Transitions. Too Many Transitions.

​July 3, 2024 10:17pm

Have you dealt with numerous transitions of leadership?
Have you dealt with numerous transitions of leadership? In any one place - over days, weeks, months, or years - in any are of your life? Transitions that were completely out of your control? Have you been the victim of numerous leadership changes or additions to levels of leaders? Are you tired of it?

On the job, transitions come through new leads, supervisors, assistant managers, managers, and other positions on the organizational chart. 
 
In your immediate or extended family, has there been another new step/foster/adoptive parent, grandparent or significant other who, by nature of the relationship title, automatically steps into a leadership role in the family?

Housing: A new landlord every six months-to-a-year, especially these days when investors buy properties, hold them for six months to a year, then re-sell them for a profit.  I had a friend who ended up not knowing who to send payments to because owners changed and payments were due while changes-in-ownership paperwork were still in process, to the point that neither the previous nor future owners were cleared to take payments.

Community, Churches, Religious organizations: Politicians don’t change during their term very often, so this one might not be relevant for constituents but could be relevant for employees of the office of the political role. Pastors changing frequently leaves churches dealing with a balancing act of values and memberships.

School Students: Replacement mid-semester/term of a professor who teaches a series of courses - example Church History I, II, and III – so there is not the continuity of pedagogy, upsetting the flow of the students who have completed perhaps I and II, looking forward to the same Prof for III. Teachers/Administration: turnover of Superintendents, Administrators, Directors, Department Leaders, Student Activities, and/or Athletics.

Numerous transitions in leadership, whether the change or addition of leaders, must be dealt with by each individual under the leader.  The mind, body and soul of each individual needs to adjust to the new personality, new rules, new issues, new like-ability, new dislike, new tasks, new demotions, re-mix of responsibilities dished out by new leaders, etc.  

The revolving door of people leads to evolving or devolving, emotions, mindsets, issues, blessings or aggravations.

With each new leader, those under or subject to the NEW go through a range of emotions, AGAIN, that end on a high note or a low note. Notes high or low, over time and many leadership changes, can lead to transition fatigue. Although people can start with a smile and excitement and deftly maneuver each feeling related to the expressions in the illustration below; eventually, with numerous new or additional leaders (revolving door, high turnover), the initial expression can skip the smile, go straight to the frown with hands on the hips or the ‘what is going on’ expression, and land on and remain on the third “I can’t take these changes anymore” expression in regard to each new person who comes through the door or is pushed or runs out the door.

Fix the root of the problem so the revolving door is not utilized often; solid, long-term policies, duties and relationships can be established; and victory will win over defeat.

Scripture references: 
The Kings of Israel and Judah
I Samuel, II Samuel
I Kings, II Kings
I Chronicles, II Chronicles


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Evolving or devolving emotions.