Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 23, 2024

You can have change without leadership. But I am not sure you can have leadership without change. When you bash prior days and leadership you push people into a defensive mode and alienate people who might otherwise support you. Understand the real resistance. Plus, check out the other Lifeway Leadership Podcasts.

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Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 25, 2014

One of those discoveries is that change will face resistance. There is something in all of us that initially resists change we didn’t initiate. And, I’ve discovered the absolute most common reason change is resisted. I would say it is true the majority of time when change is resisted. All change.

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Ron Edmondson

MARCH 19, 2024

It’s then when leadership is tested most, tensions mount and people are more likely to object. When nothing has changed for a period of time, people feel even more uncomfortable and are likely to resist more. Leadership is the tension between the comfort of where we are and the potential of where we could be.

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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

JUNE 22, 2023

Check out my leadership podcast where we discuss leadership nuggets in a practical way. Plus, check out the other Lifeway Leadership Podcasts. The post 21 Ways to Stop a Church from Growing appeared first on Ron Edmondson. In fact, I can come up with lots of ways I’ve seen that stop a church from growing.

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 17, 2023

In fact, I was in secular leadership far longer than I’ve been in ministry leadership. People naturally resist what they can’t understand. This makes vision-casting a premier function of leadership. Check out my leadership podcast where we discuss leadership nuggets in a practical way. I love pastors.

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Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 2, 2023

They almost always involve the ways people misuse or even abuse their leadership power. Listen to wisdom, even constructive criticism, but don’t fall victim to people who resist every change. This has always seemed like cowardly leadership to me. Plus, check out the other Lifeway Leadership Podcasts.

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Ron Edmondson

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Lower resistance to change. People will resist the change. Nate and I have finished our fall semester at the Ron Edmondson Leadership Podcast. The post How to Encourage Cooperation on the Team You Lead appeared first on Ron Edmondson. Collaboration leads to Cooperation. Cooperation rocks in organizational health!

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

As a result, part of my coaching ministry is to work with new leaders in the beginning days of a leadership position. . Relational leadership is always most effective, but especially for a new leader. All change is resisted. Let me say this again – ALL CHANGE IS RESISTED. Pace your leadership for long-term success.

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Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 15, 2023

Integrity When tempted by Potiphar’s wife and when an opportunity for revenge against his brothers presented itself, Joseph resisted temptation. The ultimate hope of this post is you (and I) would reflect on our own leadership – consider our own heart as a leader. Plus, check out the other Lifeway Leadership Podcasts.

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Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 19, 2023

Otherwise, they’ll likely be resisted or broken more often. But they do resist leadership most when their voice is silenced. Check out my leadership podcast where we discuss issues of leadership nuggets in a practical way. Plus, check out the other Lifeway Leadership Podcasts.

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Ron Edmondson

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

In a growing established church your critics will be those who resist change inside the building. What you repeat very many times will become tradition quickly and when you try to change it there will be resistance. Check out my leadership podcast where we discuss leadership nuggetsin a practical way.

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Ron Edmondson

MARCH 30, 2017

One of those discoveries is change will face resistance. There is something in all of us, which initially resists change we didn’t initiate. And, in addition to this, I’ve discovered the most common reason change is resisted. And, in addition to this, I’ve discovered the most common reason change is resisted.

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Ron Edmondson

JULY 15, 2021

People still naturally resist change, but it’s almost an understood now that change is part of culture. Join Nate (or Chandler) and I for the Ron Edmondson Leadership Podcast. The post 3 Ways Change has Changed appeared first on Ron Edmondson. These are purely my observations.

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Ron Edmondson

MAY 11, 2023

8 ways people have a hard time fitting on a team: Resistant to every change – Whenever a new idea is presented, these team members are always the first to say it won’t work. Check out my leadership podcast where we discuss leadership nuggets in a practical way. Plus, check out the other Lifeway Leadership Podcasts.

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Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 11, 2022

Until you get to that point people will be resistant to the change that needs to happen. I have worked with dozens of churches – several of them “on the ground” and in a seat of leadership. Is there any specific leadership topic you would like us to cover? And don’t miss the other LIfe way Leadership podcasts.

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Ron Edmondson

MAY 30, 2023

I’m overwhelmed from a process, task, and leadership perspective. This requires discipline, but it’s a necessary part of leadership. Part of good leadership is helping people achieve more than they thought they could. You can’t stall the organization, because of other people’s resistance. The reality is I’m an idea guy.

