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RELP – Episode 53 – Influencing Leaders – Leading Up

Ron Edmondson

In this episode of The Ron Edmondson Leadership Podcast Ron and Chandler Vannoy talking about how to influence the people supposed to be leading you – often called ”leading up”. Most of us will find ourselves, especially earlier in our careers, needing to know how to best influence someone supposed to be leading us.

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7 Ways to Positively Influence Those Who Lead You

Ron Edmondson

If you want to be successful in leadership long-term, you have to learn to “lead up” or, in other words, influence the people who lead you. The question I often receive from readers of this blog is how to influence those who are supposed to lead you, especially when many times you may feel as though they don’t welcome your input.

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Knowing Your Identity Helps Establish Your Influence

Ron Edmondson

Knowing who you are is the first step to becoming a person of influence. My influence will be used in other ways. It helps you be an influencer where you are best suited to influence. But there’s an important leadership principle here. I can’t be who I am not. I simply can’t. I shouldn’t even try.

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If God Gives You Influence…

Ron Edmondson

A Reminder to Pastors and Church Leaders If God gives you influence the enemy gives you attention! The post If God Gives You Influence… appeared first on Ron Edmondson. We shouldn’t be surprised when we see pastors and church leaders struggle. They are human – imperfect humans. 1 Peter 5:8-9.

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Facing Fear at the Crossroads of Influence

Ron Edmondson

Excerpts of this post are from her new book CLOUT:Discover and Unleash Your God-Given Influence. Facing Fear at the Crossroads of Influence. Because he wouldn’t confront the fear with truth, many of those he influenced eventually lost trust in him. As leaders, we often confront our greatest fear at the crossroads of influence.

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If God Gives You Influence…

Ron Edmondson

Related posts: Knowing Your Identity Helps Establish Your Influence. Using Your Influence for Good: Lessons from Sierra Leone. Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kind of sufferings. 1 Peter 5:8-9. A Much Needed Encouragement for the Pastor.

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7 Tips When Attempting to “Lead Up”….Influencing Those Who Lead You

Ron Edmondson

The question I often receive from readers of this blog is how to influence those who are supposed to be leading you, especially when many times you may feel as though they don’t welcome your input. How can you gain influence over the people in leadership positions when they don’t seem open to or even value your input?