离开一个你关心和照顾的组织可能很困难，你知道那里的人，你为之努力过，付出过。但你不能永远留在那里，有一个结束日期。许多人留得太久。为什么？我们害怕组织在我们离开后无法生存，我们觉得我们还能做出不同，我们很固执。我曾经经历过，那并不美好。这就是为什么你必须知道离开的迹象。有五个迹象表明是时候离开你的组织了：1. 你已经超越了你的职位；2. 没有成长的机会；3. 领导变得有毒；4. 你已经尽力了；5. 上帝告诉你该走了。
🌱你已经超越了你的职位：伟大的领导者不断成长。他们倾听伟大的播客，拓展技能，参加课程。他们做一切能做的事来成长。有时，组织的成长与个人的发展不匹配。你可能会发展得太快，快到组织无法跟上。
🚀没有成长的机会：领导者成长。这是你的事。有时，问题不是你已经超越了职位或组织；问题是没有成长的机会。这通常发生在较小的组织中。没有太多高层领导。部门很小。晋升机会很少。也许你是某个部门的负责人……一个部门的唯一成员。你还能去哪里？也许他们不提供持续的教育机会。如果没有成长和继续伸展领导翅膀的机会，你可能需要考虑是否是时候离开你的组织。
🔥领导变得有毒：当领导变得有毒时，它表现为：没有人被追究责任；谎言是司空见惯的；领导会八卦他们领导的人；人们被贬低。当领导表现出这种行为时，这是一个让你迅速离开的信号。特别是当他们的行为和态度与你的个人信仰或信念相冲突时。你不能坚持下去。
🛠️你已经尽力了：当你进入一个组织时，它可能是一团糟。你看到所有可以改变的事情。你开始着手处理这些任务。你取得了重大进展，尤其是这些领域一直被忽视。你得到你的人，事情终于完成了。这很棒。直到你已经做了你能做的一切。你已经能产生所有的影响了。现在，你有选择：是该留下还是该离开？这个选择总是让我想起The Clash的同名歌曲。虽然他们在谈论一个浪漫的情况，但你必须做出同样的决定。留下还是离开？
🙏上帝告诉你该走了：我在上一个组织的一个挫折是上帝告诉我和我妻子该走了。我们被告知要离开，不要回头。然而，我们不能这样做。我们认为青年组会陷入困境。我们认为没有人会像我们一样关心这些学生。我们错了。我们是叛逆的。这伤害了我们。你需要听上帝的话。当祂告诉你该走的时候，就是该走的时候。不要犹豫不决。行动起来，离开。
Saying goodbye to an organization that you’ve cared for and tended to can be difficult. You know the people; you have worked hard and done your best. You’ve left your blood, sweat, and tears there.
Yet, you can’t stay at an organization forever. There’s an end date.
Many of us overstay.
Why do we overstay? We fear that the organization won’t survive if we go. We feel that we can still make a difference. We are stubborn.
I’ve been there, done that. It’s not pretty. That’s why you have to know the signs it’s time to leave.
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5 Signs It Is Time To Leave Your Organization
1. You’ve outgrown your position:
Great leaders are constantly growing. They’re listening to great podcasts, stretching their skills, and taking courses. They’re doing everything they can to grow.
Sometimes, the growth of an organization doesn’t match the development of the individual. You may grow too fast for the organization.
It’s a difficult decision to make, but you must make the choice that will benefit you and give others the opportunity to step into the role.
Don’t be afraid to leave an organization if the organization has become stagnant. If you don’t, you’ll soon become stagnant yourself.
2. There’s no opportunity to grow:
Leaders grow. It’s what you do. Sometimes, it’s not that you’ve outgrown the position or organization; sometimes, it’s that there’s no opportunity to grow.
This often occurs in smaller organizations. There’s not a lot of upper-level leadership. Departments are small. Advancement opportunities are slim.
Maybe you’re the head of a department… A department of one. Where do you go from there? Perhaps they don’t offer continuing education opportunities.
If there’s no opportunity to grow and continue stretching your leadership wings, you may need to consider whether it’s time to leave your organization.
3. The leadership has become toxic:
In episode 676 of The Holy Post, the hosts talk about toxic people at the 27-minute mark. Often, people confuse the meaning of toxic people. They think people are toxic because they disagree, hold strong opinions, or express something that isn’t inherently toxic.
Those are not the toxic traits I’m referring to here. Instead, when leadership becomes toxic, it expresses itself in the following ways:
No one is held accountableLies are commonplaceLeadership gossips about those they leadPeople are belittled
That’s toxic behavior. When it comes from leadership, it’s a sign for you to hightail it out of there. Especially when their behavior and attitudes conflict with your personal faith or convictions. You cannot stick around.
4. You’ve done all you can:
When you come into an organization, it can be a mess. You see all the things that can be changed. And you begin to tackle those tasks head-on.
You have made significant progress, especially since these areas have been neglected. You get the people behind you, and things finally get done.
That’s great. Until you’ve done all that you can do. You’ve made all the impact you can.
Now, you have a choice: Should you stay or should you go?
This choice always reminds me of The Clash’s song of the same name. While they’re talking about a romantic situation, you have to make the same decision. Do you stay or do you go?
5. God tells you to go:
One of the frustrations I had at a previous organization was that God had told my wife and me to go. We were to leave and not look back.
However, we couldn’t do that. We thought the youth group would flounder. We thought no one else would care for the students like we did.
We were wrong. We were disobedient. It hurt us.
You need to listen to God. When He tells you it is time to go, it’s time to go. Don’t hem and haw about it. Move your feet and leave.
