Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 8, 2023

I remember reading once that the can opener came almost 50 years after the tin can. And one of my favorites- Andy Andrews wrote in his book The Little Things , “Never forget that, as a society, we put men on the moon before anyone thought to put wheels on luggage!” Plus, check out the other Lifeway Leadership Podcasts.

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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

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

It caused me to ask myself, so I could coach him: What’s the best way to deal with insecurity in leadership? Be open to learning from others. Read books. Here’s a principle of leadership it might take you a while to learn. Check out my leadership podcast where we discuss leadership nuggetsin a practical way.

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Ron Edmondson

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Passive aggression in my context is when people are upset or aggravated about an issue but those in leadership positions with authority to do anything about it are the last to hear there is a concern or problem. They’ve been developed by years of doing church leadership. Plus, check out the other Lifeway Leadership Podcasts.

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The Practical Leader

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

A new product emerges, which eventually opens up a new market. ” Intelligent Failure is the Right Kind of Wrong Based on decades of award-winning research, Harvard Business School Professor Amy Edmondson, just published a new book, Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well. The company has changed strategic course.”

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Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 11, 2011

Home About Consulting Church Family Leadership Navigation: Home » Leadership » Business » 7 Ways to Ensure Your Email Gets Read 7 Ways to Ensure Your Email Gets Read January 11, 2011 in Business , Innovation , Leadership with 35 Comments I’ve been having a problem with my youngest son lately.

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Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 21, 2023

I previously wrote “ 7 Traits of an Insecure Leader “ It caused me to ask myself, so I could coach him: What’s the best way to deal with insecurity in leadership? Be open to learning from others. Read books. Here’s a principle of leadership it might take you a while to learn. They might.

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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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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

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

7 small additions – 7 big results: Read one chapter of a book each day. Establishing a discipline of one chapter per day will get you averaging a couple dozen books a year. You may wish you could pray for an hour or dissect the book of Romans like the spiritual giants you know. (I’ve This is gold.

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Opening the process of discovery to other people also preserves my time and energy for more efficient uses and allows me to concentrate on things only I can do. Even reading a book, for example. I start a book and within the first chapter I know it’s not helpful, or even enjoyable, my sense of completion wants to finish.

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Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 12, 2021

The opening moments are always critical in any conflict. I shared how I do this in my book The Mythical Leader.). Nate and I have launch a new season of the Ron Edmondson Leadership Podcast soon. The post An Elementary Approach to Facing Conflict appeared first on Ron Edmondson. Stop and think.

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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. You can read books, follow blogs and Tweets, attend conferences, and hang out with other leaders. Here are 5 ways I expand my leadership potential? Invest in others and watch your leadership potential expand.

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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. But mostly collaboration was talked about in books focusing on teams. I applaud the open discussion. The leadership team had done their best to generate solutions to our situation. There was little written about it.

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Ron Edmondson

JULY 13, 2020

The best leadership book is the Bible. I’m convinced humility might be the most attractive leadership quality there is these days. Leadership is ultimately a product of the heart we have for others and the vision we’ve been called to lead. My friend, Larry Osborne, wrote a great book about the subject.

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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. You can read books, follow blogs and Tweets, attend conferences, and hang out with other leaders. Here are 5 ways I expand my leadership potential? It truly is one of the win/win scenarios of leadership.

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Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 16, 2022

John Maxwell says leadership is influence. That’s myth number one in my book The Mythical Leader.). My door is always open, but it was tense. Again, if John Maxwell is correct and leadership is influence – and he certainly is accurate at some level – I knew I had to gain influence with my team.

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 11, 2017

I’ll admit, even though this is in my leadership knowledge, I have to discipline myself to practice them sometimes. Let me share some examples from my own leadership. What could be happening in our leadership if we spent more time praying for the work before we do the work? Did I need to share that one? And, yet I do.

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Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 6, 2020

Some of my best leadership skills came from watching leaders do leadership the wrong way. I once had a boss throw a huge sales book at my head because of disappointing numbers. And watch for doors to open or things to change. The post 5 Tips When You Can’t Stand Your Work Environment appeared first on Ron Edmondson.

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Ron Edmondson

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

You can have change without leadership. But I am not sure you can have leadership without change. I talk some about change in my book The Mythical Leader. When you bash prior days and leadership you push people into a defensive mode and alienate people who might otherwise support you. Change is all around us.

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Ron Edmondson

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Recently I posted “ The Tension Between Staying in a Learning Position and Jumping into the Lead Position “ The point was there is a fine line between when a person is ready to be in a senior leadership role and needs to remain in a learning position. Read books. Respect the leadership where you are now.

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Ron Edmondson

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

Here were 3 suggestions I gave him: Form a peer leadership group – There are people in the community who own small businesses. I’m trying to learn leadership and management practices…not theology…in these groups. Start a book club – Recruit leaders in the community to read a leadership book together.

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Ron Edmondson

JUNE 23, 2016

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: Form a peer leadership group. In these meetings I’m trying to learn leadership and management practices – not theology. Start a book club. The only cost is the book.

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

If you send me a “book email” – one which appears exceptionally long and full of details – you often lose me before I really get started. Consider an opening summary statement that if I don’t read anything else I have your point. Here’s the fact. I’m not detail-oriented.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

In fact, in most cases I actually prefer to have my thinking challenged – this doesn’t threaten me as a leader, it improves my leadership ability. Anyone who has ever been in a leadership position has had to deal with the inevitable tough relationship that causes more than its fair share of brain damage.

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Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 15, 2020

I previously wrote “ 7 Traits of an Insecure Leader “ It caused me to ask myself, so I could coach him: What’s the best way to deal with insecurity in leadership? Be open to learning from others. Read books. Here’s a principle of leadership it might take you a while to learn. They might.

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Ron Edmondson

MARCH 18, 2015

I’ll admit, even though I know this in my leadership knowledge, I have to discipline myself to practice them sometimes. Let me share some examples from my own leadership. What could be happening in our leadership if we spent more time praying? Honestly, that is one thing that has made Twitter valuable in leadership.

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Ron Edmondson

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Some of my best leadership skills came from watching leaders do leadership the wrong way. I once had a boss throw a huge sales book at my head because of disappointing numbers. For doors to open or things to change. I’m not sure you can see them at the time, but it’s true. I learned from that. Pray and watch.

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Ron Edmondson

DECEMBER 17, 2014

Recently I posted “ The Tension Between Staying in a Learning Position and Jumping into the Lead Position “ The point was there is a fine line between when a person is ready to be in a senior leadership role and needs to remain in a learning position. Read books. Respect the leadership where you are now.

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Ron Edmondson

DECEMBER 14, 2019

7 gift ideas for your wife this Christmas: Make a coupon book. Open a savings account. The post Help For the Husband: Gift Suggestions for Your Wife appeared first on Ron Edmondson. Let your daughter pick something up if she’s old enough. I understand. I’m here to help this year. One she picks.) Dance lessons.

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 18, 2019

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: Form a peer leadership group. By the way, in these meetings, I’m trying to learn leadership and management practices – not theology. Start a book club. The only cost is the book.

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Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 23, 2020

If you send me a “book email” – one which appears exceptionally long and full of details – you often lose me before I really get started. Consider an opening summary statement. The post 5 Tips for Writing Long Informational Emails or Newsletters appeared first on Ron Edmondson.

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Ron Edmondson

MARCH 20, 2017

Have a brainstorming session with open-ended questions. There are always communication barriers between team members and senior leadership. And, it could be through a book you read together as a team. The post 7 Easy Ways to Encourage Innovation on Your Team appeared first on Ron Edmondson.

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Ron Edmondson

JULY 28, 2015

The longer I’m in leadership, the more I realize I don’t always fully know the real health of my team or organization at any given time — at least as much as others do. Read a post of questions I wrote called 12 Great Leadership Questions HERE.). Remain open to constructive criticism. Never quits learning.

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Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 29, 2013

If you send me a “book email”…one that appears exceptionally long and full of details…you often lose me before I really get started. The post 5 Tips to Write Better Informational Emails appeared first on Ron Edmondson. When you’re struggling with information overload… Innovation Leadership Ministry Emails'

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Ron Edmondson

DECEMBER 1, 2016

Recently I posted “ The Tension Between Staying in a Learning Position and Jumping into the Lead Position “ The point was there is a fine line between when a person is ready to be in a senior leadership role and needs to remain in a learning position. Read books. Respect the leadership where you are now. Finish well.

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Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

This is a guest post by Matt Mitchell , a local church pastor and the author of Resisting Gossip: Winning the War of the Wagging Tongue a new book on a topic about which I care deeply. Abraham Lincoln put it this way: “It is better to keep your mouth shut and let them think you are a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.”

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