Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Wasting time and energy may be one of my biggest pet peeves as a leader. Does it ever feel like you are wasting valuable time and energy? It can be frustrating to feel your most valuable commodity – time – has been wasted or you invested good energy on the wrong things. Plus, bad structure is an energy-drainer.

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Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 17, 2024

I have a simple leadership principle. Spend your energies at first on deciding whether it’s an idea worth pursuing. Decide the what – what are you doing or not doing – before you spend a lot of energy on the mechanics of the idea. You’ll have more passion, clarity and energy to address the how.

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Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

It is a necessary leadership principle. It’s funny to me on shampoo bottles, but it makes a lot of sense in leadership. In fact, in leadership, you must lather, rinse, repeat. Sometimes you can recreate from the energy you gained with a previous win. . Lather, rinse, repeat is not just for shampooing. And again. .

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Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 5, 2021

But when I do meet with them, I end up repeating leadership insights I have given many times previously. . I have a leadership book that is basically a culmination of this principle.). 7 of my most repeated leadership insights: Copy principles not practices. Limit your energy to a few key areas. Or Mother Theresa.

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Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

In the early days of a leadership position I have some intentionally bad leadership practices. . I miscommunicate – This one I don’t do on purpose, but it has almost always become a natural fallout of new leadership for me. Yet, a team is looking for leadership. They’ve likely been waiting for the new leader.

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Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 19, 2021

Dangerous leadership practices. . A leader can be doing everything else right and one flawed practice overshadows and jeopardizes all the good leadership principles we know. I can get bogged down in minutia which wastes my energy and drains me. Never taking time to celebrate will eventually derail good leadership.

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Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 22, 2023

If I were to come alongside of your church, (and I’m certainly happy to do that through my coaching ministry), I would help your staff or leadership think through each of these in a brainstorming session. 3 questions church leaders need to ask regularly: What is working well and needs more energies/resources given? That’s a keeper.

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Ron Edmondson

DECEMBER 3, 2019

After years of leading, I have learned there are four seasons of leadership. And we must spend considerable and concentrated energies in the middle two seasons if we hope to sustain a healthy, long-term harvest. It’s great when you get to do all of these in one position of leadership. They are used to start something new.

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Ron Edmondson

DECEMBER 17, 2015

Wasting time and energy may be one of my biggest pet peeves as a leader. I firmly believe when we get rid of some common drains on our time and energy we dramatically improve our performance as leaders. With this in mind, I’ve observed in my own personal development some ways to eliminate time and energy wasters.

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Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 4, 2021

There are some things the church experts speaking into pastoral leadership won’t tell you. Some even refer to me as an “expert” in leadership – to which I would tell them I’m still very much in the apprentice stage in many ways. I do have lots of leadership experience – good and bad.

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Ron Edmondson

OCTOBER 28, 2014

This post is a collection of some of the more recent nuggets: Here are 7 of my most repeated leadership nuggets: Copy principles not practices. Limit your energy to a few key areas. If you ever lack energy inside the building — get outside the building. They lose their energy dealing with the negativity of change.

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Ron Edmondson

DECEMBER 8, 2022

But that’s the important leadership principle here. Knowing yourself, your strengths and weaknesses, passions and goals, helps form your leadership and influence. Also, it keeps you from wasting energy on being who you are not designed to be. Consequently, they waste their energy. I can’t be who I am not.

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

I have to consider the amount of money and energy expended as it relates to the entire church organization. Check out my leadership podcast where we discuss issues of leadership in a practical way. Plus, check out the other Lifeway Leadership Podcasts. Saying yes allows me to empower others to do their work well.

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Places energy into others Followable leaders consistently invest in other people. Check out my leadership podcast where we discuss issues of leadership in a practical way. Plus, check out the other Lifeway Leadership Podcasts. Jesus washed the disciples’ feet.) They even replace themselves in key positions.

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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. You have to learn the value of saying no to things which simply waste energy and time.

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Ron Edmondson

MARCH 7, 2017

But leadership development may not be as difficult as we often make it out to be. One of the number one questions I get about leadership is how to develop new leaders within an organization. This attitude – especially among top leadership – is vitally important to developing new leaders. Here's all there is to it.

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Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 2, 2017

There is one truth about leadership every leader must understand, but is difficult to receive by some leaders. Leadership challenges status quo. The probability is good you won’t like this truth either. Not everyone will agree with you – or even like you – if you are a leader. That’s hard, isn’t it?

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Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 31, 2024

Being in a leadership position is no guarantee we are leading. Obviously, those periods shouldn’t be long or progress and momentum eventually stalls, but leadership is an exhaustive process. Leadership is about something new. A great part of leadership is about discovery. It divides energy and people.

