Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

There are some unrealistic expectations of serving on a healthy team. Each time I survey the staff and/or key leadership on the front end of my time with them. I believe some people have an almost “utopian”, but certainly unrealistic view of what it means to be a “healthy team”. That’s really not the function of the team.

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

7 powerful questions leaders should use often: What is one thing about how we function that you think changing would improve us as a team? I’m not talking about dumping on people, but when a leader asks this question and genuinely invites the team into the decision-making process they feel empowered. It fuels momentum.

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

I must admit I have a good number of pet peeves in leadership. If I had to name my top leadership pet peeve – it would have to be the one I share with you here. . Like many of my leadership principles, this one starts with a personal story. . Early in my career, I led a small sales division for a company.

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

I didn’t have them and I wasn’t near as successful during that season of my career. ” “The team needs a chance to catch our breath.” But visionary leaders often need to hear “no” Check out my leadership podcast where we discuss leadership nuggets in a practical way.

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Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

I heard a leader make a common but damaging leadership statement recently that made me cringe. It is perhaps one of the worst leadership statements to organizational health, but I have heard it numerous times in my career. That’s my leadership philosophy. Here’s the problem with that damaging leadership statement.

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Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 19, 2021

Dangerous leadership practices. . A leader can be doing everything else right and one flawed practice overshadows and jeopardizes all the good leadership principles we know. Some people have a negative view all the time and about everything (and I don’t personally think leadership is their thing). Not enjoying the journey.

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 2, 2024

The church looks to him to lead and, wisely, he knows he needs to develop his leadership skills. Here are 3 suggestions I gave him to develop as a leader: Form a peer leadership group There are people in the community who own small businesses. I have had such groups numerous times in my career. His question was simple.

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Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 2, 2023

They almost always involve the ways people misuse or even abuse their leadership power. But also the way some people respond to others on a team. And I have probably been guilty of many of these in my career. This has always seemed like cowardly leadership to me. Plus, check out the other Lifeway Leadership Podcasts.

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

When a team is healthy – really healthy – so that the leader is approachable and team members know they are encouraged to participate in discussion. And, when people are on the team not just for a paycheck, but because they believe in the mission and love the team. New staff members joining changes this.

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

The way you begin a leadership position often determines the success you will have in it. . Having begun new leadership positions many times in my career, I have learned the opening days always impact the effectiveness I have had as a leader. Plus, I have come to believe search committees, teams, boards, recruiters, etc.

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Ron Edmondson

MAY 30, 2023

This will be a great career position for him if he does well. His small team is getting to know him and learning to trust him. I’m overwhelmed from a process, task, and leadership perspective. My fear is I will add too many ideas and not create enough clarity for people on the team or not make enough decisions personally.

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

I’m not talking about dumping on people, but when a leader asks this question and genuinely invites the team into the decision-making process they feel empowered. Even if they don’t need your help they appreciate knowing they are truly part of a team. And the leader is a team player. How can I help you?

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Ron Edmondson

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Most people at some point in their career will experience a “bad boss”. The term indicates everything to me that leadership is not supposed to be. Sadly, but in all honesty — I’ve been one of these at times in my leadership career. This type beats production out of their team. I want to be a leader.

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Ron Edmondson

MAY 18, 2017

A Guest Post by my son, Jeremy Chandler There will come a point in time in every Millennial’s career when we move from being primarily executioners to leading teams and managing others. How do I change my mindset to effectively move from “hands on” role to one of directing and overseeing a team? Am I asking the right questions?

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Ron Edmondson

MARCH 23, 2023

Leaders want people to appreciate and value their leadership. There are many examples of hard, but smart leadership decisions. As tough as it is, if I don’t protect my time to do the things I must do, everyone on our team will suffer. They have a false perception they must always appear strong for the team.

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Ron Edmondson

JUNE 6, 2022

I don’t know if “survive” and “desperation” are the right words to title this post but certainly leadership is harder today than it ever has been in my career. Trust in leadership is at an all time low. How to survive in faith leadership during seasons of desperation: Listen to outside voices. I need their input.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Martin's Press, 2023) In The Art of Clear Thinking , Hasard Lee distills what he’s learned during his career flying some of the Air Force’s most advanced aircraft. The Leap to Leader is your trusted playbook for making the biggest jump of your career. Edmondson (Atria Books, 2023) We used to think of failure as the opposite of success.

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Modern Servant Leader

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

The Modern Servant Leader Servant Leadership & Technology. Leadership. September 20, 2011 Servant Leadership. Servant Leadership Intro. Servant Leadership Academic Programs & Education Opportunities. Servant Leadership. Servant Leadership. Leadership Lessons from a Cracked Pot.

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Ron Edmondson

DECEMBER 21, 2010

Linchpin by Seth Godin – This is a simple book, but it is oh so profound at looking at how our work environments, careers, and the way we accomplish things is done these days. This book is full of nuggets of how to make teams work well. Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell – This is not a new book, but I had put off reading it.

