Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

What makes up a healthy team? Obviously this is our goal if we lead or even serve on a team. Who would want to serve on an unhealthy team? It may be a permanent team or a temporary team, but we’ve all served on teams, which simply weren’t productive. The team didn’t gel as a group.

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Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 17, 2022

I have often referred to this as the “backside of leadership” Contrasting two leaders: Years ago I had a leader I could never predict. The backside of good leadership means a leader does what is best for the team and the organization – regardless of who gets credit – and regardless of the recognition.

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Ron Edmondson

MARCH 6, 2019

There are parts of leadership you won’t read on a job description when they are telling you about the place you will work. I like to call the “backside of leadership.” Probably all of us struggle in this area of leadership at times. In good times and not so good times, great leaders stand for their team.

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Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Chances are, if you’ve served on very many teams, you’ve served on one which is dysfunctional. There are no perfect teams. If you have been on a dysfunctional team you’ve probably seen one or more of of the common traits. Team members never feel valued or appreciated. Again, there are no perfect teams.

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Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

It’s that way with a team or organization also. While the leader ultimately sets the pace, good leaders allow others on the team help set the pace for the team. They share leadership across the team. It’s more difficult to argue against the pace when the team helped to set it. almost every time.

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Leadership Self-aware Follow-up Short-term 78

Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 11, 2021

I’m steering our team towards a common, shared vision, but there are a myriad of opinions in how we accomplish the vision. Conflict is many times seen as a sign of unhealthiness on the team. I’ve learned, however, not to be afraid of conflict on a team. I’ve learned, however, not to be afraid of conflict on a team.

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Management Edmondson Team Learning-by-Doing 75

Ron Edmondson

APRIL 4, 2017

In a similar way it is with a team or organization when the leader forgets people are trying to follow. While the leader ultimately sets the speed of the team, good leaders allow others on the team help set the pace. They share leadership across the team. Do you understand the analogy? Be systematic.

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Leadership Self-aware Follow-up Short-term 56

Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 3, 2022

BTW, this may equally apply to other fields of leadership.). Usually the pastor has recently left – for a variety of reasons – and the church is scrambling to find leadership. The pastor held too many things close-fisted that no one really knows how to continue current operations. Stay as long as you want to stay.

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Ron Edmondson

OCTOBER 23, 2019

In each life cycle the most successful organizations I have been a part of had a team skilled at three separate functions. BTW, every team needs these people to be successful.). But on successful teams, all three are operating together within a life cycle. I have written about organizational life cycles before.

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Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 29, 2011

Chances are, if you’ve served on very many teams, that you’ve served on one that is dysfunctional. A dysfunctional team in simple terms is one that cannot operate at peak efficiency and performance because of a combination of negative characteristics. How many of these can you currently see on your team?

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Ron Edmondson

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Leaders must spend ample time in personal, team member and organizational evaluations. Things like returning phone calls and emails in a timely manner, for example, remain critical at every level of leadership. Which of these needs your greatest attention at this time in your leadership? (Be This includes celebrating success.

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Brainstorming Learning-by-Doing Edmondson Creativity 76

Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

I have learned over the years – many times when I’m not up to par in my leadership or life – it’s simply because I’m tired. Leadership suffers. Our team suffers. I’ve learned I’m not very helpful to the team when I’m extremely tired. Most likely the team already knows it.

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Ron Edmondson

MARCH 15, 2021

That may point to another area of struggle for me personally – and a character flaw – I’m seldom satisfied with me or where we are as a team. I think it is true in leadership too. To me, there is no place for disrespect in an organization or on a team or in any relationship, for that matter. Disrespect .

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Ron Edmondson

MARCH 24, 2015

Folks often preach the value of teams and try to instill teams in their churches, all the while cheerleading and propagating organizational cultural dynamics that squelch any possibility for those teams to thrive. A CULTURE THAT UNDERMINES THE LEADERSHIP TEAM’S IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTION.

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Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 7, 2023

They were a great group of people who were passionate about reaching the lost, but they had begun to neglect some of the little things to keep a church operating. At a following Wednesday night leadership meeting, using rubber gloves and placed in a plastic bag, I brought the bulletin with me and asked, “ Does anyone recognize this?

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Ron Edmondson

OCTOBER 1, 2019

They were a great group of people who were passionate about reaching the lost, but they had begun to neglect some of the little things to keep a church operating. At the following Wednesday night leadership meeting, I brought the bulletin with me. I wanted to encourage them to be more observant about what needed to be done.

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Ron Edmondson

JUNE 23, 2015

One critical part of leadership is what I like to call the “backside of leadership.” It’s the unspoken, unclear, has-to-be-tested side of leadership. Leading well means sometimes what a leader does when the team’s back is turned is more important than what they do in the team’s presence.

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Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 24, 2011

Home About Consulting Church Family Leadership Navigation: Home » Leadership » Business » Have You Ever Been Placed in Leadership Time-Out? Have You Ever Been Placed in Leadership Time-Out? Have you ever been placed in leadership time-out? What other examples would you add to my list?

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Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 24, 2011

Home About Consulting Church Family Leadership Navigation: Home » Leadership » Business » Have You Ever Been Placed in Leadership Time-Out? Have You Ever Been Placed in Leadership Time-Out? Have you ever been placed in leadership time-out? What other examples would you add to my list?

