Ron Edmondson

MAY 24, 2018

Leadership development isn’t occurring in your church. You could simply set a goal to help develop one or two leaders this year. Currently no leadership development is being done, so imagine adding one or two high quality leaders to your team next year. Let me give you a broader example. That’s all. Start small.

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Ron Edmondson

MARCH 7, 2014

For example, a leader who knows he or she isn’t building new leaders, and recognizes the need, could set a goal to help develop one or two leaders this year. Currently no leadership development is being done. Replace that with discovering how and implementing the development of just a couple new leaders.

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Leadership Leadership Styles Seminar Leadership Development 59

Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Leadership development becomes more important. Which leads me to close with an important question: What is your personal leadership development plan? As an organization grows: People ask harder questions and challenge the process. More decisions have to be made. There never seems to be enough time. Tensions are high.

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Ron Edmondson

JUNE 26, 2023

The Bible is a tremendous resource for leadership development. As much as leaders desire improvement, many leaders wonder where they should go to grow. 10 ways you can grow as a leader: Read the Bible I know you’d expect this from a pastor, but this is not a clever attempt to get you to read your Bible.

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Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 28, 2014

Leader, your largest goal in leadership development should be to develop an inner circle of leaders around you. When you invest in them — when you allow them to lead — you develop loyal followers who will follow you anywhere and help you accomplish the vision God has given you. Everyone can be developed.

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Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

It encourages leadership development within the organization. It reminded me of the benefits of empowering leaders in an organization. Giving people the power to make a decision does four things: 1. It expedites good service for the customer. It increases the productivity of the organization.

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Ron Edmondson

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

He was into self-development. Jesus was into leadership development and replacement. When the woman who had been bleeding for 12 years touched His garment, Jesus stopped to heal her, even though headed to a definite purpose. We find Jesus constantly slipping away to spend time with God. He held followers to high expectations.

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Leadership Leadership Styles Edmondson Influence 57

Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

By the way, I used the term people, because these work in other contexts, besides the field of leadership development. How are you introducing these tools into your leadership development? What other tools do you use? The post 4 Tools to Grow People appeared first on Ron Edmondson.

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Tools Edmondson Leadership Development Learning-by-Doing 60

Ron Edmondson

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

New leadership develops and responsibilities spread to new people within the organization. A deepening and maturity process begins at this stage. The organization still has few policies and procedures in place and everything is still “fun”, with the excitement of still being a young vision.

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Ron Edmondson

JUNE 28, 2011

What is your personal leadership development plan? Related posts: Leadership Development for Dummies. Continuing to grow an organization requires a growing leader. How are you growing as a leader? Opinion question: Do you think some organizations often outgrow a leader’s capacity to lead well? Have you seen this happen?

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Ron Edmondson

OCTOBER 20, 2021

While you might certainly consider this as an addition to your leadership development, be careful to copy the principle here – not necessarily the practice. (I’ve I’m always surprised how rare the practice appears to be. I’ve talked before about the reasons behind that principle in THIS POST.).

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Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

It may seem unnatural at first, but let their process take shape and you’ll have a better chance of leadership development occurring. They want more flexible hours, different work environments, and opportunities to work as a team. Set high expectations.

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Learning-by-Doing Learning Curve Construction Sharpe 57

Ron Edmondson

JULY 16, 2014

The post 7 False Beliefs of the Leadership Vacuum appeared first on Ron Edmondson. 7 Characteristics of the Backside of Leadership. Developing a Leadership Vocabulary. Leadership Ministry Organizational Leadership Team Leadership' Related posts: 7 Dangers of Leading in Isolation.

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Ron Edmondson

MAY 8, 2013

Leadership development is part of the DNA. Healthy relationships and teams are part of the DNA. Delegation thrives and people are empowered. Everyone has value on a team. People follow willingly, because they feel respected and valued. Here are some characteristics of controlling people: Personal growth is stifled.

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Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 8, 2019

They limit people’s exposure and stifle leadership development. They don’t learn from times of failure – they try to hide them. Protecting position at any cost – Proud leaders try to keep others from gaining power or influence.

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Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 15, 2014

New leadership develops and responsibilities spread to new people within the organization. Leadership Development for Dummies. Change Leadership Ministry' Mistakes are common as the organization figures out its identity. The DNA of the organization begins to form. 7 Enemies of Organizational Health.

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Development Maturity Long-term Organization 57

Ron Edmondson

JUNE 19, 2013

Jesus was into self-development. Jesus was into leadership development and replacement. When the woman who had been bleeding for 12 years touched His garment, Jesus stopped to heal her, even though headed to a definite purpose. Jesus constantly slipped away to spend time with God. Jesus held followers to high expectations.

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Leadership Leadership Styles Edmondson Influence 83

Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 25, 2012

10 Things I Hate in Leadership. Developing Your Personal Leadership Style. (I posted this basic idea several years ago, but brought it forward again since my readership has grown substantially since then.). Related posts: Daniel Pink – Author of Drive on What Motivates #Cat10.

