Ron Edmondson

DECEMBER 9, 2019

A Life Transition for The Edmondsons. I recently resigned my position as CEO of Leadership Network. Leadership Network has a long, great history of helping the Church accelerate growth and innovation. It fuels me to help churches (and organizations) figure out how to start, re-start and scale.

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Ron Edmondson

JUNE 6, 2022

I don’t know if “survive” and “desperation” are the right words to title this post but certainly leadership is harder today than it ever has been in my career. Trust in leadership is at an all time low. How do we as faith leaders continue to lead in a healthy and courageous way on days like these? Don’t be afraid of that.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 25, 2019

Creating psychological safety is essential in a world where innovation, integrity, and renewal can make the difference between success and failure. In The Fearless Organization , Amy Edmondson explains what psychological safety is and what it isn’t and how we can create in our organizations. We all—most of us—manage our image.

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Ron Edmondson

MAY 18, 2023

Check out my leadership podcast where we discuss leadership nuggets in a practical way. Plus, check out the other Lifeway Leadership Podcasts. The post 8 Emotions to Change – How to Deal with Them appeared first on Ron Edmondson. And you celebrate the accomplishment of the vision more than anything else.

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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. In The Innovator’s Dilemma , he looked at why companies struggle with radical innovation in their markets.

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Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 16, 2024

In healthy organizations, leadership often depends on the task being performed. But removing hard lines around people promotes their individual creativity and encourages innovation for the team. Figuring out how to navigate through these times and keep the team moving forward together is a part of good leadership.

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Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 4, 2021

There are some things the church experts speaking into pastoral leadership won’t tell you. Some even refer to me as an “expert” in leadership – to which I would tell them I’m still very much in the apprentice stage in many ways. I do have lots of leadership experience – good and bad.

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Modern Servant Leader

APRIL 6, 2020

Here is a list of recommendations from people leadership practitioners. Ron Edmondson Consultant, Pastor, Teacher Mustard Seed Ministry Consulting Communication Communicate. And innovate, innovate, innovate. Just have to figure out how to do it differently. If you lead people, you face additional challenges.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 18, 2011

While this sounds simple enough at face value, I have consistently found that one of the most often overlooked leadership attributes is that of a positive attitude. As a CEO, how can you expect to inspire, motivate, engender confidence, and to lead with a lousy attitude? The simple answer is that you can’t…it just won’t work.

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The ones you often need to turn things around – innovative, creative, energetic, visionary, leaders – are hesitant to come to a plateaued or declining church. One frequent question I receive from those trying to do church revitalization is how they can attract new leaders. This is true in attracting new staff members also.

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The Horizons Tracker

MAY 28, 2020

Fear and emotional safety are things that Harvard’s Amy Edmondson has spoken about repeatedly, and nowhere is this more important than in times of stress and discomfort, such as we’re experiencing at the moment. Invest in skills. Stop looking to the CEO for strategy.

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Ron Edmondson

OCTOBER 7, 2014

But, the process of doing church requires leadership. One way to grow a church is to expand the leadership base. And, one way to ensure a church doesn’t grow is to limit leadership development. Without leadership progress stalls. Related posts: Leadership Development for Dummies. If not, why not?

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

You’re undoubtedly thinking “who died and left Mike Myatt in charge of qualitatively assessing leadership blogs? You’re undoubtedly thinking “who died and left Mike Myatt in charge of qualitatively assessing leadership blogs?&# I know, I know - another list? Great question.

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 10, 2024

The simple fact is, some leaders simply don’t know how to introduce healthy change. Check out my leadership podcast where we discuss issues of leadership in a practical way. Plus, check out the other Lifeway Leadership Podcasts. The leader needs to know when to push and when to leave things alone for a while.

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Modern Servant Leader

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

The Modern Servant Leader Servant Leadership & Technology. Leadership. September 20, 2011 Servant Leadership. Servant Leadership Intro. Servant Leadership Academic Programs & Education Opportunities. Servant Leadership. Servant Leadership. Leadership Lessons from a Cracked Pot.

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Ron Edmondson

JULY 29, 2021

The key to success is to learn how to get the best ideas out of the people within the organization. Information shouldn’t be defined to a “chain of command” Plus, everyone has something they know better than leadership knows. When people feel free to explore, take risks, and innovate they will enjoy doing so.

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Ron Edmondson

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Leadership often depends on the task being performed. But removing hard lines around people promotes their individual creativity and encourages innovation for the team. Figuring out how to navigate through these times and keep the team moving forward together is a part of good leadership. They aren’t changeable.

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Ron Edmondson

JUNE 22, 2023

I was once asked to help a church process how to get younger people to attend. But for simplicity sake try doing the opposite of some of these I’ve listed and see how they help the church to grow. Check out my leadership podcast where we discuss leadership nuggets in a practical way. We like being a small church.

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HR Digest

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Regardless of the audience, however, they can help HR professionals understand how to manage people and improve organizational effectiveness. For example, Adams demonstrates how to better manage employees in a more digital and disruptive company environment by using examples from her time as the BBC’s HR director. Younger.