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Ron Edmondson

OCTOBER 17, 2017

And, ineffective in leadership. The fact is, however, many of us have some lazy tendencies when it comes to leadership. Please understand, I’m not calling a leader lazy who defaults to any of these leadership practices listed. Here are a 7 examples of lazy leadership practices. It’s why we need leadership.

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Ron Edmondson

JULY 24, 2023

Reignite Put your energy and resources where it matters most. It may mean not doing things that aren’t working or things that tend to drain energy and resources. Look for what is working, or has the potential to work again – the fastest, and begin to stir energy around that program or ministry. Celebrate There will be wins.

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Ron Edmondson

JULY 21, 2014

And, ineffective in leadership. The fact is, however, that many of us have some lazy tendencies when it comes to leadership. Please understand, I’m not calling a leader lazy who defaults to any of these leadership practices listed. Here are a 7 examples of lazy leadership practices. It’s also annoying.

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Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 18, 2022

Revitalization means realizing our external energy – “going outside the walls” – must be equal or greater than our internal energy. Is there any specific leadership topic you would like us to cover? And don’t miss the other LIfe way Leadership podcasts. Catch up on the previous episodes HERE.

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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. Are you spending your best energy on things which matter most in helping the church “go and make disciples”?

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Ron Edmondson

MAY 21, 2014

There are four seasons of leadership. We have to in order to ensure future growth, but we must, again, in my opinion, spend considerable and concentrated energies in the middle two seasons if we hope to sustain a healthy, long-term harvest. (In 3 Steps to Reproduce Church Leadership. Leadership Ministry'

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Ron Edmondson

MARCH 1, 2012

I love to say, “A leader can only see what a leader can see” The leader can often be the last to know where there is a problem or what others are thinking, so asking questions is critical to good leadership. Here are 12 great leadership questions: What can we learn from this? Where should we be placing our best energy?

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Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 12, 2013

Here are the 5 most common derailments in ministry leadership: Thinking it couldn’t happen to me – It can. The post 5 Common Derailments in Ministry Leadership appeared first on Ron Edmondson. 7 Common Energy and Time Wasters for Leaders. 10 Resolutions Guaranteed to Improve Your Ministry Leadership.

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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. Never waste energy – When something is working, put fuel into it.

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 23, 2019

.” The leader can often be the last to know where there is a problem or what others are thinking, so asking questions is critical to good leadership. The better your questions the better your leadership can be. Here are 12 great leadership questions every leader should be asking: What can we learn from this?

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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. Never waste energy. But, usually the most energy will be in a few key places at a time. When something is working, put fuel into it.

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Ron Edmondson

JUNE 29, 2023

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. With every major decision in life or leadership, decision remorse is a possibility. You’ve invested a lot of energy on a major decision and now you are faced with making it happen.

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Ron Edmondson

JUNE 27, 2019

I was able to share with him a principle I learned years ago in leadership. With every major decision in life or leadership, decision remorse is a possibility. You’ve invested a lot of energy on a major decision and now you are faced with making it happen. Sometimes we suffer from decision remorse. Trust your instinct.

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Ron Edmondson

JUNE 22, 2017

Determining when to make change and when to leave things the same is one of the most delicate decisions of leadership, but I know one thing for sure: “ It’s working ” should also never be the primary reason to avoid change, either. A few might be: When energy is starting to wane with the status quo. It could be a reason.

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 13, 2023

I think most of us are prone to making this mistake – in any realm of leadership. Here is one of the worst mistakes pastors make in leadership: Allowing a few negative voices to overwhelm us. Is your leadership of the church being dominated by a few negative voices? Plus, check out the other Lifeway Leadership Podcasts.

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Ron Edmondson

JUNE 1, 2023

It needs some new energies. Check out my leadership podcast where we discuss leadership nuggets in a practical way. Plus, check out the other Lifeway Leadership Podcasts. Stretch yourself and learn something new. Definitely be reading. Attend a conference. Listen to some TED talks or sermons from pastors you admire.

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 1, 2014

There are many leadership mistakes we make as pastors. In any realm of leadership. Here is one of the worst mistakes pastors make in leadership: Pursuing the few negative voices in lieu of pursuing the majority supporters. Wasted energy. Is your leadership of the church being dominated by a few negative voices?

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Ron Edmondson

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

I have a simple leadership principle. Spend your energies at first on deciding whether it’s an idea worth pursuing. Decide the what – what are you doing or not doing – before you spend a lot of energy on the mechanics of the idea. You’ll have more passion, clarity and energy to address the how.

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Ron Edmondson

MAY 23, 2016

I have been in leadership roles for over three decades now. A mentor of mine always reminds me the success of whatever is being led always reflects back to leadership. Leadership by definition involves guiding people into an unknown. In fact, it’s a characteristic of good leadership. And, leadership is full of it.

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