Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 11, 2021

Managing conflict as a leader is a critical part of creating healthy cultures. . Part of the leader’s job is to learn to better manage conflict rather than attempting to kill them. 7 thoughts on managing conflict as a leader: Interfere sparingly . Good leaders learn to manage it for the eventual good of the team.

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Ron Edmondson

MAY 17, 2021

I’ve written a fair amount about management versus leadership. We need good leadership and good management. But this is a leadership blog. And if you want to be a leader, you can’t focus more on managing the organization than you do on leading the organization forward.

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Ron Edmondson

OCTOBER 26, 2020

I don’t know if we can completely get rid of fear – or if we even want to completely – but I do think we should and need to learn to manage the fear in our life. I believe questions can be our friend, so let me provide some questions to process your fear. Fear is an emotion and God can use fear to keep you from harm.

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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. Here are 3 suggestions I gave him to develop as a leader: Form a peer leadership group There are people in the community who own small businesses. Start a book club Recruit leaders in the community to read a leadership book together.

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Development Open-book Mentor Learning-by-Doing 69

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. So, I would love to help you transition well into your new leadership role.

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Ron Edmondson

MARCH 22, 2021

There are some common ways to lose favor with leadership. Now before that sounds arrogant, please know I can be pretty hard on senior leadership. Having been in such a position for over 30 years, I know the bad side of senior leadership. When I’m coaching other leaders, predominately I’m coaching senior leadership.

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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. There seem to be two key reasons.

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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. Plus, check out the other Lifeway Leadership Podcasts.

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Ron Edmondson

JUNE 29, 2023

In fact, I had personally walked with him through the process of change management and was impressed with how he handled things. I was glad we were still talking at this point in the process, as I was able to share with him a principle I learned years ago in leadership. My words to him was to trust the process.

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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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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. Show me a CEO with a bad attitude and I’ll show you a poor leader. ” Show me a CEO with a bad attitude and I’ll show you a poor leader.

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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. Let me know if I can help you.

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

I don’t have many specialties, but I would contend one of them is organizational leadership. 7 healthy organization characteristics: Review process is empowering. Most corporate structures have some formal review process in place. Therefore, it sucked the life out of the building every time the process began.

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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 to survive in faith leadership during seasons of desperation: Listen to outside voices. And some leader just said “Duh”!).

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Ron Edmondson

JUNE 19, 2023

Lists are how I process ideas. It won’t improve your leadership. It might break things down into more manageable steps. Check out my leadership podcast where we discuss leadership nuggets in a practical way. Plus, check out the other Lifeway Leadership Podcasts. I start my day with lists.

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Ron Edmondson

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The way they process and share those ideas are often different from the leader. When you fail to remember this principle of leadership – that people are different – you frustrate those you are trying to lead. Check out my leadership podcast where we discuss leadership nuggetsin a practical way.

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Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 22, 2020

In years of studying leadership, both in the business world and in ministry, I’ve seen some consistent traps which get in the way of a leader’s long-term success. These potholes can become deep, and when they do, and you hit them, you can literally lose your leadership influence. Leadership can be lonely. Loneliness.

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Ron Edmondson

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Yet, it’s been a long process to discipline myself not to respond how I am naturally inclined to do. People are managed closely – rather than led. Leadership recruitment and development is a continual endeavor. This, however, is a tension to be managed not a problem to be solved. (I Every time. Which did you prefer?

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HR Digest

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Human Resource Management (HRM) is a broad term that encompasses human resources management, employee relations , compensation, benefits, training, performance evaluation, recruitment, selection, and other related activities. Human resource management (HRM) has always been a challenging field. Let’s begin.

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Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 14, 2023

One often misunderstood reason leadership is challenging is the tensions in leading people. In fact, learning to balance the tensions of leadership may determine the level of success a leader can sustain. If a leader leans too far one direction – their leadership effectiveness suffers.

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Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

And use good change management skills. This includes one of the best change management practices, especially as pastors and that is listening to people. Effective change management also means you influence decision makers. Let them be a part of the ideation process. And start creating strategic steps towards the future.

