Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Stepping Out of the Way When It Is Time to Leave—Ecclesiastes 3:1

  • Chapter
  • First Online:
Biblical Principles of Leading and Managing Employees

Part of the book series: Christian Faith Perspectives in Leadership and Business ((CFPLB))

  • 663 Accesses

Abstract

This chapter is about understanding the seasons of leading and managing and understanding when to step out of the role of leader or manager and how to end the season well. The chapter also includes information about Founders’ Syndrome and the problems caused by it in the organization. The change in seasons of leadership should be at God’s calling.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Log in via an institution
eBook
USD 16.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD 89.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book
USD 89.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

Works Cited

  • Block, S. R., & Rosenberg, S. (2002). Toward an understanding of founder’s syndrome: An assessment of power and privilege among founders of nonprofit organizations. Nonprofit Management & Leadership, 12(4), 353–368.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Collins, J. (2001). Good to great: Why some companies make the leap…and others don’t. New York: Harper Business.

    Google Scholar 

  • Farzaneh, J., Farshah, A. D., & Kazemi, M. (2014). The impact of person-job fit and person-organization fit on OCB: The mediating and moderating effects of organizational commitment and psychological empowerment. Personnel Review, 43(5), 672–691.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Peter, L. J., & Hull, R. (1969, reprint 2011). The Peter principle: Why things always go wrong (Kindle Edition). New York: HarperCollins.

    Google Scholar 

  • Sekiguchi, T. (2007). A contingency perspective of the importance of PJ fit and PO fit in employee selection. Journal of Managerial Psychology, 22(2), 118–131.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Winston, B. E. (2018). Biblical principles of hiring and developing employees. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan.

    Book  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Regent University, Chesapeake, VA, USA

    Bruce E. Winston

Authors
  1. Bruce E. Winston
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Bruce E. Winston .

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2018 The Author(s)

About this chapter

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this chapter

Winston, B.E. (2018). Stepping Out of the Way When It Is Time to Leave—Ecclesiastes 3:1. In: Biblical Principles of Leading and Managing Employees. Christian Faith Perspectives in Leadership and Business. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77137-3_10

Download citation

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation