Ron Edmondson

MARCH 19, 2012

Years ago I was working in retail. I was in college, but serving as an area manager for a large department store. How did management handle the issue? The morning after the arrival of our new case of extenders, a memo was sent to all area managers, in every department, throughout the store. BTW, extenders retailed for $1.25

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Management Retail Policies Leadership 83

Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Leading outside the norm Leadership is so much different today than when I first started leading almost 35 years ago. To lead today we must learn to think outside some things once considered normal in leadership. Again, they have always been important, but in today’s leadership it is critical. This is no longer an option.

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Servant Leader Learning-by-Doing Informal Structure Follow-up 58

Ron Edmondson

JULY 28, 2016

In one of my first vocational leadership roles, I managed a large retail division of a major department store. The division had several departments within it and each department had a separate department manager. Most of the departments were efficient, profitable, and easy to manage.

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Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

In one of my first professional leadership roles, I managed a large retail division of a major department store. The division had several departments within it and each department had a separate department manager. Most of the departments were efficient, profitable, and easy to manage.

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System Committee Maturity Edmondson 57

Ron Edmondson

APRIL 16, 2019

In one of my first vocational leadership roles, I managed a large retail division of a major department store. The division had several departments within it and each department had a separate department manager. Most of the departments were efficient, profitable, and easy to manage.

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System Committee Maturity Retail 48

Ron Edmondson

DECEMBER 10, 2019

When I was in retail management I knew that the way the store looked, the merchandise was presented, and our associates treated shoppers were all vitally important parts of motivating someone to buy an item. This was simply because the churches that Leadership Network primarily served at the time were larger churches.

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Class Follow-up Short-term Bottom-up 75

Ron Edmondson

MAY 30, 2017

I began my business leadership experience in retail management. But, those opportunities have continued throughout my career in leadership. Through my years in leadership, however, I have had to say each one of these statements to someone I was supposed to be leading. You are moving too fast.

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Team Learning-by-Doing Edmondson Commitment 56

Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

As I expected, within minutes every manager in the store, easily identified by their store shirts and badges, were on the scene – making sure the man was okay and the spill was throughly handled. As I left the store, I saw managers roaming the store, picking up everything they could find on the floor. There was plenty to find.

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Edmondson Retail Learning-by-Doing Blog 30

Ron Edmondson

DECEMBER 9, 2015

I began my business leadership experience in retail management. But, those opportunities have continued throughout my career in leadership. Through my years in leadership, however, I have had to say each one of these statements to someone I was supposed to be leading. You are moving too fast.

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Team Edmondson Retail Commitment 30

Ron Edmondson

MAY 21, 2018

Thankfully, I have had some great leadership influencers in my life and I have sought to learn from each of them. And a man in retail, who took interest in me in college. I was technically his “boss”, but he was every bit the leader to this young, inexperienced, first-term manager. I’ve been a wisdom seeker all my life.

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Micromanagement Follow-up Retail Long-term 41

Ron Edmondson

APRIL 2, 2012

As I expected, within minutes every manager in the store, easily identified by their shirt colors, were on the scene; making sure the man was okay and that the spill was cleaned. As I left the store, I saw managers roaming the store, picking up everything they could find on the floor. Someone said the spill had been there a while.

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Retail Learning-by-Doing Stress Blog 54