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7 Ways to Positively Influence Those Who Lead You

Ron Edmondson

If you want to be successful in leadership long-term, you have to learn to “lead up” or, in other words, influence the people who lead you. It was a more established, structured church and the experience proved invaluable in an environment that wasn’t as receptive to change. They are in this position for some reason.

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The Fearless Organization

Leading Blog

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 makes it possible for other drivers of success (talent, ingenuity, diversity of thought) to be expressed in ways that influence how work gets done.” It is an enabler.

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Where Have All the Questions Gone?

Lead Change Blog

They save their question-power and ingratiating comments for someone they wish to influence. Edmondson coined the term psychological safety to capture the degree to which people believe their environment is conducive to taking these risks. The expert.” What is important to you? What support do you need to learn and change?

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Making Good Changes in a Highly Structured Environment

Ron Edmondson

In our setting, it’s developed into a highly structured environment of systems and procedures, which makes change more difficult than in some churches. Who the influencers are in this area of ministry. It’s part of the process, especially in a highly structured environment. Are You in a Controlling Environment?

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3 Ways to Respond to a Controlling Leader | Ron Edmondson

Ron Edmondson

I previously wrote a post about “leading up&# called 5 Ways to Influence those Who Lead You , but it addresses a leader who may not be giving you a seat at the table, but not one who is necessarily a controlling leader. A leader who attempts to control everything within his or her realm is much harder to influence.

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3 Critical Learning Environments

Ron Edmondson

So…if you want to be a lifetime learner… Here 3 learning environments: Learning by experience – This is where you learn by doing. Learning by influence – This is where mentoring takes place. Are there other learning environments I failed to mention? It could be during success or failure. It happens.

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5 Ways to Help Young Leaders Succeed

Ron Edmondson

” Recognize their need for help acclimating to a new environment and new responsibility. Give them a seat at the table of influence. The post 5 Ways to Help Young Leaders Succeed appeared first on Ron Edmondson. They may have 100 questions, but they don’t want to keep asking. Release the tension of asking.