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 3, 2023

Work ethic – I’ve never been great at managing people. The more a team learns to trust each other the greater this process becomes. Loyalty – It is imperative in any organizational structure that a team member be dedicated to the vision, organization, senior leadership and the team.

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

One often misunderstood reason leadership is challenging is the tension every leader feels when making decisions. Leaning to balance the tensions of leadership may determine the level of success a leader can sustain. If a leader leans too far in either direction their leadership effectiveness suffers. Leadership is people.

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Ron Edmondson

JULY 17, 2023

We get so caught up in systems, routines and processes that we fail to imagine what is yet to be realized. Well, I personally believe the church should be well led, well-managed, efficient and productive. Check out my leadership podcast where we discuss leadership nuggets in a practical way. Sometimes I take a walk.

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Servant Leader Learning-by-Doing Edmondson Uncertainty 61

Ron Edmondson

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

When the process to get there is so long or difficult it wears you out and you’ve got no excitement left – it may be time for some structure change. Creative leadership will die, because genuine leaders rebel against controlling environments. If the process is so clearly defined nothing new is needed.

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Tanveer Naseer

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

For myself, this September also marks a special milestone in my writing career – specifically, it marks the one-year anniversary of the launch of my first leadership book, “ Leadership Vertigo ”.

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Ron Edmondson

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Good managers are comfortable maintaining progress, but a leader needs to be leading change. This doesn’t mean you are absent from the process. Nate and I have finished our fall semester at the Ron Edmondson Leadership Podcast. The post 7 Ways to Keep Leaders on Your Team appeared first on Ron Edmondson.

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Tanveer Naseer

JULY 17, 2012

As such, I would like to present this guest post written by Jessica Edmondson. Have you ever worked in a place where you didn’t feel confidence in whether or not you were performing your job properly and never felt comfortable enough to ask your manager for his/her opinion?

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Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

I was frequently asked how we have managed to find so many talented young leaders. Much of the work God did at the church plant was done through the leadership efforts of people 10, 15, and 20 years younger than me. I learned best in my leadership journey through trying, failing and trying again. Set high expectations.

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Learning-by-Doing Learning Curve Construction Sharpe 57

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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Coaching Tip

JUNE 4, 2012

Leadership Actions Can Promote Teaming. It takes leadership to adhere to process discipline and to help people remember to explore and experiment. It takes leadership to adhere to process discipline and to help people remember to explore and experiment. Teaming and learning do not happen automatically.

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

He was the arguably the most successful church planter of all times; managing to plant churches and write books we are still using today. In other words, they want leadership. Leader, if you are in a time of difficulty or exaggerated stress right now in leadership, the worst thing you can do is to run and hide. Encourage them.

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Tanveer Naseer

JULY 17, 2012

As such, I would like to present this guest piece written by Jessica Edmondson. Have you ever worked in a place where you didn’t feel confidence in whether or not you were performing your job properly and never felt comfortable enough to ask your manager for his/her opinion?

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Ron Edmondson

MARCH 31, 2016

I was in college, but serving in a junior management for a large department store. How did “management” handle the issue? Well, I must admit, it wasn’t by using good leadership principles. Weak management never produces the desired result – and is never good leadership. I had made a mistake.

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HR Digest

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Human Resource Management (HRM) is a broad term that encompasses human resources management, employee relations , compensation, benefits, training, performance evaluation, recruitment, selection, and other related activities. Human resource management (HRM) has always been a challenging field. Let’s begin.

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Books Human Resources Diversity Kahneman 52

Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

This way of hiring allows me to be a leader instead of a manager. The post One Suggestion to Take Stress from the Hiring Process appeared first on Ron Edmondson. The post One Suggestion to Take Stress from the Hiring Process appeared first on Ron Edmondson. It frees people to be leaders instead of employees.

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Ron Edmondson

JUNE 5, 2018

It would be difficult for our team to call me a micro-manager. In our current context, I have spoken into the hiring process from an executive pastor to a someone on our facitilites team. This way of hiring allows me to be a leader instead of a manager. I want people who share an overall vision with me.

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