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What Makes a Failure Intelligent

QAspire

The total cost of India’s successful Moon mission was $75M whereas cost of making movies like Interstellar is reported to be $165M. Failures in new territories that pave the way for eventual success are what Amy Edmondson describes as “Intelligent Failures” in her newly released book “ The Right Kind of Wrong – The Science of Failing Well ”.

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7 Ways to Lose Favor with Leadership

Ron Edmondson

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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RELP – Episode 23 – Bad Decisions Leaders Make in Decline or Plateau

Ron Edmondson

In this episode of The Ron Edmondson Leadership Podcast Ron and Chandler Vannoy talk about Bad Decisions Leaders Make in times of Decline or Plateau in the organization. Some statistics reported have said about 75-80% of churches (even as high as 90 I’ve read) are in decline or plateau. Would you do me a favor?

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RELP – Episode 48 – Common Mistakes Governing Bodies Make

Ron Edmondson

In this episode of The Ron Edmondson Leadership Podcast Ron and Chandler Vannoy consider common mistakes made by governing bodies. I have had to privilege of working with governing bodies in the church and nonprofits, both as a member and the executive leader reporting to a governing body. Thank you in advance for doing this.

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The People Doing the Work – A Leadership Principle

Ron Edmondson

I have a number of pet peeves in leadership. Leadership is hard. But there are some principles in leadership, which simply need to be adhered to for good leadership. I had to turn in reports, which indicated I had followed his agenda. Let me share a story as an illustration of one of my pet peeves. I hated it.

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7 Ways to be Seen as Effective in Leadership and Management

Ron Edmondson

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. Who you say you are and what you actually do are often two different things in the eyes of people who report to you.

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Here are 5 Lesser-known Traits of Effective Leadership

Ron Edmondson

5 lesser-known traits of effective leadership: Stretching – And I don’t mean exercise, although that’s not a bad one to mention either. That’s because leadership is all about going somewhere new – somewhere people have never been previously. As previously stated, leadership is about going somewhere. Think with me.