Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Every healthy organization has certain characteristics in common with one another. I don’t have many specialties, but I would contend one of them is organizational leadership. 7 healthy organization characteristics: Review process is empowering. 7 healthy organization characteristics: Review process is empowering.

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Ron Edmondson

MARCH 17, 2022

One of the chief goals of this blog is to encourage better leadership, so I normally write about leadership issues. My goal is to help you be more effective – in leadership and management. In this post, I’m including the term management. Responsiveness should be a high value to leaders and managers.

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Ron Edmondson

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Every organization needs both protectors and advancers. They “ protect ” the organization. There needs to be an adequate number of protectors in every organization. . Regardless of their job title these people help the organization do more towards accomplishing their mission. Think about your organization.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Edmondson - (September 2023) We used to think of failure as the opposite of success. With vivid, real-life stories from business, pop culture, history, and more, Edmondson gives us specifically tailored practices, skills, and mindsets to help us replace shame and blame with curiosity, vulnerability, and personal growth.

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Ron Edmondson

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Every organization goes through life cycles. In fact, there are five stages all organizations experience. I learned them years ago in a management class and can’t find where to attribute them. I realize these are secular terms, and the church is not subject to the “rules” of a secular organization.

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Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

In this episode of The Ron Edmondson Leadership Podcast Ron and Chandler Vannoy talk about how to know you’re managing more than leading. In the last episode we talked about the difference in leadership and management. Check out 5T Leadership and let me know if I can help you or your church/organization.

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QAspire

JANUARY 10, 2022

Amy Edmondson , in her book, “ The Fearless Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace ” defines “Psychological Safety” as – “Psychological Safety is broadly defined as a climate in which people are comfortable expressing and being themselves. Updated: Visual Leadership Pack of 60+ HD Sketchnotes.

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Ron Edmondson

MAY 17, 2021

I’ve written a fair amount about management versus leadership. I won’t make you go read the book to know I believe both are valuable to any organization. We need good leadership and good management. But this is a leadership blog. Management is about guiding healthy systems.

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Ron Edmondson

OCTOBER 6, 2021

I have served in some toxic leadership cultures in the past. I was once a division manager for a large sales team and sales were down due to the economy. Even more, I have hired people out of them and helped dozens of other leaders recover after being in a toxic leadership culture. Some people stay, but remain miserable.

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

He had made a major decision for his organization. In fact, I had personally walked with him through the process of change management and was impressed with the way he handled things. I felt he had made a good decision for the organization. I was able to share with him a principle I learned years ago in leadership.

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Ron Edmondson

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Rood’s entitled “ How Then Should Organizations Live ”. (I I can’t find a link for the article now. ) Rood made the point that every organization has three basic needs. 3 things every organization needs to thrive: Growth. The growth of any organization is vibrant and fast-paced and requires lots of energy and attention.

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 2, 2024

The church looks to him to lead and, wisely, he knows he needs to develop his leadership skills. Side note – In my opinion, when organizations struggle they cut things they shouldn’t cut – such as marketing and staff development. They have guided an organization to success. His question was simple.

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QAspire

JANUARY 10, 2022

Amy Edmondson , in her book, “ The Fearless Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace ” defines “Psychological Safety” as – “Psychological Safety is broadly defined as a climate in which people are comfortable expressing and being themselves.

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Ron Edmondson

MARCH 21, 2023

What is your leadership capacity? I use the term leadership capacity to describe a leader’s maximum potential to effectively lead others to accomplish the vision. A leader exceeds their leadership capacity when they no longer have the ability to effectively manage or lead the organization to reach its potential.

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

I am not a fan of micro managing. I have to consider the amount of money and energy expended as it relates to the entire church organization. The fact is, as with any organization, we operate with limited resources and sometimes saying no is the right decision at the time. (It Even so, in my position, I often have to say “No”.

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

In her book “ Unleashing the Power of Rubber Bands” , Nancy Ortberg talks about the need to differentiate between “ a tension to be managed and a problem to be solved “ One example for me is the constant tension between the administration/money side of ministry and the discipleship/hands on side of ministry.

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Ron Edmondson

MARCH 3, 2021

In this episode of The Ron Edmondson Leadership Podcast with Ron and Nate , Ron shares suggestions of what to do when you are waiting for your next leadership position. Some entry-level managers in large organizations could move to a higher position in a smaller organization. When should they jump?

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Ron Edmondson

JULY 6, 2023

We confuse certain words in leadership. I’ve noticed we confuse a lot of words in leadership. Here are pairs of words we often confuse in leadership: Possibility with Probability – Just because something has a chance of happening, doesn’t necessarily mean the chance is good. Giving an assignment is easy.

