Ron Edmondson

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

I have had more than one hard learning curve in this area. Our bodies and minds need time to rejuvenate and recover. Burnout is almost always a result of leaders who fail to say no or are never still. In the busier than normal season I don’t have to work harder, but smarter.

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Delegation Learning Curve Long-term Short-term 78

Ron Edmondson

OCTOBER 23, 2018

The complexity of the organization and the longer it’s been around will often determine the length of the learning curve for you, but in the beginning there will be moments you assumed one thing and something completely different is true. Sacred cows lie under the surface; only to be discovered when you step on them.

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Leadership Learning Curve Committee Banking 42

Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

It is true though if you recruit someone who has never led – or never led at the capacity you are seeking them to do – there will be some learning curves. I have found, however, in certain positions the younger leader is a good – sometimes better – option.

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Learning Curve Handbook Learning-by-Doing Edmondson 56

Ron Edmondson

MARCH 21, 2018

Every time I’ve initiated some type of development opportunity it’s required a learning curve among our people. You have to improve – I often say, “You have to get better to get bigger.” ” It’s true. Progress, requires more energy and effort as it progresses.

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Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Even if the person isn’t successful, I have seen the learning curve for them and the team is huge and often some of the best discoveries for the team are made when I get out of the way. Except in cases such as vision or a moral issue, letting go of control and empowering others almost always works out better than expected.

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Learning Curve Commitment Learning-by-Doing Consensus 39

Ron Edmondson

OCTOBER 3, 2017

This may be some of the learning curves after this current season. This is why it is important to take notes along the way and continually be learning. New systems and structures will be needed. Leadership must focus on development, as much as it does the growth and maintenance, of the organization.

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Learning Curve Learning-by-Doing System Long-term 38

Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 16, 2013

Even if the person isn’t successful, I have seen that the learning curve for them and the team is huge and often some of the best discoveries for the team are made when I get out of the way.

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Leadership Learning Curve Leadership Styles Learning-by-Doing 62

Ron Edmondson

APRIL 27, 2016

Even if the person isn’t successful, I have seen the learning curve for them and the team is huge and often some of the best discoveries for the team are made when I get out of the way. Except in cases such as vision or a moral issue, letting go of control and empowering others almost always works out better than expected.

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Learning Curve Commitment Consensus Learning-by-Doing 30

Ron Edmondson

JULY 18, 2017

I have had more than one hard learning curve in this area. Our bodies and minds need time to rejuvenate and recover. Burnout is almost always a result of leaders who fail to say no or are never still. In the busier than normal season I don’t have to work harder, but smarter.

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Delegation Learning Curve Long-term Maturity 52

Ron Edmondson

MAY 14, 2018

Young leaders are open to learning from a mature leader’s successes and failures. This has been such a refreshing learning curve for me. Of course, but it awesome has the potential for awesomeness to occur. Share experiences. In fact, they crave it. This characteristic is actually one of the beauties of newer generations.

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Learning-by-Doing Learning Curve Construction Sharpe 33

Ron Edmondson

MARCH 23, 2016

With each new season in leadership there will be a learning curve. The excuses, however, are fairly common. Here are 7 excuses I’ve heard – or used – for not leading well: I don’t know how. This means there will be lots of unknowns in your world for a while.

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Learning Curve Follow-up Delegation Edmondson 30

Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

What are some of the biggest learning curves you have had as a leader? I take 7 questions into the meeting (which seems fitting, since Ron is a 7 points kind of guy), and I have yet to struggle to quickly fill an hour of time in discussion. Here are my questions: 1.

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Development Learning Curve Learning-by-Doing Advice 30

Ron Edmondson

OCTOBER 12, 2013

On the practical side, the book is broken down into 10 sections–sections like Worth & Success to Desires & Frustrations–that were chosen to address the most common learning curves leaders walk through. Q: So what about the leadership quotes? There’s a ton of great and rare ones.

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