Ron Edmondson

APRIL 18, 2017

One of the chief goals of this blog is to encourage better leadership, so I normally write about leadership issues. In this post, I’m including the term management. Effective leaders and managers learn to manage their “BE” Here are 7: Be aware. What you do matters more than what you say.

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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

AUGUST 11, 2021

Managing conflict as a leader is a critical part of creating healthy cultures. . Part of the leader’s job is to learn to better manage conflict rather than attempting to kill them. 7 thoughts on managing conflict as a leader: Interfere sparingly . Good leaders learn to manage it for the eventual good of the team.

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Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

In this episode of The Ron Edmondson Leadership Podcast Ron and Chandler Vannoy talk about how to know you’re managing more than leading. In the last episode we talked about the difference in leadership and management. Check out 5T Leadership and let me know if I can help you or your church/organization.

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Ron Edmondson

MARCH 21, 2023

What is your leadership capacity? I use the term leadership capacity to describe a leader’s maximum potential to effectively lead others to accomplish the vision. A leader exceeds their leadership capacity when they no longer have the ability to effectively manage or lead the organization to reach its potential.

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Ron Edmondson

OCTOBER 6, 2021

I have served in some toxic leadership cultures in the past. I was once a division manager for a large sales team and sales were down due to the economy. Even more, I have hired people out of them and helped dozens of other leaders recover after being in a toxic leadership culture. Management is preferred over leadership. .

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

In fact, I had personally walked with him through the process of change management and was impressed with the way he handled things. 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. The decision was made.

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Ron Edmondson

MAY 19, 2022

My leadership is different now than it was at the beginning of 2020. Covid has forever shaped my leadership. Five ways Covid has shaped my leadership: More short term planning. I’ve almost dropped the five and 10 your plans from my leadership. That will always be a part of leadership, as well anxiety and worry.

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 8, 2014

One of the chief goals of this blog is to encourage better leadership. In this post, I’m including the term management. Whether you lead or manage a large or small organization — or church — there are principles for being effective. Related posts: Altering My Personal Leadership Style.

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Ron Edmondson

MARCH 22, 2021

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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Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

I’ve learned a lot about leadership from the life of David. . The best book from which to find leadership principles is the Bible. From his time in the wilderness and serving as king, good and bad, I learn a great deal about leadership and what is required to successfully lead by observing David. We could manage that.

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 18, 2017

One of the chief goals of this blog is to encourage better leadership, so I normally write about leadership issues. In this post, I’m including the term management. Effective leaders and managers learn to manage their “BE” Here are 7: Be aware. What you do matters more than what you say.

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Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

In the early days of a leadership position I have some intentionally bad leadership practices. . Not with everything, but I need to manage some things closer so I get a handle on where things are currently. Yet, a team is looking for leadership. Plus, check out the other Lifeway Leadership Podcasts.

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Ron Edmondson

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The way you begin a leadership position often determines the degree of success you will have in the position and the impact or value you will bring to the organization. Therefore, a part of 5T Leadership focuses on transitions coaching. So, I would love to help you transition well into your new leadership role. And Transitions.

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 2, 2024

The church looks to him to lead and, wisely, he knows he needs to develop his leadership skills. Here are 3 suggestions I gave him to develop as a leader: Form a peer leadership group There are people in the community who own small businesses. Start a book club Recruit leaders in the community to read a leadership book together.

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 8, 2024

In one of my first vocational leadership roles, I managed a large retail division of a major department store. The division had several departments within it and each department had a separate department manager. Most of the departments were efficient, profitable, and easy to manage. It’s a people problem.

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Ron Edmondson

MARCH 4, 2021

I like to lead leaders, so I prefer to be a macro-manager. I quickly realized they had relied too much on his leadership and were now lost without him. It required more of my time initially until we could raise up new leadership and better empower everyone on the team. There are times, however, where I tend to micromanage.

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Ron Edmondson

JUNE 15, 2017

Self-evaluation is good here Are you more of a leader or a manager? In the book “Reviewing Leadership”, the authors Banks and Ledbetter write, “Leadership and management are two distinct yet related systems of action. Yet the overriding functions of leadership and management are distinct.

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Ron Edmondson

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

The delivery truck principle is a sobering reality in all leadership decisions. . It was through watching that process a leadership principle came to me. Delivery Truck Principle of Leadership. This principle points to a tension which exists in all leadership decisions. Let me know if I can help you.

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Ron Edmondson

MARCH 3, 2021

In this episode of The Ron Edmondson Leadership Podcast with Ron and Nate , Ron shares suggestions of what to do when you are waiting for your next leadership position. Some entry-level managers in large organizations could move to a higher position in a smaller organization. I would first say make sure there is a tension.

