The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

It’s created a world in which the speed of learning is a competitive advantage, both for individuals and organizations. Of course, learning organizations are not necessarily a new thing, but their nature has changed. Netflix, for instance, shifted from DVD rental to streaming.

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Osborne Development Tacit Knowledge Kaizen 96

Ron Edmondson

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Rood’s entitled “ How Then Should Organizations Live ”. (I I can’t find a link for the article now. ) Rood made the point that every organization has three basic needs. 3 things every organization needs to thrive: Growth. The growth of any organization is vibrant and fast-paced and requires lots of energy and attention.

Organization 62

Organization Maturity Bureaucracy Edmondson 62

Tanveer Naseer

OCTOBER 16, 2012

The following is a guest post by Jessica Edmondson. Ever wonder what is the best path to effective management? Effective management begins, grows and thrives when the right candidates are hired. The truth, however, is that we could read articles like that all day and still be left wondering.

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Management Edmondson Reputation Education 217

The Practical Leader

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

In his article on “Crafting Strategy,” McGill University professor and management author, Henry Mintzberg, provides a good example of innovation and organizational learning in high-performing, agile organizations: “Out in the field, a salesman visits a customer. The company has changed strategic course.”

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Agility Quinn Mintzberg Innovation 52

Ron Edmondson

DECEMBER 14, 2020

If any organization expects to grow, they need to attract, develop and retain quality leaders. I have found there are legitimate reasons leaders tend to leave – quit an organization or team. One of the highest costs an organization has is replacing leaders, so ideally once a leader is hired, you’ll want to keep them.

Team 101

Team Edmondson Micromanagement Organization 101

Lead Change Blog

JULY 30, 2018

In performance driven organizations, these people feel better playing it safe than taking any risk that might make a poor impression. Edmondson coined the term psychological safety to capture the degree to which people believe their environment is conducive to taking these risks. The fearful.” What is important to you?

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Edmondson Learning-by-Doing Diversity Environment 295

Ron Edmondson

MAY 31, 2017

If any organization expects to grow, they need to attract, develop and retain quality leaders. One of the highest costs an organization has is replacing leaders, so ideally once a leader is hired, you’ll want to keep them. And, to know why leaders tend to leave an organization, apart from finding a better opportunity.

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Organization Micromanagement Edmondson Quality 56

Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Home About Consulting Church Family Leadership Navigation: Home » Encouragement » 7 Attributes of Success as an Organization 7 Attributes of Success as an Organization February 7, 2011 in Encouragement , Leadership , Organizational Leadership , Team Leadership with 6 Comments Great organizations don’t just appear.

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The Horizons Tracker

JULY 23, 2019

Harvard’s Amy Edmondson has highlighted the importance of emotional and psychological safety at work throughout her career, both in terms of the performance of individuals and the wider organization. “As demonstrated in our study, explanation sensitivity led to employees opening up again.

Management 57

Management Survey Long-term Follow-up 57

Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

This is the way it is with being the senior leader in an organization. When I was a mid-level manager in a large corporation, I remember questioning why senior leadership made some of the decisions they did. To be most effective, they must be aware of where they need to develop and continually be working towards them.

Succession 70

Succession Delegation Learning-by-Doing Positioning 70

Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

He had made a major decision for his organization. In fact, I had personally walked with him through the process of change management and was impressed with the way he handled things. I felt he had made a good decision for the organization. A momentary lapse in assurance develops. The decision was made.

Leadership 67

Leadership Edmondson Energy Process 67

Ron Edmondson

OCTOBER 6, 2021

I was once a division manager for a large sales team and sales were down due to the economy. These cultures have kept good leaders and organizations from reaching their full potential. Toxic cultures create fear for people at every level of the organization beneath the top few chairs. Management is preferred over leadership. .

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Leadership Edmondson Letter Review 75

Ron Edmondson

JUNE 29, 2023

He made a major decision for his organization, only after he had prayed about it, consulted wise counsel and acted methodically. In fact, I had personally walked with him through the process of change management and was impressed with how he handled things. Therefore, I felt he had made a good decision for the organization.

