Ron Edmondson

JUNE 22, 2022

In this episode of The Ron Edmondson Leadership Podcast Ron and Chandler Vannoy share inexpensive development options any team can afford. Most leaders would agree that development is an important part of team improvement. Often the results you achieve are a direct result of the intentional effort to develop the team.

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Ron Edmondson

MAY 10, 2023

In this episode of The Ron Edmondson Leadership Podcast Ron and Chandler Vannoy share some leadership default zones. Over the years, I (Ron) have developed some default ways I handle situations which commonly occur. It makes leadership – as hard as it can be – a little easier. It is a great help.

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

There are leadership bottlenecks all leaders need to avoid. When the bottom line of continuing to exist as a company depends on productivity being at its highest, and a bottleneck develops, you learn what the term means quickly. I have also learned that the term bottleneck matters in the field of leadership.

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Ron Edmondson

DECEMBER 16, 2020

But there are some phrases you must ban when developing ideas. Phrases to ban when developing ideas: We’ve never done it that way. Nate and I have finished our fall semester at the Ron Edmondson Leadership Podcast. The post Phrases to Ban When Developing Ideas appeared first on Ron Edmondson.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Edmondson - (September 2023) We used to think of failure as the opposite of success. With vivid, real-life stories from business, pop culture, history, and more, Edmondson gives us specifically tailored practices, skills, and mindsets to help us replace shame and blame with curiosity, vulnerability, and personal growth.

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Ron Edmondson

JULY 20, 2023

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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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 27, 2022

When budgets are stretched, development options are seen as too expensive and pushed to the back burner. It’s important, therefore, to find ways to develop even with stressed budgets. It’s important, therefore, to find ways to develop even with stressed budgets. Swap responsibilities to lead a development activity.

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Ron Edmondson

MARCH 7, 2017

But leadership development may not be as difficult as we often make it out to be. One of the number one questions I get about leadership is how to develop new leaders within an organization. This attitude – especially among top leadership – is vitally important to developing new leaders.

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Ron Edmondson

MARCH 24, 2021

In this episode of The Ron Edmondson Leadership Podcast with Ron and Nate , Ron talks about antiquated leadership. Many leaders in senior positions these days developed their leadership style in another generation. What’s important in leadership has changed from when I entered the field of leadership.

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Ron Edmondson

OCTOBER 7, 2014

But, the process of doing church requires leadership. One way to grow a church is to expand the leadership base. And, one way to ensure a church doesn’t grow is to limit leadership development. In fact, if a church isn’t growing — one major reason may be they haven’t developed enough leaders.

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Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 3, 2011

Home About Consulting Church Family Leadership Navigation: Home » Encouragement » 10 Characteristics of God Leadership 10 Characteristics of God Leadership January 3, 2011 in Encouragement , God , Innovation , Leadership with 16 Comments One of my Top Posts of 2010 was a post entitled 10 Characteristics of Good Leadership.

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 6, 2021

One of the more common is something like this: “Ron, how do you develop people you lead?” I should point out that development of your people may be one of the more important investments a leader can make. ( I should point out that development of your people may be one of the more important investments a leader can make. (

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

I was able to share with him a principle I learned years ago in leadership. With every major decision in life or leadership, decision remorse is a possibility. With every major decision in life or leadership, decision remorse is a possibility. A momentary lapse in assurance develops. It’s a temporary setback.

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Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

As I write this I’m preparing to meet with someone with much more experience in leadership than me. Wisdom is critical to the field of good leadership. Being wise in leadership comes with time and experience. Frankly, I have known few in leadership whom I would consider truly wise. All of us can have moments of wisdom.

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Ron Edmondson

MARCH 6, 2017

Recently, I sat in on a leadership meeting for another organization. This leader had a terrible leadership vocabulary. Part of maturing as a leader is developing a language which will help the organization and it’s team members achieve greatest success. How is your leadership vocabulary? The problem?

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

In my experience, it’s easier to hide bad leadership when an organization isn’t growing. However, with growth bad leadership becomes apparent. I’ve learned my leadership is stretched most when we are growing the fastest or changing the most. Leadership development becomes more important.

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 10, 2023

An important leadership principle was shaped for me during what seemed to be a normal season in our organization. We had the right players and clarity of vision, however, team friction developed. In the process, unnecessary friction developed, which was totally natural. Leading the process to create or develop better systems.

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Ron Edmondson

MARCH 13, 2024

Perhaps understanding how an unhealthy environment develops can help us avoid them. Check out my leadership podcast where we discuss issues of leadership in a practical way. Plus, check out the other Lifeway Leadership Podcasts. The post 10 Ways We Create Unhealthy Team Environments appeared first on Ron Edmondson.

