Ron Edmondson

APRIL 22, 2024

Every team needs some inexpensive ways to develop people on the team. That way even when finances are tight, development keeps going. When budgets are stretched, development often is pushed to the back burner or cut altogether from the budget. This is dangerous for a team, which wishes to remain healthy and continue growing. If a team is not learning and improving it will soon struggle to maintain any level of success.

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 8, 2024

Sometimes as a leader the hardest part is identifying – and then admitting – the real problem. In one of my first vocational leadership roles, I managed a large retail division of a major department store. The division had several departments within it and each department had a separate department manager. Most of the departments were efficient, profitable, and easy to manage.

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 17, 2024

Tyrant leader. Ever served under one? I have worked for a few controlling leaders. The word “tyrant” in the title of this post means a cruel and oppressive leader. That may be a strong word, but I would almost place some of these within that definition. One particular season like this was hard for me and even harder for my wife. She saw me coming home emotionally drained at the end of each day.

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 15, 2024

There are some attractive traits for in successful senior leaders. If a leader has these, he or she will be more likely to have loyal followers. I’ve got a long way to go. At 60 years of age and having been a senior leader for over 30 years, I realize more of my weaknesses today than ever in my career. But I’ve also learned a few things I want to try to emulate as a senior leader.

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 2, 2024

There are inexpensive ways to develop as a leader. I was meeting with a young pastor who wants to grow as a leader. He lives in small town. He is young, but his staff is even younger. Additionally, there are not a lot of seasoned leaders in his church – or at least not that he has discovered. (I usually think there are leaders who simply haven’t been tapped, but I understood his dilemma.

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 9, 2024

In this episode of The Ron Edmondson Leadership Podcast Ron and Chandler Vannoy label some of the worst traits for a leader. There are some leadership traits that are worse than others. Here we identify some of the worst I have observed – and possibly displayed. In this episode, worst traits for a leader. Show notes: We love hearing from leaders who enjoy these podcasts.

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 16, 2024

How do you communicate with introverted friends or family who may not want to engage as much as you do? I get that question regularly. Over two years ago now, I received an email from a reader. I saved it and changed a few details of it to keep the writer anonymous but wanted to share my response in hopes it is helpful to others. Important to know, this reader reached out to me because of my previous posts about being an introvert.

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