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Leadership Leadership Styles Leadership Development Motivation 59

Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Under a controlling leader’s watch, leadership development is virtually non-existent. I’ve written about this issue previously, because I believe it is one of the leading reasons for stalled growth and low morale in an organizational or team setting. Pride is rampant. Ideas are squashed. Momentum is curtailed.

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Ron Edmondson

OCTOBER 11, 2011

And, one of the most important aspects of personal development I have learned is the unique and rare skill of being able to say “No” In fact, learning to say no may be the most important personal, professional or leadership development tool one can have. We have lots of opportunities to say yes.

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Ron Edmondson

JULY 25, 2014

In life and leadership. The post How Some of the Best Discoveries Are Made – In Life and Leadership appeared first on Ron Edmondson. Related posts: Dodging Geese Poop in Life and Leadership. Developing a Leadership Vocabulary. How to Guarantee No One Disagrees with Your Leadership.

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Ron Edmondson

OCTOBER 25, 2012

Great leaders push through the fear of letting go by trusting people to make decisions, so that ultimately more decisions can be made, leadership development occurs, and the organization grows. And, the reward is far greater than a project not properly delegated. I wrote about that in THIS POST.

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 16, 2018

Sometimes we write about issues we are still working to develop in the areas where we lead. A work in progress for us as a church is leadership development. The same is true of bloggers. This is the case here. We do some things. We aren’t ignoring it. But, we simply haven’t mastered the process yet.

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

Who are you developing to take your place? If leadership development isn’t communicated and followed up on, it won’t happen. I believe in this model of leadership development so much I created a resource for pastors and their teams. Ask The Tough Questions. Great leaders ask the tough questions!

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Ron Edmondson

JULY 5, 2018

Our goal is to help with innovation, leadership development, and best practices in the church. In another post, when I understand it more myself, I plan to share more about what I will be doing. In short, we support pastors and the church. It’s an amazing opportunity. I came into ministry later in life, after a long business career.

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 2, 2013

3 Results of Controlling Leadership. Under a controlling leader’s watch, leadership development is virtually non-existent. I’ve written about this issue previously, including: 7 Suggestions for Confronting a Controlling Leader. 3 Ways to Respond to a Controlling Leader. And others. Pride is rampant.

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Ron Edmondson

JULY 2, 2013

And, one of the most important aspects of personal development I have learned is the unique and rare skill of being able to say “No” In fact, learning to say no may be the most important personal, professional or leadership development tool one can have. We have lots of opportunities to say yes.

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Development Edmondson Resistance Engineering 59

Ron Edmondson

JUNE 4, 2014

b: development of a political or social system based on one or more such areas. This particular gathering was a regional leadership development program sponsored by regional economic development groups. Websters defines regionalism as: . 2: emphasis on regional locale and characteristics.

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Ron Edmondson

OCTOBER 19, 2017

Failure is a part of leadership. If you give up after the first try you miss out on some of the best leadership development available. They tried once – it didn’t work – and they gave up too soon. Certainly it is a part of maturing as a leader. Find something to lead! The world is full of problems.

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 16, 2012

They limit people’s exposure and stifle leadership development. They don’t learn from times of failure; they try to hide them. Protects position at any cost – Proud leaders try to keep others from gaining power or influence. They tend to curtail information and keep power within an arms length of their control.

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Learning-by-Doing Advice Team Positioning 83

Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

The post 10 Sets of Words We Often Confuse in Leadership, Part 1 appeared first on Ron Edmondson. Leadership Development for Dummies. Leadership Ministry' Related posts: 3 Steps To Get Started Delegating. 4 Critical Aspects of Healthy Delegation.

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Delegation Leadership Edmondson Skills 62

Ron Edmondson

JULY 28, 2011

The Saddleback Church Leadership Academy was started to create a leadership pipeline for the next generation of equipped, empowered, and healthy leaders who can plant churches, launch multi-site church campuses, and lead the ministries that will serve them. We provide avenues for future leaders to begin developing skills immediately.

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Ron Edmondson

DECEMBER 17, 2012

Here are 10 characteristics of good leadership: Recognizes the value in other people, so continually invests in others – Good leaders see a large part of their role as developing other leaders. Leadership development takes place in an organization as good leaders begin to share their experiences, good and bad, with others.

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Ron Edmondson

MARCH 23, 2011

If you have read my blog for more than a year, then you know that one of the personal leadership development tools that I use is the process of allowing our team…that I lead…to anonymously evaluate my performance as a leader. You can read the post on last year’s evaluation HERE. The team is currently evaluating me.

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 18, 2019

Leadership development doesn’t have to be expensive. What you’re looking for is people skills – how to handle conflict – how to delegate and how to motivate and cast a vision. You can learn those things hearing from other leaders’ experiences. The key is to be intentional.

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 1, 2019

The Bible is a tremendous resource for leadership development. I know you’d expect this from someone who has been a pastor, but seriously, this is not a clever attempt to get you to read your Bible. Although you should, you know.) Jesus is the Master Leader.

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Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Jesus was into self-development. Jesus was into leadership development and replacement. When the woman who had been bleeding for 12 years touched His garment, Jesus stopped to heal her, even though headed to a definite purpose. Jesus constantly slipped away to spend time with God. Jesus held followers to high expectations.

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