Karin Wurth addresses this essential guide to executives and HR professionals who are actively involved in separation processes within companies and view this handling as part of good corporate governance. The author demonstrates that a respectful and transparent approach to the involved stakeholders in separation processes is worthwhile. A professional separation process, with the actual separation conversation at its core, forms the practical foundation for all measures referred to as separation management. She explains how corporate culture is strengthened through fair behavior in challenging situations.