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Ron Edmondson

OCTOBER 6, 2021

I have served in some toxic leadership cultures in the past. Even more, I have hired people out of them and helped dozens of other leaders recover after being in a toxic leadership culture. My personal experiences have caused me to strive to build healthy leadership cultures wherever I have been in my career.

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Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Introducing 5T Leadership. Ron (and his strategic partners) coach and consult churches, organizations and leaders in 5 critical areas of leadership. The way you begin and end a leadership position often determines the degree of success you will have in the position. Here’s part of what’s next. 5TLeadership.

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Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 12, 2011

Home About Consulting Church Family Leadership Navigation: Home » Leadership » Business » 8 Random Leadership Axioms 8 Random Leadership Axioms January 12, 2011 in Business , Leadership , Organizational Leadership , Team Leadership with 18 Comments My mind thinks a lot about leadership.

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Ron Edmondson

MARCH 22, 2021

There are some common ways to lose favor with leadership. Now before that sounds arrogant, please know I can be pretty hard on senior leadership. Having been in such a position for over 30 years, I know the bad side of senior leadership. When I’m coaching other leaders, predominately I’m coaching senior leadership.

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Ron Edmondson

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Possibly nothing frustrates me more than lazy leadership. It’s also annoying and ineffective in leadership. The fact is, however, many of us have some lazy tendencies when it comes to leadership. Please understand, I’m not calling a leader lazy who defaults to any of these leadership practices listed.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 25, 2019

In The Fearless Organization , Amy Edmondson explains what psychological safety is and what it isn’t and how we can create in our organizations. Psychological safety is not about taking all of the bumps and ruts out of the road (which sadly is becoming more and more prevalent in leadership thought today). Some better than others.

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Ron Edmondson

MARCH 15, 2023

Have you ever made a bad decision in leadership? I’ve made many bad decisions in my leadership. Thankfully, the longer I lead, the more I have developed some warning signs I’m about to make another. 7 indications you’re about to make a bad leadership decision: The decision makes everyone happy.

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Leaders who are easy to follow inspire people to join them on a journey and they develop loyalty from their team. Considering some of the reasons He was able to develop such loyalty among the people He led helps us learn why He was easy to follow. They give real authority and responsibility as they encourage and develop other leaders.

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Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 18, 2011

I thought to myself, “What a sad commentary to be said about one’s leadership!&# What would you add to my list of reactions to controlling leadership? All Posts by Ron Edmondson | Personal Blog | Twitter | Facebook | Share By Email Leave a Reply: Click here to cancel reply. Don’t be that guy!

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 3, 2024

See, here’s there thing about leadership. Conflict develops on every healthy team. And when that’s discovered it’s the job of leadership to do something about it. Check out my leadership podcast where we discuss issues of leadership in a practical way. Plus, check out the other Lifeway Leadership Podcasts.

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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

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. . Even as a young leader, I thought he was practicing poor leadership. .

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Ron Edmondson

JULY 6, 2023

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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Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 25, 2024

So, building and maintaining trust is critical to good leadership. I’ve found trust develops over time and experience – as we witness trustworthy behavior. I have some non-negotiable things in leadership – things such as responsiveness and mutual-respect – and I share them with our team.

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Ron Edmondson

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The way you begin a leadership position often determines the degree of success you will have in the position and the impact or value you will bring to the organization. Therefore, a part of 5T Leadership focuses on transitions coaching. So, I would love to help you transition well into your new leadership role.

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Ron Edmondson

DECEMBER 20, 2010

You know the kind… I talk weekly to ministers serving on church staffs around the country who are struggling with the leadership of the church where they serve, mainly because of the leadership…or lack thereof…coming from senior leadership in the church. I simply asked: What does successful leadership require?

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Ron Edmondson

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

The delivery truck principle is a sobering reality in all leadership decisions. . Of course, collecting from the bill was another story, but anyone who has ever owned a business and had to make a payroll knows how exciting it is to develop cash flow. It was through watching that process a leadership principle came to me.

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Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 10, 2011

I’ve written about this form of leadership in previous posts: 10 Reasons Not to Call Yourself an Empowering Leader Leading People Versus Controlling People Are you still wondering if you might be one? All Posts by Ron Edmondson | Personal Blog | Twitter | Facebook | Share By Email Leave a Reply: Click here to cancel reply.

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Ron Edmondson

JULY 20, 2021

In my experience, it’s easier to hide bad leadership when an organization isn’t growing. However, the more growth that occurs the more bad leadership becomes apparent. As a leader for the last several decades, I’ve learned my leadership is stretched most when we are growing the fastest. Resources are stretched.

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