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First Look: Leadership Books for September 2023

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Edmondson We used to think of failure as the opposite of success. After decades of award-winning research, Amy Edmondson is here to upend our understanding of failure and make it work for us. In Right Kind of Wrong , Edmondson provides the framework to think, discuss, and practice failure wisely.

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Let’s Talk About It: How to Have the Courageous Conversation You Would Rather Avoid

Let's Grow Leaders

After all, it takes energy to initiate it, and you can’t predict exactly how it will go. Dr. Amy Edmondson, the pioneer of psychological safety, often talks about how people are more likely to discount the future benefits of speaking up and overweight their current fear. It was just something I had to do.”

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Let’s Talk About It: How To Start the Conversation Everyone Wants to Avoid

Let's Grow Leaders

After all, it takes energy and effort to start the conversation. ” We know you believe that, because you’re here, investing a bit of time in energy to do this well. “When I get too stressed about a conflict, I just remember, no one is shooting at me.” But here’s the thing.

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One way to de-stress your pastor or leader…

Ron Edmondson

Maybe this is just me, but would you like to help de-stress your pastor or leader? Even if it’s going to be bad, eliminating the energy I have to put into imagining the worst, allows me to preserve that energy for other things, helps me fully prepare and pray for you, and lowers the immediate tension when we meet.

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7 Specific Ways I Deal with Stress

Ron Edmondson

Yesterday, I shared some general ways I deal with stress. Today I’m following that up with some specific things I do that help me deal with daily stress. Here are 7 specific tips I have for handling stress: Plan each day – Begin each day with a predetermined win for the day. You can read yesterday’s post HERE.

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7 General Suggestions for Handling Stress

Ron Edmondson

The world is stressful. If anything, life seems more stressful today than even a few years ago. How do we handle the stress of daily living? Do you have a plan beyond the stress of today? It will help free your mind from stress when you can lift your focus from today. That’s a recipe for stress.

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5 Words for an Overwhelmed Leader

Ron Edmondson

I have several older men I call when I’m maxed out with stress. It needs some new energies. The post 5 Words for an Overwhelmed Leader appeared first on Ron Edmondson. It’s not. Actually, it’s life-giving. Seek help Find a mentor who has walked where you are currently walking. Definitely be reading.