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Someone with lots of prior leadership experience just bring higher expectations for those who try to lead them. Wounded people are more resistant to being led well until they heal. The best leadership involves delegation to people who will assume responsibility for a task. Overly change-resistant people. A gifted leader.

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Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 10, 2023

Elimination of clutter and providing clarity is a necessary part of leadership. Part of good leadership is helping people achieve more than they thought they could. Everyone is not a good fit for every style of leadership, but you can’t lead without people, so don’t wear them out unnecessarily. .

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Ron Edmondson

MAY 22, 2023

This is where leadership is tested most, tensions mount and people are more likely to object. When nothing has changed for a period of time, people feel even more uncomfortable and are likely to resist more. Leadership is the tension between the comfort of where we are and the potential of where we could be. Change is necessary.

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Ron Edmondson

OCTOBER 30, 2013

Here are 12 random leadership axioms in less than 140 characters each. Part of leadership is the willingness to make hard decisions no one else on the team wants to make, Sometimes a leader’s worst day is the organization’s best day. The resistance to change comes more out of desire for personal comfort.

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Ron Edmondson

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Or when the leadership pipeline of future leaders wasn’t clearly defined? They may even resist it, but they know when change is about to occur. Check out my leadership podcast where we discuss issues of leadership nuggets in a practical way. Plus, check out the other Lifeway Leadership Podcasts.

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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. I have learned by experience some ways to tell when my leadership has turned to management – and when it is happening in our organization. It’s part of leading.

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Ron Edmondson

OCTOBER 2, 2019

There are some things in leadership I could almost say I despise. Those things are almost always the ways people misuse or even abuse their leadership power – or the way other people respond to any attempt at good leadership. This has always seemed like cowardly leadership to me.

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Ron Edmondson

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Leadership often depends on the task being performed. As needs change, the team can quickly adapt without a ton of push back and resistance. This is where fuzziness can get uncomfortable, but the team has an attitude of unity, so even people more resistant to change can embrace it. I am certainly not promoting fuzziness.

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Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 10, 2022

The early days of a leadership position are perhaps the most important in shaping the future success of the leader. In fact, a huge part of my coaching/consulting deals with transitions in leadership, because I know the importance of starting well. Therefore, I have some simple advice for new leaders attempting change.

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Ron Edmondson

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

I try to always be strategic in leadership. All leadership involves change. I love risk and there is no leadership without risk. One mistake in leadership is for the leader to think only about how he or she views the decision and not how the decision affects other people. The issue is subject to resistance.

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Ron Edmondson

JUNE 21, 2023

7 paradigms often needed for church growth: Lead with leaders Of course you need followers too, but most people are looking for leadership, especially about things about which they don’t know. The rest of the people are looking for leadership. Leadership is about hard decisions. That’s scary.

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Ron Edmondson

MARCH 2, 2021

Is leadership trusted? Do team members trust leadership? Has change usually been accepted or resisted? Nate and I have launched a new season of the Ron Edmondson Leadership Podcast , so subscribe now, so you won’t miss the next one. 7 examples of unwritten rules: The culture. How does it responds to change?

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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

MARCH 9, 2017

Leadership is about something bigger than you. There’s no need for leadership apart from change and so all leaders are change agents. If you’re making good change (and you’ve been open to the insight of wiser people) don’t let the negative emotions curtail your leadership. It’s not about you.

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

7 paradigms which can encourage church growth: Lead with leaders Most people are looking for leadership, especially about things about which they don’t know. The rest of the people are looking for leadership. Change is never popular with everyone, but when you resist it, you are resisting the opportunity to grow.

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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

MAY 6, 2013

Here are 7 paradigms needed for church growth: Lead with leaders – Of course you need followers too, but most people are looking for leadership, especially about things about which they don’t know. The rest of the people are looking for leadership. Related posts: 10 Positive Paradigms in Church Leadership.

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Ron Edmondson

MARCH 1, 2022

I have also learned that the term bottleneck matters in the field of leadership. The leader is people-pleasing or change-resistant. Leadership in its very definition involves change. Hey, check out my leadership podcast where we try to provide quick, helpful applications. A bottleneck can put you out of business.

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Ron Edmondson

JUNE 29, 2016

Of course you need followers too, but most people are looking for leadership, especially about things about which they don’t know. The rest of the people are looking for leadership. Change is never popular with everyone, but when you resist it, you are resisting the opportunity to grow. Embrace change.

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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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