notice model is outdated and often causes organisational harm. 
• Toxic exits often stem from poor communication, not bad intentions or people. 
• Employees who leave well can become future advocates or even return. 
• Clarity and check-ins prevent resentment, surprise firings, and emotional fallout on both sides. 
• Treating departures like expiring contracts normalises change and strengthens professional relationships long-term. 

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Books on this episode
Rethinking Two Weeks' Notice: Changing the Way Employees Leave Companies for the Better by Robert Glazer https://amzn.to/4i636xE
Elevate: Push Beyond Your Limits and Unlock Success in Yourself and Others by Robert Glazer https://amzn.to/3R3IjQf
Mistakes Were Made (but Not By Me) by Carol Tavris https://amzn.to/44fy4Qp 

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