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7 Dangerous Leadership Practices

Ron Edmondson

If we aren’t careful – we can let a practice develop where we constantly have a negative mindset. And because he was mostly an absentee leader, even if he was working when he wasn’t around (and I personally knew he was often working out of the office), no one believed he was.

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The Dad Challenge: The Nurturing Father

Ron Edmondson

The phrase literally means we spend time with them on a regular basis and encourage them in the development of their character. . I haven’t even mentioned the impact of an absentee or abusive father. The post The Dad Challenge: The Nurturing Father appeared first on Ron Edmondson. Sounds like nurturing to me.

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10 Things I’d Do If I Were Raising a Son Today

Ron Edmondson

And, sadly, we are living in the age where the absentee father is normal. I would help him develop confidence, strength and courage through his walk with Christ, gaining the awesome reality the only limits on him would be the ones he set for himself. He struggles to know he is enough, that he can do what God calls him to do.

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Proof That Positive Work Cultures Are More Productive

Harvard Business Review

In studies by the Queens School of Business and by the Gallup Organization , disengaged workers had 37% higher absenteeism, 49% more accidents, and 60% more errors and defects. And disengagement is costly. Not surprisingly, trusting that the leader has your best interests at heart improves employee performance.