Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 6, 2011

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Ron Edmondson

DECEMBER 1, 2020

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. The vocabulary of a leader helps shape the culture and atmosphere of the team. If they did tell them.

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Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 19, 2011

Home About Consulting Church Family Leadership Navigation: Home » Leadership » 3 Ways to Respond to a Controlling Leader 3 Ways to Respond to a Controlling Leader January 19, 2011 in Leadership , Organizational Leadership , Team Leadership with 11 Comments I have written a good deal recently about controlling leadership.

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Ron Edmondson

MARCH 2, 2021

Does he or she participate with the team normally? Do team members trust leadership? The relationships of team members to each other. Is there a friendship or just a working relationship among team members? Do team members feel freedom to speak freely when in disagreement? Are there long-term team members?

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Ron Edmondson

DECEMBER 20, 2010

5 Examples of Leading Outside the Norm 4 Times a Leader Should Strategize on Making a Decision About Ron Edmondson: Church planter and pastor with a heart for strategy, leadership and marketing; especially geared toward developing churches and growing and improving the Kingdom of God.

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 2, 2024

Again, I’m seeking development in the areas of leadership and management – and, I think my presence with them actually influences them for good. The post 3 Inexpensive Ways to Develop as a Leader appeared first on Ron Edmondson. (I have multiples in my life, depending on the need.) I have other spiritual mentors.

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 18, 2023

They’ll more quickly begin to add value to the team. Give them a seat at the table of influence. They will more quickly feel like an insider and a part of the team and you’re more likely to discover a potential superstar leader. The post 5 Ways to Help Young Leaders Succeed appeared first on Ron Edmondson.

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

If you have leaders on your team, no doubt you want the maximum potential out of them. You want their best contributions to your team. How do you motivate them to achieve their best – personally and for the team? The post 7 Suggestions to Motivate the Leaders on Your Team appeared first on Ron Edmondson.

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Ron Edmondson

MARCH 15, 2021

That may point to another area of struggle for me personally – and a character flaw – I’m seldom satisfied with me or where we are as a team. I get frustrated when people have to have things “their way” It destroys any hope of a healthy team when people are only thinking of their personal wishes.

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Ron Edmondson

OCTOBER 11, 2022

How does passive aggression form on a team or in a church? And I must challenge other influencers to do likewise. We should do all we can to eliminate this from the teams we lead. The post 4 Ways Passive Aggression Forms appeared first on Ron Edmondson. Address hurts.

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 1, 2021

It matters not if there is a great vision if I don’t discipline myself to help the team reach it. When I stop creatively feeding my mind, I cease to have anything new to offer our team. Allowing Negative Influences to Rule. Join Nate and I for the Ron Edmondson Leadership Podcast. Personal Lack of Discipline.

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Ron Edmondson

MARCH 7, 2024

John Maxwell says leadership is influence. If that’s true, then how does a leader gain influence with the people he or she leads? Influence is never gained simply by holding a position. I also knew I had to gain influence with my team. You can’t lead people if you can’t influence them.

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

I’ve led large and small teams in business, government, church and nonprofits. Shunning or controlling some of the people on your team. And this should exclude no one on your team. Who on your team is just waiting for you to get to know them, believe in them and let them go? My heart is for leaders. You need help.

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The Practical Leader

MAY 15, 2019

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.

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Ron Edmondson

JULY 17, 2014

Leader, What do you look for when you bring a person on to your team? What expectations do you have for people who serve on your team? These are values — the principles we use to interact with one another on a team. I would assume a few of these, maybe most of them, would be non-negotiables on any healthy team.

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Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 25, 2021

And if your church has a dozen people or more you have more influence than you think.). To me, this also includes loving the traditions they love – including their local sports teams. I was visiting a church recently and the pastor joked about the local college team. Here’s where I’ll get the most disagreement.

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Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Effective change management also means you influence decision makers. Some you simply won’t, but you do need to get a few influencers on your team. Nate and I have launched a new season of the Ron Edmondson Leadership Podcast , so subscribe now. You usually don’t have to change everyone’s minds. Fourth, communicate.

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Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Thankfully, I have had some great leadership influencers in my life and I have sought to learn from each of them. They were celebratory of each achievement, but they pushed the team (and me) towards continual improvement. Therefore, they acknowledged – and encouraged – the contributions of others on the team.

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Ron Edmondson

MAY 2, 2022

I mixed the teams with people who were on opposite sides of the dividing issue. It was good to see the teams laugh together. Embrace the influencers. Just as there are a few who are negative, there are usually a few who are positive about unity and who have influence over others. We made it fun and engaging.

