Ron Edmondson

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7 High but Worthy Costs of Leadership

Ron Edmondson

Leadership can be expensive. There are high costs of leadership that every leader should be willing to pay. The reality is that leadership is a stewardship. Therefore, cheap leadership is never good leadership. Therefore, cheap leadership is never good leadership. Good leadership is not cheap!

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12 Principles of Leadership Inspired by Jesus

Ron Edmondson

As a leader, I often read the Bible through a leadership lens. Likewise, some of my best principles of leadership have been inspired by Jesus. There are many leaders I admire who have influenced my own leadership. I love a good leadership book and have read most of the primary authors of them – too many to have a favorite.

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5 Signs of a Toxic Leadership Culture

Ron Edmondson

I have served in some toxic leadership cultures in the past. One time a I had my sales book shoved across the table into my chest. Thankfully, sales were down and the book was lighter than normal. Even more, I have hired people out of them and helped dozens of other leaders recover after being in a toxic leadership culture.

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10 Easy to Confuse Pairs of Words in Leadership

Ron Edmondson

We confuse certain words in leadership. I’ve noticed we confuse a lot of words in leadership. Here are pairs of words we often confuse in leadership: Possibility with Probability – Just because something has a chance of happening, doesn’t necessarily mean the chance is good. Giving an assignment is easy.

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What is the Biggest Battle in Leadership?

Ron Edmondson

What is the biggest battle in leadership? The biggest battle in leadership is a battle against emotions. The hardest part of leadership is not making the difficult decision of what to do with a team member that is no longer a fit, for example. The difficult part of leadership is not figuring out a strategy moving forward.

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Top 10 Leadership Books for Pastors

Ron Edmondson

I get asked a lot by young pastors what leadership books I recommend. It seems they didn’t learn leadership in seminary. I do, however, recognize the importance of learning and these books have helped me, so when I was asked recently I decided to compile a list. Leadership is an Art, by Max Dupree.

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7 High Costs of Leadership Every Leader Should Pay

Ron Edmondson

Leadership can be expensive. There are high costs of leadership that every leader should be willing to pay. . The reality is that leadership is a stewardship. Therefore, cheap leadership is never good leadership. Therefore, cheap leadership is never good leadership. Good leadership is not cheap!

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