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Ron Edmondson

JUNE 28, 2023

I never enjoy being called that on a team.) I mostly wanted to help him as he began his career. He wanted to do well in his career, wanted to hit the ground running right out of college, but he didn’t feel he had been able yet to get the boss’s full attention. His question: How do I get my boss’s attention?

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Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 10, 2023

A leader can be doing everything else right and yet one flawed mindset overshadows and jeopardizes all the good leadership principles he or she knows. In full disclosure, I’ve been guilty of some of these – sometimes for a season – sometimes until someone helped me discover I had a poor leadership mindset.)

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Ron Edmondson

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

In my experience in the business world and church, it seems we are desperate for good leadership. Organizations and teams thrive on good leadership. In full disclosure, I’ve probably been as guilty as anyone at times in my leadership career. With each new season in leadership there will be a learning curve.

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Ron Edmondson

MARCH 17, 2021

Still, if our church and the teams I lead are going to continue to grow and face the challenges of a changing community, I must discipline myself to pick my head up from the daily routines to be forward-thinking. I try to read something everyday and I read an equal balance of leadership and Christian books. Let others invest in me.

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Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 10, 2023

Unfortunately, I’ve been that way all my career. Most of these lists I share with our team. Elimination of clutter and providing clarity is a necessary part of leadership. Give your team plenty of latitude to push back. Part of good leadership is helping people achieve more than they thought they could.

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Ron Edmondson

MARCH 17, 2021

Still, if our church and the teams I lead are going to continue to grow and face the challenges of a changing community, I must discipline myself to pick my head up from the daily routines to be forward-thinking. I try to read something everyday and I read an equal balance of leadership and Christian books. Let others invest in me.

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Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

I have learned over the years – many times when I’m not up to par in my leadership or life – it’s simply because I’m tired. This has been truer in 2020 than any time in my career. Leadership suffers. Our team suffers. Most likely the team already knows it. My work is less effective.

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Ron Edmondson

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

When I was at one of my lowest points in my professional career I felt like a failure. I had a semi-retired professional on my team. Check out my leadership podcast where we discuss issues of leadership nuggets in a practical way. Plus, check out the other Lifeway Leadership Podcasts. I believe in you!

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Ron Edmondson

OCTOBER 2, 2019

There are some things in leadership I could almost say I despise. Those things are almost always the ways people misuse or even abuse their leadership power – or the way other people respond to any attempt at good leadership. And I have probably been guilty of many of these in my career.

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Ron Edmondson

JUNE 21, 2021

I have a standard leadership practice, which I repeat as often as possible. As a leader of a team, the team comes to me for answers. Yet, this discipline has served me well in leadership. LEADERSHIP PODCAST: Catch up on our leadership podcast. I don’t always give people an answer.

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HR Digest

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

HR Rising: From Ownership to Leadership by Steve Browne. According to Browne, great leadership is not derived from a person’s position title but rather from their inherent character. Steve Browne’s goal is to motivate people to pursue a career in human resources. Waters, Valerie N. Younger.

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Career Coach. One of the most frequent requests for my ministry help had to do with people’s career steps — from school to employment. We have a large facility and an excellent team to keep it clean and ready. I believe in the Acts 6 and Jethro models of pastoral leadership. So they do what they have to do.

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Ron Edmondson

MAY 1, 2023

Sometimes it’s more damaging to stay than to quit a leadership position. When you can’t support the leadership – You need to know where the power rests in the organization. If the organization or senior leadership is venturing into immoral or unethical practices – Don’t get caught in the next news scandal.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

You’re undoubtedly thinking “who died and left Mike Myatt in charge of qualitatively assessing leadership blogs? You’re undoubtedly thinking “who died and left Mike Myatt in charge of qualitatively assessing leadership blogs?&# I know, I know - another list? Great question.

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Ron Edmondson

MAY 18, 2022

There have been times in my leadership career where, unknowingly at the time, I became the unaware leader. I’ve learned the hard way what I don’t know can often hurt my leadership or the organization the most. Therefore, I have consistently told this to the teams I lead. It can be a dangerous place to be.

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Ron Edmondson

JUNE 27, 2017

When a team is healthy – really healthy – so that the leader is approachable and team members know they are encouraged to participate in discussion. And, when people are on the team not just for a paycheck, but because they believe in the mission and love the team.

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Miles Anthony Smith

AUGUST 7, 2018

29 Leadership Experts Share Their Top 19 Leadership Competencies & Behaviors for Success (Plus Leaderboard) It seems that the world has a lack of leadership these days, doesn’t it? Why does poor leadership seem to be such an epidemic in government, business, and nonprofits?

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Ron Edmondson

JULY 12, 2018

What fosters team spirit? What makes a healthy team? All of us want to serve on healthy teams. Every good leader I know would want to lead a healthy team. Most of us understand progress towards a vision is more possible if a healthy team is working together. There are also seasons for every team.

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