Lessons from Chick-fil-A: How to Transition to a New Career in 2021

Like people in other professions, pastors are exhausted and struggling with decision fatigue. A great reshuffling is occurring. Many pastors and church staff  are considering a transition. On today’s episode of Rainer on Leadership Thom and Sam interview Dee Ann Turner about how you can successfully transition to a new role. <br /><br /> <br /><br />Dee Ann Turner CEO, Dee Ann Turner & Associates, LLC<br /><br />Dee Ann is a 33-year veteran of Chick-fil-A, Inc. Prior to retirement in 2018, she was Vice President, Talent and Vice President, Sustainability for Chick-fil-A, Inc. Selected as the company’s first female officer in 2001, she was instrumental in building and growing Chick-fil-A’s well-known culture and talent systems. Today, she leads her own organization, Dee Ann Turner & Associates, LLC, writing books, speaking to over 50 audiences per year and consulting and coaching leaders globally. She is the author of the best-seller, It’s My Pleasure: The Impact of Extraordinary Talent and a Compelling Culture. Her latest book is Crush Your Career: Ace the Interview, Land the Job and Launch Your Future.<br /><br />Dee Ann has been married to her husband, Ashley, for 37 years and they are the parents of three grown sons. <br /><br /> <br /><br />1. Many pastors are considering a transition to another career or a bi-vocational role in 2021. What advice would you give them as they make this transition?<br /><br />2. How do you distinguish a job from a calling?<br /><br />3. What are your top tips for finding and interviewing for a job?<br /><br />4. Discuss how important it is to leave a job well. Do you have any advice for pastors and church leaders who are making this move?<br /><br /> <br />Resources:<br /><br /> Crush Your Career: Ace the Interview, Land the Job, and Launch Your Future by Dee Ann Turner<br /> Dee Ann Turner<br /> Know Your Community<br /> How Your Church Can Reach People In a Post-COVID World Ebook<br /> Free 30-day trial Church Answers Silver membership<br /><br /> <br />Episode Sponsors:<br />