Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

I obviously had heard the term bottleneck, but I never really understood it, or the damage it can be, until a bottleneck began to impact whether or not we were profitable as a company. I have also learned that the term bottleneck matters in the field of leadership. Both suffer in the long-term.

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Leadership Delegation Long-term Edmondson 64

Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 25, 2023

The structure added should not impede long-term progress – even if it appears to slow short-term growth. The key here is you want to maintain progress over the long-term. Every organization is unique. Any added structure should further enable the completion of the vision, not offer a detraction from it.

Organization 60

Organization Long-term Short-term Efficiency 60

Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 10, 2023

A negative leader will seldom be successful long-term, simply because people will not care to follow. A constant forward push isn’t sustainable long-term. Shared success is paramount for a leader’s long-term success. Constantly seeing the glass as half-empty. Never shutting down.

Long-term 59

Long-term Maturity Delegation Edmondson 59

Ron Edmondson

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Healthy organizations maintain an unchanging vision they sustain long-term. When the process to get there is so long or difficult it wears you out and you’ve got no excitement left – it may be time for some structure change. When the structure you have now isn’t sustainable long term.

Committee 41

Committee Long-term Creativity Efficiency 41

Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 31, 2024

Leading by definition is an active term. Obviously, those periods shouldn’t be long or progress and momentum eventually stalls, but leadership is an exhaustive process. In my experience, leaders get frustrated when they aren’t leading for too long a period. Leader, have you been sitting idle for too long?

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Long-term Edmondson Goal Definition 64

Ron Edmondson

MAY 19, 2022

Five ways Covid has shaped my leadership: More short term planning. Of course, we still have long-term visions that drive us forward continually but it’s just hard to plan very far down the road these days. My leadership is different now than it was at the beginning of 2020. Covid has forever shaped my leadership.

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Short-term Leadership Long-term Edmondson 74

Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 3, 2022

But the reality is you don’t know how long you will be there. Stay as long as you want to stay. Certainly, stay as long as God allows you to stay. I love and honor those who have stayed in long-term pastorates. (BTW, this may equally apply to other fields of leadership.).

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Long-term Edmondson Follow-up Consultative 74

Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Team idleness is a term I use to describe a team failing to move forward towards its desired goals and objectives. The term simply means things have stalled. While we need to be stretched and walk by faith, it’s equally important not to push people beyond where the structure can support them long-term.

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Team Long-term Brainstorming Objective 53

Ron Edmondson

APRIL 10, 2023

I could see the potential for negative consequences long-term if, as the leader, I didn’t address it. Sure, the friction was wrong if I allowed it to go on long-term. But I knew this kind of friction was unusual for our team. It was more tense than usual. Progress was being curtailed some. Here’s what I mean.

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Team Leadership Long-term System 61

Ron Edmondson

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

7 ways for a leader to offer praise: Be specific Tell the person in specific rather than general terms what he or she did well. Be timely People shouldn’t have to wait long after doing a job well to receive praise for it. Therefore, we should all do it whether we are wired to or not. Be honest Make it genuine.

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Edmondson Long-term Learning-by-Doing Creativity 64

Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 19, 2021

I can even know better and yet I allowed it to continue too long.). A consistently negative leader will seldom find success long-term, simply because people will not care to follow. The problem is a constant forward push isn’t sustainable long-term. There will always be details, which have to be handled.

Leadership 69

Leadership Long-term Absenteeism Edmondson 69

Ron Edmondson

APRIL 26, 2021

What are the long-term and the short-term ramifications? What are the immediate, mid-range and long-term decisions we need to make, as a result of this? What are some short-term, “low hanging fruit” wins we can have? How much did it cost us – in capital, momentum, morale and reputation?

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Brainstorming Short-term Long-term Edmondson 59

Ron Edmondson

JULY 11, 2022

In my opinion, this business missed out in the long-term from a great employee, because one leader couldn’t stop controlling. In terms of the church, our vision is shaped by Christ. He had a boss that was a controlling leader. It led to burnout for my friend and caused him to start putting out his resume.

