Craig Groeschel

And sometimes, a fourth issue is we may have the right person in the wrong season.

The right person could be in the wrong season, and the role actually fits the person, but for some reason, the timing doesn't.

And it could be personal or it could be organizational.

It could be personal, like you're in a season of life where you've got a great person and their spouse has cancer, and it's just not the right time to...

for this person to drive hard.

Or you got a strong leader with four kids under four years of age, and that leader might be a little bit torn.

Do I want to be more focused at home or do I want to bring it all at work?

Great person, but it could be the wrong season.

An example is my current assistant is completely world-class, the best of the best.

And she worked with me, I don't know, 10 or 12 years ago when she had young kids at home.

And because of the extreme demands of that role, it actually didn't fit her family season.

And so she did another role for a while, and then a few years later, when her kids were mostly grown, she's back in her role, and it's great for everyone, including her family.

It's the same person, but much more effective in a different season.

So you also want to think about not just personal season, but organizational seasons, and this is really, really, really, really important.

And I'm surprised at how we don't talk about this enough.

Some leaders are just better at some things.

For example, not just tasks, but they're better in certain seasons.

Some are great at launching something.

Others are great at maintaining.

You don't want to put a maintainer over a new product launch.