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Ron Edmondson

JULY 25, 2014

I use the discovery method in leadership too. In life and leadership. The post How Some of the Best Discoveries Are Made – In Life and Leadership appeared first on Ron Edmondson. Related posts: Dodging Geese Poop in Life and Leadership. Developing a Leadership Vocabulary. Some don’t.

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 14, 2021

The great news from my pastor/leader friends is you already know how to assist people deal with a sense of loss. Join Nate and I for the Ron Edmondson Leadership Podcast. The post The Primary Reason People Resist Change appeared first on Ron Edmondson. The process of change is then stalled and sometimes even derailed.

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

I’m doing the best I know how to do. ”. He was doing the best he KNEW HOW to do. But, here’s the reality I know: The best you know how to do is never the best you can do! Here are 10 problems when you do the best you know how to do: You leave out a critical thinking. Never settle for the best you know how to do.

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Miles Anthony Smith

AUGUST 7, 2018

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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Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 16, 2013

How To Balance Strategy & Creativity To Move Your Ideas Forward. The post How To Balance Strategy & Creativity To Move Your Ideas Forward appeared first on Ron Edmondson. 10 Random Ideas To Encourage Innovation. Innovation Leadership' Brian lives with his wife Kimberly and son in Nashville, TN.

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Ron Edmondson

DECEMBER 7, 2021

I have been a student of leadership and a practicing leader for over 30 years and this time in which we live has produced the most conducive environments for leaders to thrive. Leadership is designed for this scenario. High need for innovation. . Trust is the foundation of all good leadership. You can manage that.

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Coaching Tip

JULY 3, 2013

Once team members understand the importance of a breadth of thinking and how each person’s thinking adds value, they are able to view differences in a nonjudgmental way, and they have new context for how to tackle the challenges that inevitably arise. John Agno: Can''t Get Enough Leadership Amy C. Team Leadership.

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Ron Edmondson

JULY 15, 2020

But removing all the hard lines around people promotes their individual creativity and encourages innovation for the team. Figuring out how to navigate through these times and keep the team moving forward together is a part of good leadership. Things are subject to change quickly. Things like vision and values are concrete.

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Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 31, 2011

I love the leadership principles of Jesus. I’ve written 10 Reasons I Admire the Leadership Principles of Jesus and 10 Tips to Doing Leadership the Jesus Way In John Chapter One, I saw three more principles. These people are valuable assets to any team.

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

Of course, there were some great books such as those by Morton Hansen, Amy Edmondson, and Ron Ricci. Gathering information and different perspectives may actually inhibit innovation. The leadership team had done their best to generate solutions to our situation. The leadership used over 55% of the ideas and no jobs were lost.

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Ron Edmondson

MARCH 2, 2015

I’m doing the best I know how to do.”. He was doing the best he KNEW HOW to do. But, here’s the reality I know: The best you know how to do is never the best you can do! Here are 10 problems when you do the best you know how to do: You leave out a critical thinking…. Never settle for the best you know how to do.

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HR Digest

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Regardless of the audience, however, they can help HR professionals understand how to manage people and improve organizational effectiveness. For example, Adams demonstrates how to better manage employees in a more digital and disruptive company environment by using examples from her time as the BBC’s HR director. Younger.

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Ron Edmondson

OCTOBER 15, 2020

If you want to be in leadership get comfortable with change. You know how to filter through what is valid criticism – worth hearing – and what’s simply a venting of personal interest. Effective change is one of the best forms of art in the field of leadership. 7 traits for effectively lead change: Flexibility.

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Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 25, 2021

Pastors know how to organize people. I couldn’t help but wonder, however, how much more effective he could have been endearing people to his leadership if he was “on their side” rather than always blatantly rooting for an opponent. The following year I went through Leadership Central Kentucky.

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Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 18, 2016

I realize the teacher needed to make sure I wasn’t cheating and I knew how to think through a specified process, but I wanted to invent my own process. I think there is a leadership principle here. It’s the new math of leadership. I have seen it so many times. Give people a Freedom Pass.

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Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

With each post I was asked for some feedback on how to address those reactions. The post 8 Ways to Deal With the Emotions of Change appeared first on Ron Edmondson. Change Innovation Leadership Ministry' Here are 8 ways to react to the emotions of change: Fear. Give information. Related posts: 7 Emotions of Change.

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Ron Edmondson

MAY 5, 2014

Greg is the author of Church Leadership Essentials and Strange Leadership. Side note: You want to talk about innovation and creativity? Out of this can flow all sorts of new ways of ministry and innovation. 10 Resolutions Guaranteed to Improve Your Ministry Leadership. 12 Common Mistakes in Ministry Leadership.

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Ron Edmondson

JULY 30, 2014

People don’t even know what to feel — which means they don’t know how to respond. Next time you’re in the midst of change — which if you’re in leadership should be often — watch for — and find ways to acknowledge — the emotions of change. Change Innovation Leadership'

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