Some of the lines bandied about in talking about leadership include "working yourself out of a job" and "begin with the end in mind." After having my final day at my shelter job on Thursday, I thought those sayings can be somewhat simplistic. I didn't work myself out of my job; there was a replacement. I didn't know starting out where the end of this job would be, only that it would end someday. And I'm still on a sort of "on call" to help the new guy transition well.
I guess for me there is never closure in the simplest sense of the word--the work will never end, until Kingdom Come. Finishing well seems to be more about legacy, if Iron Man 2 has taught me anything. Have you left this job, ministry, work better than when you came in? Did you leave without any burned bridges of relationships, as far as you could control? What good thing have you left behind that will go on after your last day?
Maybe it's better to start with those questions than to throw out those tired leadership statements!
That was very well said, hubby. :D I love that you usually know the right way to say things or the right way to "frame" your thoughts. Some day you will write a book. ;) Hopefully soon... cuz little Caleb isn't gonna pay for himself. :P
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