Craig Groeschel

Now, what makes this challenging is that they're the right person.

In other words, they're like a good person.

They're very, very capable.

And perhaps they were great at their previous role,

And so it's confusing as to why they're struggling in their current role.

They're smart, they're talented, they're dedicated, but they can't seem to get traction or momentum.

And so you look on and you care for them and you're trying to figure it out because they're talented and they love the mission.

But you have to remember, someone can be all in and still struggle in the role.

So some of you, as we get into this, you might be thinking, okay, but like I don't have a big staff.

What I want to do is be clear, you will face this problem.

It applies to small teams.

It applies to volunteers.

It could even be working with a board or your contractors.

And if I can just be really direct, sometimes it even applies to yourself.

Right person, wrong seat.

And there are two common mistakes that we're gonna start with, then we're gonna dive in really, really deep.

The two common mistakes is we confuse loyalty with fit, and we assume effort will fix misalignment.

Let's talk about that for a moment.

We confuse loyalty with fit because

they're loyal people and we like them, we tend to think that they've got to fit in the role.