So let’s face it. Talking about someone ending their own life is never a  pleasant discussion. However, as a manager you need to be prepared to  deal with this kind of event if someone on your team decides to take  their own life. 

If we can step away from the hard and cold fact that you  will now have to replace someone on your team, you need to understand  that when somebody commits suicide, it’s going to have a ripple effect on your organization. 

Just about the only thing that could make this even worse would be if they decided to end their life while at work.