Sat.Oct 01, 2011 - Fri.Oct 07, 2011

Ron Edmondson

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My 7 Favorite Compliments as a Pastor

Ron Edmondson

Everyone loves compliments…me included. I received a compliment this weekend from someone who met me for the first time and it was so encouraging. It reminded me of some of my favorite compliments I have received. Here are my 7 favorite compliments to receive as a pastor: “You hang out just like a regular guy” - Thanks. Pretty much I am a regular guy.

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7 Characteristics of the Bottleneck Leader

Ron Edmondson

Leaders should aim not to be a bottleneck in the process of building a healthy and growing organization. In manufacturing, a bottleneck is defined as “A point of congestion in a system that occurs when workloads arrive at a given point more quickly than that point can handle them.” (Investopedica.com) In an organization, the bottleneck can be the leader.

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7 Questions to Ask Yourself When Facing Fear

Ron Edmondson

I’ve watched fear keep many people from achieving all God would have them achieve. I’ve watched fear keep a guy from pursuing the girl of his dreams. I’ve watched fear drive people to the safe side, rather than to assume the risk required to pursue their dreams. Fear is the enemy of progress. Fear is the antagonist of pursuit. Fear is the foe of fulfillment in life.

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Steve Jobs Contribution to Christianity

Ron Edmondson

Steve Jobs was without question a brilliant man and an incredible marketer. Jobs had a brilliance as an innovator and presenter and could wow an audience or inspire a team. I’ve read that he was difficult (extremely) to work for, but turnover was minimal at Apple because people wanted to follow him. I do not know anything about Jobs’ spiritual life or his relationship to Christ.

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7 Personal Values as a Leader

Ron Edmondson

I write about leadership. I try to keep it personal. I don’t always accomplish everything perfectly that I write about, but my goal is to be a growing leader. One critical aspect of leadership, in my experience, is to be aware of the values one holds. As in life, each leader has certain values that are especially and even uniquely important to him or her.

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Catalyst Atlanta… #Cat11 … Andy Stanley

Ron Edmondson

Andy Stanley was the first session speaker. Andy began by saying, “ My favorite pastor is present today. He was my pastor the whole time I grew up. ” He was paying tribute to his father Charles Stanley. I love when he does that. Keeping with the theme of Catalyst this year to Be Present, Andy challenged leaders to consider their presence with these statements: The more successful you are the less accessible you will become.

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Notes: Catalyst Atlanta… #Cat11 – Jim Collins

Ron Edmondson

Notes from Jim Collins , the best-selling author of “Good to Great”, talk at Catalyst: Jim says he loves young leaders and is excited to share findings from his newest book “Great by Choice”, which was produced after 9 years of research. The book aimed to find out what separates some decisions from others; good leaders from great leaders.

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