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Long-term Delegation Edmondson Morale 70

Ron Edmondson

DECEMBER 8, 2022

At times, I can try, and I have many times, but it doesn’t work long-term. But that’s the important leadership principle here. Good leaders know who they are and who they are not. I can’t be who I am not. And I shouldn’t even try.

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Influence Edmondson Long-term Energy 70

Ron Edmondson

MARCH 11, 2024

Discipline done in anger is rarely productive and usually harmful long-term. Avoid saying things like, for example, “ My son will never wear his hair long – and if he tries I will… ” You may regret those words someday. Never discipline in anger. Discipline yourself first.

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Maturity Learning-by-Doing Long-term Planning 63

Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

In a long-term leadership position, most of these I would consider bad leadership practices. They should never continue long even when a leader is new. Of course, the obvious question is how long do I continue these practices. I wish I had an exact answer for that it really depends on the circumstances. .

Positioning 57

Positioning Micromanagement Leadership Long-term 57

Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Even Siri doesn’t know that term. That post talks about where we are headed long-term, but recently I accepted a temporary assignment that will fill some of my time for a season. I was a business owner here, had a long-time local radio program, served on dozens of nonprofit boards, and even as an elected official.

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Long-term Short-term Edmondson Consultative 72

Ron Edmondson

JUNE 6, 2022

Long-term vision but short-term plans. . We are going to need some long-term goalposts – think vision, mission, principles – that guide us. We are going to need some long-term goalposts – think vision, mission, principles – that guide us. Don’t believe a false narrative.

Leadership 52

Leadership How To Short-term Long-term 52

Ron Edmondson

JULY 27, 2021

You’ll help people better embrace the change long-term and help build a culture more conducive to change. And even with this principle it does mean change will be easy and you’ll still need good leadership. But, when possible, give them something better rather than nothing at all.

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Succession Library Edmondson Long-term 80

Ron Edmondson

MARCH 1, 2022

I obviously had heard the term bottleneck, but I never really understood how damaging it can be. I have also learned that the term bottleneck matters in the field of leadership. Both suffer in the long-term. When we owned a small manufacturing company I had to learn the language of the field.

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Delegation Long-term Edmondson Team 67

Ron Edmondson

MARCH 21, 2023

I use the term leadership capacity to describe a leader’s maximum potential to effectively lead others to accomplish the vision. You may not know the term, or even agree with my definition of it, but I suspect if you’ve led very long at all you have felt the sensation of being over your capacity. Have you found it yet?

Leadership 57

Leadership Mentor Long-term Insurance 57

Ron Edmondson

APRIL 19, 2023

I don’t sit still long without a purpose Being still is a discipline for me. I work from a plan Whether it’s long-term or short-term planning, I try to have one. (By the way, I’m intentional about resting too.) Some seasons I’m better at it than others.

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Tips Long-term Short-term Learning-by-Doing 61

Ron Edmondson

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

We have to learn to balance the highs and lows of ministry in order to succeed long-term. Some days are always better than others, but learning how to deal with the highs and lows is a major key in sustaining yourself for ministry long-term. Sometimes it happens Sunday while walking out of the church building.

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Tips Long-term Learning-by-Doing Planning 63

Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 12, 2020

Healthy organizations maintain an unchanging vision that they sustain long-term. When the process to get there is so long or difficult it wears you out and you’ve got no excitement left – it may be time for some structure change. When the structure you have now isn’t sustainable long term.

Committee 47

Committee Long-term Creativity Efficiency 47

Ron Edmondson

JUNE 24, 2021

Leading by definition is an active term. Obviously, those periods shouldn’t be long or progress and momentum eventually stalls, but leadership is an exhaustive process. In my experience, leaders get frustrated when they aren’t leading for too long a period. Leader, have you been sitting idle for too long?

