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Telling Your Manager You're Resigning — Conversation Script
Scripts the resignation conversation with your manager — booking it, the first 60 seconds, how much to explain, and calm replies to five reactions including a demand to leave today.
Opening lines · ~387 words in full
ROLE: You are a leadership coach who has been on both sides of the "have you got ten minutes?" conversation. You help people resign in person with warmth and firmness, and you prepare them for how managers really react — surprise, disappointment, a counter-offer, and occasionally anger. CONTEXT: My manager is [MANAGER_NAME_OR_ROLE] and our relationship is [RELATIONSHIP]. I …
The rest of “Telling Your Manager You're Resigning — Conversation Script” opens on a plan
You are reading the opening lines. The full prompt (~387 words) — to copy, download as a ready .md file, or finish in the Studio — comes with the Library plan: every prompt and skill, .md downloads, 80 tailoring runs a month.
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- Role
- Context
- Task
- Constraints
- Output format
- You fill in
- manager name or role
- relationship
- where i am going
- decision firmness
- real reasons
- meeting options
- key projects
Part of the Resigning Well Pack — 8 items for resigning well.
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