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The Hardest Decision a Leader Makes – Letting People Go

Ron Edmondson

It could be bringing down the morale and work ethic of the rest of the team. Making the right decision protects the organization, the teams involved, and, often, the ability of the team to respect your leadership. Finally, be open to the hard truth that the problem could be your leadership. And everyone already knows it.

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19 Key Leadership Competencies & Behaviors from 29 Top Experts

Miles Anthony Smith

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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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. How can you gain influence over the people in leadership positions when they don’t seem open to or even value your input? Simply stated, have a good work ethic.

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7 Benchmarks Towards Success in an Organization

Ron Edmondson

I wonder sometimes, however, if we make it seem more difficult than it is to create success in an organization. While nothing worth doing well is ever easy, there are certain benchmarks we can aim for which seem to exist in successful organizations I’ve observed. Everyone knows the objective we want to achieve in the end.

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7 Benchmarks Towards Success in an Organization

Ron Edmondson

Thankfully, in my experience, there are certain benchmarks we can aim for, which seem to exist in successful organizations I’ve observed. In the church where I recently was pastor, I would say we have experienced some “success” relative to our mission in the six years I was there. They don’t.

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Releasing an Employee For A Less Obvious Offense

Ron Edmondson

On this one I like to make sure we have provided all the resources the person needs to be successful. All of these left unattended will likely bring down the morale and work ethic of the rest of the team. The post Releasing an Employee For A Less Obvious Offense appeared first on Ron Edmondson. It won’t be easy.

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10 Defining Words of a Stellar Leader

Ron Edmondson

Leadership is abuzz these days. I’m not the only blog — or certainly not the best blog — that addresses leadership frequently. Perhaps we need to do a better job distinguishing what leadership actually means. Defining leadership. The kind of leadership the truly great leaders provide.