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Tanveer Naseer

JULY 17, 2012

As such, I would like to present this guest post written by Jessica Edmondson. The reality, though, is that this couldn’t be further from the truth as all of us have the ability to influence others and foster change that would help move our team forward. Even if it doesn’t work out remember, it never hurts to try.

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Ron Edmondson

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

As we seek to be like Him, we have an opportunity within our influence to be people-builders; speaking life-giving words to those we are attempting to lead. I had a semi-retired professional on my team. The post 7 Life-Giving Statements Everyone Needs to Hear appeared first on Ron Edmondson.

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Tanveer Naseer

JULY 17, 2012

As such, I would like to present this guest piece written by Jessica Edmondson. The reality, though, is that this couldn’t be further from the truth as all of us have the ability to influence others and foster change that would help move our team forward. Even if it doesn’t work out remember, it never hurts to try.

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Ron Edmondson

JULY 11, 2022

So, they shut down anyone else who may appear to be gaining influence or notoriety. The post 4 Theories on How One Becomes a Controlling Leader appeared first on Ron Edmondson. They are motivated by the name they have built (or tried to build) for themselves. These controlling leaders always believe the sky is falling.

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Ron Edmondson

JULY 27, 2023

Plus, I’ve worked with a number of search teams to find their new pastor. I value prayer so much I always have a personal prayer team. Introduce the pastor to leaders – In the church and in the community, it is helpful if the pastor knows the influencers whom they will likely encounter during their ministry.

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Regardless of the age or experience level of the staff I’m supposed to be leading, I try to remain open to my team leading me. The question I often receive from readers of this blog is how to influence those who are supposed to be leading you, especially when many times you may feel as though they don’t welcome your input.

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Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 22, 2020

These potholes can become deep, and when they do, and you hit them, you can literally lose your leadership influence. The leader afraid to challenge will create an environment where mediocrity, chaos, and unhealthy team environment prevails – and eventually it will bite them. I’m referring to them as potholes. Isolation.

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Ron Edmondson

JULY 12, 2018

What fosters team spirit? What makes a healthy team? All of us want to serve on healthy teams. Every good leader I know would want to lead a healthy team. Most of us understand progress towards a vision is more possible if a healthy team is working together. There are also seasons for every team.

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Ron Edmondson

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

There are many leaders I admire who have influenced my own leadership. There are leaders from my personal life such as a former pastor, a former boss, a high school principal and leaders in my own community who have influenced me as I have watched their leadership. I also love to learn from a great athletic coach.

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Here are 7 traits of a courageous leader: Doesn’t bail on the team when things get difficult. And they are willing to use their influence to help accomplish them. But they are also willing to acknowledge when a team member is no longer a good fit for the team and, as graciously as possible, move forward without them.

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Ron Edmondson

MARCH 27, 2013

I’ve led or worked with many teams and whether its a few people or many, there can easily be at least one who chooses to be “odd man out” It may or may not be a conscious decision they’ve made, but they simply don’t fit well with the rest of the team and they got that way by their own decisions.

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Ron Edmondson

MARCH 22, 2017

I think the best leaders expand their influence and leadership potential by continuing to learn and grow in experience. In my experience, however, my leadership influence grows the fastest when it grows through the people I’m supposed to be leading. When I get out of the way of my team amazing things happen.

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Ron Edmondson

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

I think the best leaders expand their influence and leadership potential by continuing to learn and grow in experience. In my experience, however, my leadership influence grows the fastest when it grows through the people I’m supposed to be leading. When I get out of the way of my team amazing things happen.

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Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 16, 2022

John Maxwell says leadership is influence. If that’s true, then how does a leader develop influence with the people he or she leads? I have learned a few ways I best gain influence with teams I attempt to lead. I have had the opportunity to build my own team. Building trust gains influence.

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Ron Edmondson

JULY 20, 2020

Help the new team member’s family acclimate. In my experience, the transition can be harder on the family than the person joining your team. They will learn much of it on their own, but the more you can share with them the faster they will feel a part of the team. . Give them plenty of access to you and others on the team.

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HR Digest

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

How to Win Friends and Influence People By Dale Carnegie . The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable by Patrick Lencioni. Thinking, Fast and Slow By Daniel Kahneman. Belonging at Work: Everyday Actions You Can Take to Cultivate an Inclusive Organization By Rhodes Perry, MPA.

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Ron Edmondson

JULY 9, 2020

The leader in isolation fails to communicate, invest, and release, which keeps other leaders from developing on the team. The isolated leader never reaches his or her full potential as a leader, because they shut out influences, which would actually help them grow. Limits leader. Limits the organization.

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 12, 2017

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 his or her influence to bring out the best in others. The vocabulary of a leader helps shape the culture and atmosphere of the team. Be specific.

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