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In the Danish business world, it isn’t the norm to speak openly about being fired. People rewrite the truth because it’s associated with shame—especially for managers and executives. When Lars Sander Matjeka lost his executive position, he broke an unwritten code and spoke openly about his dismissal and what happened behind closed doors. The price was high, but it ultimately led him to a new and better place. Fodfæste is a story about what happens when you suddenly lose your job, your identity, and the influence you held as a leader in the spotlight. It’s about how to pick yourself up again when you’ve lost yourself in your professional life, when the phone stops ringing, and you’re just yourself—a human being. Fodfæste is a book for anyone who wants insight into how life crises help develop and shape us as people. It’s especially for you if you’ve experienced being laid off and might be in transition toward a new (work) life. It’s also for you if you’re a close relative or friend of someone who has lost their job.