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Ron Edmondson

JUNE 6, 2022

I don’t know if “survive” and “desperation” are the right words to title this post but certainly leadership is harder today than it ever has been in my career. Trust in leadership is at an all time low. How to survive in faith leadership during seasons of desperation: Listen to outside voices. And some leader just said “Duh”!).

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Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 22, 2020

In years of studying leadership, both in the business world and in ministry, I’ve seen some consistent traps which get in the way of a leader’s long-term success. These potholes can become deep, and when they do, and you hit them, you can literally lose your leadership influence. Leadership can be lonely. Loneliness.

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Ron Edmondson

OCTOBER 20, 2021

I don’t remember where the idea originated first – and it is certainly not unique to me, but I have utilized a personal advisory board for most of my career in leadership. Obviously, this impacts the organization if I implement any of their input, but their focus is specifically on my leadership in the organization.

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

In her book “ Unleashing the Power of Rubber Bands” , Nancy Ortberg talks about the need to differentiate between “ a tension to be managed and a problem to be solved “ One example for me is the constant tension between the administration/money side of ministry and the discipleship/hands on side of ministry.

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Ron Edmondson

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

There are many leaders I admire who have influenced my own leadership. I admire the teachings on leadership by guys like John Maxwell, Andy Stanley, and Patrick Lencioni. The principles, however, which I admire most are found in the leadership style of Jesus. Jesus’ leadership is still impacting culture today.

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Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 22, 2017

One thing I learned in obtaining a master’s in leadership is defining leadership is difficult. John Maxwell says, “Leadership is influence.” Still, I have observed leadership is often not easy to define as a few simple words. Some people are intimidated by leadership. This is not leadership.

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 17, 2024

Others it was a middle manager boss. I call it leadership by nipping at the heels. Check out my leadership podcast where we discuss issues of leadership in a practical way. Plus, check out the other Lifeway Leadership Podcasts. Some of them have a tyrant leader as a board chair or member. Criticism.

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

In my experience, it’s easier to hide bad leadership when an organization isn’t growing. However, with growth bad leadership becomes apparent. I’ve learned my leadership is stretched most when we are growing the fastest or changing the most. Leadership development becomes more important.

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Ron Edmondson

MAY 18, 2017

A Guest Post by my son, Jeremy Chandler There will come a point in time in every Millennial’s career when we move from being primarily executioners to leading teams and managing others. How do I move from a “doer” role to a “manager” role? 5 Questions to Help Millennials Grow into Leadership. Am I asking the right questions?

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Ron Edmondson

MAY 30, 2019

I’m convinced the biggest battle in leadership is often within the emotions of a leader – and equally powerful – the emotions of those we lead. The biggest battle in leadership is a battle against emotions. The difficult part of leadership is not figuring out a strategy moving forward.

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Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 16, 2017

There is a sobering leadership principle every leader needs to know. You can try to manage two identities – pretending in public everything is okay in private. Here’s a sobering question (for you and me) to accompany a sobering leadership principle. The the two parts of your life are inseparable.

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Ron Edmondson

JUNE 19, 2019

I’ve noticed we confuse a lot of words in leadership. Here are words we often confuse in leadership: Possibility with Probability – Just because something has a chance of happening, doesn’t necessarily mean the chances are good. Managers tend to thrive in details and structure. Letting things progress is easy.

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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. Bully management – Some leaders attempt to get results by force.

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Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

You don’t need leadership if there is no risk involved. You don’t need leadership to maintain status quo. You don’t need leadership if it doesn’t involve change. You don’t need leadership if you already have all the answers. You don’t need leadership if every outcome is predetermined.

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Ron Edmondson

MARCH 18, 2013

I’ve written previously on managing conflict HERE and HERE. In fact, I must learn to better manage the conflicts rather than attempt to kill them. Here are 7 thoughts for managing conflict on a team: Interfere sparingly – I try not to take sides in conflict anymore than I have to, even when I have my own opinion.

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Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 8, 2013

You want someone to manage. Many times we hire a leader when really we want a manager…and vice-versa. They wanted a person to manage the complicated and man-made operations they currently have in place. Do you want a leader or a manager? (By Managers guide systems. Get a manager. Leadership Ministry'

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Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 14, 2013

You can try to manage two identities. Related posts: The Delivery Truck Principle of Leadership. An Important Life and Leadership Principle. An Important Life and Leadership Principle. One Principle of Leadership Leaders Must Understand. It won’t work. It might for a time. But not for long. Eventually.

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