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Ron Edmondson

MARCH 4, 2021

I like to lead leaders, so I prefer to be a macro-manager. 5 times I tend to micromanage: When a team member is new to the organization. 5 times I tend to micromanage: When a team member is new to the organization. New people to an organization need to learn your culture and way of doing things. They don’t know.

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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. Management thinking is no longer the preserve of the West. Management thinking is more global than ever before.

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Ron Edmondson

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The way you begin a leadership position often determines the degree of success you will have in the position and the impact or value you will bring to the organization. Therefore, a part of 5T Leadership focuses on transitions coaching. This offering can save organizations and leaders money, time and avoid missed opportunities.

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 18, 2017

One of the chief goals of this blog is to encourage better leadership, so I normally write about leadership issues. In this post, I’m including the term management. I believe the two are different functions, but both are vital to a healthy organization. Responsiveness should be a high value to leaders and managers.

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Tanveer Naseer

OCTOBER 16, 2012

The following is a guest post by Jessica Edmondson. Ever wonder what is the best path to effective management? Effective management begins, grows and thrives when the right candidates are hired. The truth, however, is that we could read articles like that all day and still be left wondering.

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The Horizons Tracker

MAY 28, 2020

In their latest book, Humanocracy , London Business School’s Gary Hamel and his Management Lab colleague Michele Zanini, outline seven steps leaders can take to better respond to crises such as this one. Now, more than ever, it’s important that organizations appreciate their role in society. Tackle the climate of fear.

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Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

In the early days of a leadership position I have some intentionally bad leadership practices. . Not with everything, but I need to manage some things closer so I get a handle on where things are currently. Yet, a team is looking for leadership. In the early days of a new position I find it sometimes necessary.

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Ron Edmondson

DECEMBER 14, 2020

If any organization expects to grow, they need to attract, develop and retain quality leaders. I have found there are legitimate reasons leaders tend to leave – quit an organization or team. One of the highest costs an organization has is replacing leaders, so ideally once a leader is hired, you’ll want to keep them.

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Team Edmondson Micromanagement Organization 101

Ron Edmondson

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

In this episode of The Ron Edmondson Leadership Podcast Ron and Chandler Vannoy talk about how to change an already established culture. The only way a leader can “keep the peace” in the realm of change management is simply to offer no change. Let us know leadership issues you would like us to cover.

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Ron Edmondson

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

The delivery truck principle is a sobering reality in all leadership decisions. . It was through watching that process a leadership principle came to me. Delivery Truck Principle of Leadership. This principle points to a tension which exists in all leadership decisions. I highly encourage it.

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

I have held a senior leadership position for over 30 years and been in leadership over 40 years. This is the way it is with being the senior leader in an organization. When I was a mid-level manager in a large corporation, I remember questioning why senior leadership made some of the decisions they did.

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Ron Edmondson

DECEMBER 20, 2010

You know the kind… I talk weekly to ministers serving on church staffs around the country who are struggling with the leadership of the church where they serve, mainly because of the leadership…or lack thereof…coming from senior leadership in the church. I simply asked: What does successful leadership require?

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Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 2, 2023

They almost always involve the ways people misuse or even abuse their leadership power. It wears me out to be around people calling themselves leaders, but limiting themselves or their organization to mediocrity. Bully management Some leaders attempt to get results by force. This has always seemed like cowardly leadership to me.

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The Practical Leader

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

In his article on “Crafting Strategy,” McGill University professor and management author, Henry Mintzberg, provides a good example of innovation and organizational learning in high-performing, agile organizations: “Out in the field, a salesman visits a customer. The company has changed strategic course.”

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Modern Servant Leader

APRIL 6, 2020

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Ron Edmondson

MAY 16, 2023

They “protect” the organization. There needs to be an adequate number of protectors in every organization. Regardless of their job title these people help the organization do more towards accomplishing their mission. In both types of organizations we need to protect and advance. Think about your organization.

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Team Budgeting Edmondson Goal 59

Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Home About Consulting Church Family Leadership Navigation: Home » Encouragement » 7 Attributes of Success as an Organization 7 Attributes of Success as an Organization February 7, 2011 in Encouragement , Leadership , Organizational Leadership , Team Leadership with 6 Comments Great organizations don’t just appear.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 30, 2018

In performance driven organizations, these people feel better playing it safe than taking any risk that might make a poor impression. Edmondson coined the term psychological safety to capture the degree to which people believe their environment is conducive to taking these risks. The fearful.” What is important to you?

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Ron Edmondson

JUNE 29, 2023

He made a major decision for his organization, only after he had prayed about it, consulted wise counsel and acted methodically. In fact, I had personally walked with him through the process of change management and was impressed with how he handled things. Therefore, I felt he had made a good decision for the organization.

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