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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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Good Leaders Know Who They Are – And Who They Are Not

Ron Edmondson

My influence will be used in other ways. Knowing yourself, your strengths and weaknesses, passions and goals, helps form your leadership and influence. It helps you be an influencer where you are best suited to influence. And I shouldn’t even try. That will come from someone else in the room.

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Knowing Your Identity Helps Establish Your Influence

Ron Edmondson

Knowing who you are is the first step to becoming a person of influence. My influence will be used in other ways. Knowing yourself, your strengths and weaknesses, passions and goals, helps form your life. It helps you be an influencer where you are best suited to influence. I can’t be who I am not.

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7 Preliminary Steps When Initiating Major Change

Ron Edmondson

And there is nothing we do to influence this change. Again, this step builds support among influencers and usually further enhances the change with their input and hopefully their support. One of my goals is getting as many answers to questions as possible on the table before the change is implemented.

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7 Statements Leaders Should Say Frequently

Ron Edmondson

One of the goals of a leader should be to encourage, strengthen and challenge a team to continually improve. Almost as a cheerleader rousing the crowd at a game, the leader uses their influence to bring out the best in others. I want to help you reach your personal goals. They will help you build a better team.

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7 Things Which Weaken My Leadership

Ron Edmondson

One of my goals is to consistently find ways to guard against them. This includes making sure we have good plans and goals. Allowing Negative Influences to Rule. I think attempting to is a pretty good goal. Join Nate and I for the Ron Edmondson Leadership Podcast. Sometimes this is my fault.

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Moose Mess: Boeing’s Culture May Have Caused Those Tragic Crashes

The Practical Leader

In the wake of two fatal crashes of Boeing’s new 737 Max jets, Harvard Business School professor and author of a new book on creating psychological safety in the workplace, Amy Edmondson, published an article on Boeing and the Importance of Encouraging Employees to Speak Up. Do the same for things you can influence.