Executive Exit Interviews

Don’t just lose a senior leader. Gain strategic intelligence.


LastOpinion Executive Exit delivers confidential, one-to-one exit interviews with senior and high-profile leavers. Our consultants turn candid feedback into clear, board-ready insight on culture, leadership, risk and retention.



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Why senior leavers deserve more than a standard exit survey

Exit surveys are essential for scale. LastOpinion already gives you robust, data-driven insight across your wider leaver population.

But when a senior leader or high-profile individual leaves, the stakes are different:

  • They have a unique view of your culture, strategy and leadership.
  • They can see systemic risks, succession gaps and reputational threats that don’t show up in standard reporting.
  • They’re often reluctant to be fully open with internal HR or line leadership.


LastOpinion Executive Exit creates a safe, independent space for those conversations – and distils what we hear into practical insight your C-Suite can act on.

Confidential, consultant-led exit interviews for senior & high-profile leavers


LastOpinion Executive Exit is a premium consulting service that sits alongside your core LastOpinion leaver programme.

For each senior or high-profile leaver, our experienced consultants conduct a structured, one-to-one exit interview and translate their perspective into:

  • A concise Executive Exit Insight Report at individual level
  • Periodic Senior Leaver Insight Reviews, bringing together themes across multiple exits
  • A facilitated feedback session with your CPO/HRD/CEO to agree actions

You don’t just gather feedback. You gain strategic intelligence.

What you’ll get from the service

Individual Executive Exit Insight Reports

For each in-scope leaver (e.g. C-Suite, exec minus one, critical or high-profile roles), you receive a clear, structured report including:

  • Context snapshot – role, tenure, function and impact level
  • Reasons for leaving – the real story, not just “career” or “pay”
  • View of the organisation – culture, leadership, ways of working, governance
  • Talent & succession insight – strengths, vulnerabilities and key risks
  • Brand & reputation – how they intend to speak about you externally
  • Key recommendations – 3–5 focused actions for HR and the business

Reports can be shared with your CPO/HRD/CEO and other agreed stakeholders under a clear confidentiality framework.

Senior Leaver Insight Reviews

Once or twice a year, we synthesise insight from all Executive Exit interviews into a board-ready Senior Leaver Insight Review. This includes:

  • Themes emerging across senior leavers over the period
  • Signals about leadership, culture, inclusion, ethics and risk
  • Positive stories – what senior people value and want you to protect
  • A “heat map” of recurring issues versus one-off concerns
  • Prioritised recommendations: quick wins and deeper structural questions

Where you already use LastOpinion, we can link senior narratives to wider leaver data – highlighting where senior voices confirm the pattern and where they diverge.

C-Suite Feedback & Action Sessions

Each review cycle includes a facilitated session (virtual or in-person) for your CPO/HRD/CEO and key stakeholders. We:

  • Walk through the findings in plain language
  • Explore sensitive issues in a psychologically safe, external-moderated way
  • Agree 3–5 tangible actions, with owners and timeframes

This ensures the insight is not just interesting – it’s acted on.

Independent, specialist insight you can trust

20+ years of employee lifecycle expertise

from attraction and onboarding through engagement to leavers.

Proven leaver analytics

Used by respected organisations across multiple sectors

Experienced senior consultants

We understand the realities of senior leadership, organisational politics and change

Psychological safety

We enable honest, balanced conversations that respect both individuals and organisations.

You get an unfiltered, external perspective – translated into language that your C-Suite and board can work with.

A practical, low-effort process

Individual Executive Exit Insight Reports

  1. Define scope & confidentiality
    Agree which roles are in scope (e.g. senior leaders, critical talent) and set clear rules on anonymity and who sees what.
  2. Invite senior leavers
    We provide simple template wording you can share with leavers, explaining the purpose, independence and confidentiality of the interview.
  3. One-to-one interviews
    Our consultant conducts a 60–90 minute structured conversation (online or by phone), exploring reasons for leaving, organisational experience, and forward-looking suggestions.
  4. Insight & reporting
    Within agreed timescales, you receive the individual Executive Exit Insight Report. At set points in the year, we produce your Senior Leaver Insight Review.
  5. Feedback & action
    We facilitate a focused session with HR and C-Suite to discuss the findings and agree actions.

 

Investment & packages


LastOpinion Executive Exit is offered on a flexible consulting basis:

  • Per-interview option – ideal if you want support for specific senior or high-profile exits.
  • Annual Executive Exit package – includes a set number of interviews, two Senior Leaver Insight Reviews per year, and facilitated feedback sessions.
  • Preferential pricing is available when Executive Exit is taken as an add-on to a LastOpinion programme.

Get in touch and we’ll outline a package that reflects your leadership population and exit volumes.

Talk to us about Executive Exit Interviews

You can call us on +44 (0) 333 012 4649 or if you prefer please email us to arrange a meeting.

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