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Edmondson Process Energy Consultative 56

Modern Servant Leader

APRIL 6, 2020

Perhaps together though, we may develop great solutions. Image Name Title/Role Organization Organization Type Tip Categories Tip. Ron Edmondson Consultant, Pastor, Teacher Mustard Seed Ministry Consulting Communication Communicate. Scott Millen Managing Director 2 Fish Company Consulting Humility Be willing to sacrifice.

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Crisis Tips Greenleaf Consultative 177

Ron Edmondson

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Every organization has a life cycle. In fact, over time an organization will likely be many separate cycles. In each life cycle the most successful organizations I have been a part of had a team skilled at three separate functions. I have written about organizational life cycles before. The three functions are: Starters. (BTW,

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Organization Team Edmondson Follow-up 32

Ron Edmondson

JUNE 23, 2016

The church looks to him to lead and, wisely, he knows he needs to develop his leadership skills. Budgets had been cut, but in my opinion – we had cut some things we shouldn’t have cut – such as marketing and staff development. How can he develop as a leader inexpensively – maybe even free?

Development 56

Development Open-book Mentor Delegation 56

HR Digest

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Human Resource Management (HRM) is a broad term that encompasses human resources management, employee relations , compensation, benefits, training, performance evaluation, recruitment, selection, and other related activities. Human resource management (HRM) has always been a challenging field. Let’s begin.

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Books Human Resources Diversity Kahneman 98

Ron Edmondson

DECEMBER 20, 2010

5 Examples of Leading Outside the Norm 4 Times a Leader Should Strategize on Making a Decision About Ron Edmondson: Church planter and pastor with a heart for strategy, leadership and marketing; especially geared toward developing churches and growing and improving the Kingdom of God.

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Edmondson Examples Succession Leadership 51

Ron Edmondson

DECEMBER 15, 2020

One of the biggest challenges for any organization is to attract and retain leaders. Previously, I posted reasons leaders tend to leave an organization. Good managers are comfortable maintaining progress, but a leader needs to be leading change. Let the leader be a precursor to what’s next for the organization.

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Team Micromanagement Edmondson Brainstorming 76

Ron Edmondson

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

They have guided an organization to success. Even in the smallest communities, someone owns (or manages) the local grocery store or serves as the bank brach manager. I’m trying to learn leadership and management practices…not theology…in these groups. These can be mid level managers or senior executives.

Budgeting 81

Budgeting Development Open-book Mentor 81

Ron Edmondson

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

This post developed after talking with a young pastor overwhelmed with the responsibility he’d been given. His church expected a lot from him – leading the church, preaching great messages, visiting the sick (and the well), managing a budget, and seeing the baptistry consistently in use – just to name a few things.

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Learning-by-Doing Short-term Comparison Edmondson 64

Coaching Tip

JUNE 4, 2012

In organizations where teaming is common, employees learn from each other, enjoy a broader understanding of the work and how it gets done from start to finish, and can better see and act on opportunities for improvement. Failure, broadly defined, encompasses both the small and large events in organizations that don't go as planned.

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Team Edmondson Learning-by-Doing Innovation 142

Ron Edmondson

APRIL 25, 2023

This is the way it is with being the senior leader in an organization. When I was a mid-level manager in a large corporation, I remember questioning why senior leadership made some of the decisions they did. Yet, to be most effective, they must be aware of where they need to develop and continually be working towards them.

Delegation 72

Delegation Learning-by-Doing Organization Edmondson 72

Ron Edmondson

JUNE 11, 2013

Rood’s entitled “ How Then Should Organizations Live ”. ( [link] ) Rood makes the point that every organization has three basic needs. Here are 3 things Rood says every organization needs to thrive: Growth – Rood says “growth needs focus on productivity and expansion.” Some people love the maintenance world.

