The “Great Resignation” reveals a question to ponder: Are you completing or quitting?
This brings to mind an example of what I would consider good leadership: One of my friends runs a communications agency. A team member responsible for media monitoring and client reporting, tendered his resignation saying that he was fed up with the job. He said he wanted to do something more meaningful, more creative for himself. And then, his manager asked the vital questions.

What is the difference between quitting and completing for you? Which one are you more close? What is the real issue? What will make you ready for the next adventure? Tell me, what have you learned this year? What could be the possible interesting learning you have ahead? What are your options? What would you explore next?

These are some of the key questions to be asked by the leader to foster completeness.

Searching for the answers during the coaching sessions, he realized that he wanted to be a photographer. He wanted to be in the field, taking photos. The meaning of taking photos for him is ‘creating the visuals to depict the reality and raise the consciousness as to what is happening in the world’. What a great mission, I thought.

And finding that mission, he was ready to move to the next step. This was his wake-up call and he had learnt what he needed to learn. Now, he was complete.

The result: my friend offered him the exact role he wanted in her company. He continues working for the same company but in a different role. It was apparent that he completed his mission in media monitoring and followed his path towards his next adventure. My friend retained a very enthusiastic photographer which is key for her business. A win-win situation in the end. This, I felt was a truly tremendous leadership example and a learning story about ‘feeling complete’ versus ‘quitting’.
['Pinar Yucealp']
['Coaching', 'Personal Growth', 'Leadership', 'The Great Resignation', 'Vision']