Ron Edmondson
DECEMBER 29, 2011
This week every year, I review my personal progress for the year. Would you like to play along? Here are some examples of questions I ask myself: What did I do that worked well? What did I attempt that didn’t work? Did I meet my goals? What could I do better with a little tweaking? What should I stop doing so I can do other things? Where is my time most being wasted?
Ron Edmondson
DECEMBER 28, 2011
The Lord said to Abram: Go out from your land, your relatives, and your father’s house. to the land that I will show you. I will make you into a great nation, I will bless you, I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, I will curse those who treat you with contempt, and all the peoples on earth will be blessed through you.
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Ron Edmondson
DECEMBER 25, 2011
“Fear not!” Those have to be two of my favorite words from the Christmas story. The phrase may be “do not be afraid”, but I’ll take that also! I love the fact that Christmas removes the need to worry, to be fearful, to dread the future. Consider these familiar verses of the Christmas story: But as he considered these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for that w
Ron Edmondson
DECEMBER 27, 2011
Counting down the top blog entries posted this year, this one only recently appeared. I posted this less than 30 days ago, but it still makes the cut. Here is the 5th most read blog post written this year: 10 Secrets of Many Senior Pastors: I get to hang out and know many senior pastors. I have a great heart for them and understand, firsthand, some of the pressures, frustrations and joys, which are unique to the role of a senior pastor.
Ron Edmondson
DECEMBER 29, 2011
This is the third most popular blog post written in 2011: 7 Warning Signs You May Be a Controlling Leader. I’m seeing and hearing more about controlling leadership lately. I regularly talk to young leaders through my blog and many of them feel they are working for one. The odd thing, however, is that many controlling leaders never really know they are one.
Ron Edmondson
DECEMBER 28, 2011
I love team dynamics and organizational structures. I have written many times about what makes a healthy team, my expectations of team members, and elements to build health into your team. I’m not sure I’ve talked specifically about the characteristics I believe make up excellent team members. Here are 5 characteristics of an excellent team member: Needs very little direction – Catches on quickly, learning the leader’s expectations, having confidence in his or her ability, and knowing the vision
Ron Edmondson
DECEMBER 29, 2011
I’m counting down the top posts, which were written in 2011. Surprisingly, my top posts are usually from year’s past, thanks to Google search, but these were actually written this year. (You can read my all-time top posts on my “About” page HERE.). Here is the second most popular post of 2011: True friendship is rare. If you ever get in a bind, have a major failure, or somehow lose your way, you realize how rare true friendship is these days.
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