Organization 61

Organization Maturity Bureaucracy Edmondson 61

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. Having transitioned many times to new organizations and from different contexts (marketplace to ministry to nonprofit), I understand what it takes to begin (and end) well.

Leadership 58

Leadership Edmondson Objective Planning 58

Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

He wasn’t the senior leader, but was in the chain of management. It seemed to be a very small request, especially since our organization was a huge client of this company. I have held leadership positions in larger organizations and smaller organizations. It encourages leadership development within the organization.

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Organization Leadership Development Power Company 35

Tanveer Naseer

JULY 17, 2012

As such, I would like to present this guest post written by Jessica Edmondson. Have you ever worked in a place where you didn’t feel confidence in whether or not you were performing your job properly and never felt comfortable enough to ask your manager for his/her opinion? In some arenas this is called a post-mortem.

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Edmondson Education Project Bond 206

Tanveer Naseer

JULY 17, 2012

As such, I would like to present this guest piece written by Jessica Edmondson. Have you ever worked in a place where you didn’t feel confidence in whether or not you were performing your job properly and never felt comfortable enough to ask your manager for his/her opinion? In some arenas this is called a post-mortem.

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Edmondson Education Project Bond 206

Tanveer Naseer

APRIL 1, 2014

State of the art management and leadership techniques are continually evolving. Think about it: how organizations are run in 2014 is radically different from how they were run just ten years ago. Also making the list is Wang Shi, founder and chairman of Vanke, the world’s largest residential home developer.

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Blue Ocean Strategy Prahalad Christensen Leadership 220

Ron Edmondson

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

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. Developing a new program at your church may reach more people, but may pull resources from other programs. Deciding to grow an organization is an admirable goal.

Leadership 57

Leadership Cost Edmondson Blog 57

Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 21, 2023

This post developed from talking with a young pastor overwhelmed with the responsibility he’d been given. His church expects a lot from him – leading the church, preaching great messages, visiting the sick (and the well), managing a budget, and seeing the baptistry consistently in use – just to name a few things.

Learning-by-Doing 62

Learning-by-Doing Comparison Edmondson Open-book 62

Ron Edmondson

APRIL 18, 2019

The church looks to him to lead and, wisely, he knows he needs to develop his leadership skills. Budgets had been cut, but in my opinion we had cut some things we shouldn’t have cut – such as marketing and staff development. How can he develop as a leader inexpensively and maybe even free? His question was simple.

Development 44

Development Open-book Mentor Learning-by-Doing 44

Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

However, the larger an organization gets – the more growth that occurs – the more bad leadership becomes apparent. As an organization grows: People ask harder questions and challenge the process. Leadership development becomes more important. Effective delegation and management is necessary.

Organization 38

Organization Delegation Leadership Development System 38

Ron Edmondson

JULY 6, 2023

If you want me to develop as a leader, and feel like a valuable part of the team – give me authority. Most organizations (and leaders like me) have far more ideas than we have initiatives. Leadership with Management – Please know I’m a huge fan of both leadership and management when done well. (I

Leadership 61

Leadership Delegation Edmondson Team 61

Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

One of my first managers frequently reminded us no one is irreplaceable. Develop a reputation of being a team player. Understand trends and be current in your field with new ideas and innovations that might make the organization better. The post 7 Ways to Make Yourself Invaluable On A Team appeared first on Ron Edmondson.

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Team Edmondson Objective Reputation 54

The Horizons Tracker

MAY 31, 2021

It revealed that adding women to software development teams not only boosted team performance but also reduced workplace delinquency. “Companies should recruit more women to their development teams not only for obvious ethical reasons but because this will improve performance. Holding women back.

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Ries Software Emotional Intelligence Ethics 91

Ron Edmondson

JULY 2, 2015

If any organization expects to grow, they need to attract, develop and retain quality leaders. One of the highest costs an organization has is replacing leaders, so ideally once a leader is hired, you’ll want to keep them. And, to know why leaders tend to leave an organization, apart from finding a better opportunity.

Organization 30

Organization Micromanagement Edmondson Tips 30