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 26, 2016

They were a great group of people who were passionate about reaching the lost, but they had begun to neglect some of the little things to keep a church operating. At the following Wednesday night leadership meeting, I brought the bulletin with me. I wanted to encourage them to be more observant about what needed doing.

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Ron Edmondson

MAY 22, 2017

I think it makes the team stronger. It doesn’t happen often, but when it does it can be one of the more difficult and awkward parts of leadership. How do you take back a delegated project without causing hurt feelings, injuring a valued team member, or causing disruption in the organization? I certainly love to delegate.

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Delegation Project Bottom-up Edmondson 56

Ron Edmondson

MARCH 5, 2020

Just like the people they lead, they become protective of the way things operate. Granted this takes creativity, especially when finances are stretched, but always hearing “we can’t afford that” or “we aren’t big enough to do that” is never motivating to a team. With good leadership desperation can often lead to innovation. .

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Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

In my new role, many of these are in place at Leadership Network. People are operating with reasonable, attainable, measurable and worthy goals. Personally, I like to operate on a few simple broad goals each year, but then have more specific goals updated every 90 days. A great team has been recruited. This is critical.

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Ron Edmondson

DECEMBER 26, 2013

Or those who operate out of fear or insecurity. Critical thinking, however, when used correctly, is an effort to think towards making things better for the good of the organization and everyone on the team, not attacking a particular person or program. 2 Critical Needs For Building a Healthy Team in Your Organization.

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Ron Edmondson

MAY 9, 2016

I’m steering our team towards a common, shared vision, but there are a myriad of opinions in how we accomplish the vision. Conflict is many times seen as a sign of unhealthiness on the team. I’ve learned, however, not to be afraid of conflict on a team. In fact, I think it can be healthy for the team if handled correctly.

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Management Edmondson Team Learning-by-Doing 30

Ron Edmondson

JUNE 7, 2016

My leadership suffers. Our team suffers. I’ve learned I’m not very helpful to the team when I’m extremely tired. Many leaders try to operate from an exhausted position and never realize they are the problem on the team. Most likely the team already knows it. I’m less effective.

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Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 24, 2018

This is some of the hardest advice for me to give other leaders – and, without practice and discipline – one of the hardest for me to incorporate into my leadership. I recruited a core team who could own the vision, as their own. Leaders talk a lot about the importance of sticking with a vision. Actually they encourage it.

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Ron Edmondson

OCTOBER 15, 2012

I think that is true in leadership too. Here are 7 of my biggest frustrations as a leader: Pettiness – It bothers me in leadership to argue over things that really, in the large scheme of things, just don’t matter. What are your biggest frustrations in leadership? Developing a Leadership Vocabulary.

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Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 27, 2016

That may point to another area of struggle for me personally – and a character flaw – I’m seldom satisfied with me or where we are as a team. I think it is true in leadership too. It bothers me in leadership to argue about things which really, in the large scheme of things, just don’t matter.

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Edmondson Content Influence Operations 30

Ron Edmondson

DECEMBER 26, 2013

Or those who operate out of fear or insecurity. Critical thinking, however, when used correctly, is an effort to think towards making things better for the good of the organization and everyone on the team, not attacking a particular person or program. 2 Critical Needs For Building a Healthy Team in Your Organization.

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Ron Edmondson

JULY 11, 2012

The team suffers. I’ve learned I’m not very helpful to the team when I’m extremely tired. Many leaders try to operate from an exhausted position and never realize they are the problem on the team. Most likely the team already knows it. Learning the True Health of a Team: Niche Consulting Offer.

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Leaders must spend ample time in personal, team member and organizational evaluations. Things like returning phone calls and emails in a timely manner, for example, remain critical at every level of leadership. Which of these needs your greatest attention at this time in your leadership? (Be This includes celebrating success.

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Brainstorming Edmondson Learning-by-Doing Creativity 30

Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 31, 2011

They were a great group of people, passionate about reaching the lost, but they had begun to neglect some of the little things that had to keep a church operating. At the following Wednesday night leadership meeting, I brought the bulletin with me. How could you help your team learn the principle that the little things matter?

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Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 26, 2016

People are operating with reasonable, attainable, measurable and worthy goals. A great team has been recruited. As organizations (and churches) change, so do the needs of people who sit on the team. I was naive early in my leadership to believe everyone shared my work ethic. There are clear goals in place.

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Benchmarking Organization Succession Edmondson 30

Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

How do you take back a delegated project without causing hurt feelings, injuring a valued team member, or causing disruption in the organization? The culture of a healthy organization has everyone operating as a team. It’s easier to do the right thing on a healthy team, even reassign an project. What do you do?

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Delegation Project Bottom-up Process 53

Ron Edmondson

JUNE 12, 2013

He’s naturally hurt knowing how some are responding to his leadership in this way. You do realize the church can’t operate effectively if it only pleases you… right?). I was talking to someone recently who told me of a large megachurch pastor who has a paid research team helping with his sermon. Happy roasting.

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Tips Leadership Styles Edmondson Quality 79

Ron Edmondson

APRIL 26, 2017

In knowing that a marital relationship is not always going to feel like a tropical paradise, I now understand that taking an active leadership role in the relationship is critical to a healthy and successful marriage. To date, I have learned two valuable leadership lessons that create a healthy relationship. KINDNESS IS NOT WEAKNESS.

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