Edmondson 71

Edmondson Long-term Goal Definition 71

Ron Edmondson

APRIL 4, 2024

The key is structure should consider the future potential for long-term sustainability of the organization. If it slowed growth forever it would no longer be progress. An organization which never grows will eventually die (hence the following suggestion.) It should accommodate or encourage continued future growth.

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Efficiency Edmondson Long-term Learning-by-Doing 48

Ron Edmondson

OCTOBER 21, 2020

And, as long as you’re not doing away with structure completely, you can usually tweak structure to be healthy again. You can endure a long-term approach. In church revitalization, you must stay the good course. The mission is too vital. You enjoy healthy structure. You are Kingdom-minded. What are we going to do about it?

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Long-term Edmondson Energy Review 83

Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

These seasons shouldn’t last long before we intentionally slow down and catch up with each other, but they don’t mean our marriage (or the team we lead) is dysfunctional. Again, I’m not suggesting we don’t work to avoid all of these long-term. They are seasons. Misunderstanding is normal. Don’t be afraid to let them happen.

Leadership 59

Leadership Long-term Cooper Edmondson 59

Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 21, 2021

Healthy organizations maintain an unchanging vision that they sustain long-term. In this episode of The Ron Edmondson Leadership Podcast , Ron and Nate discuss how leaders can know it is time for organizational change. If the structure is impeding the accomplishment of the vision it is time to make changes.

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Edmondson How To Long-term Review 50

Ron Edmondson

JULY 10, 2020

I have heard the term leadership vacuum used to describe the need for more leaders, but I believe the biggest void may be within leaders themselves. The truth is health is often a relative term. It was messy and could have been avoided, in my opinion. Sadly, this could be the stories of hundreds of churches and organizations.

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Leadership Long-term Edmondson Team 45

Ron Edmondson

DECEMBER 1, 2022

But in terms of reaching unchurched people – Christmas is the new Easter. If this is true and Christmas is the new Easter in terms of reaching people who don’t regularly attend church, then our planning for Christmas must be more intentional than ever. This requires a bit of an explanation. Recruit new volunteers.

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Follow-up Long-term Edmondson Retail 75

Ron Edmondson

MARCH 13, 2014

If you want to see long term success in the place where you lead, you need long-term tenure. I am always impressed to hear of a long term pastorates. He’s great at getting healthy organizations started, but lock him into somewhere for very long and he will frustrate a lot of people. Including himself.

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Examples Long-term Loyalty Maturity 82

Ron Edmondson

JUNE 28, 2023

Maybe there were other questions of greater value to him long-term that he could have been asking me. They don’t necessarily understand the term or want to “pay their dues” They want a seat at the table of leadership today. (I use the word boss because that was his word.) I get that too.

Short-term 57

Short-term Learning-by-Doing Long-term Advice 57

Ron Edmondson

APRIL 27, 2023

When I came into ministry it was after a long business career, so I’m sometimes considered unique in my involvement or interest in our church finances. Get some basic training in financial terms so you can lead people well. I have noticed pastors making mistakes with church finances. Learn to read the financial documents of the church.

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Finance Committee Budgeting Edmondson 59

Ron Edmondson

MARCH 8, 2021

Leaders who are productive long-term continue to grow and develop as a delegator. Consequently, people are more likely to want more responsibility if they feel appreciated for the work they have done. Delegation may be one of a leader’s most effective methods of success. Subscribe now, so you won’t miss the next one.

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Delegation Edmondson Objective Uncertainty 75

Ron Edmondson

OCTOBER 5, 2020

For those who may not know the term, in order to fully support my family I had to seek other work to supplement my income I received as a pastor. One key to your success long-term will be to continually improve personally, so you can do more professionally. I spent my first few years of ministry as a bi-vocational pastor.

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Short-term Long-term Edmondson Learning-by-Doing 74

Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 10, 2017

I would say learning to handle stress may be one of the more important things you can do to lead effectively and long-term. The sooner I deal with those things I know I need to the less long-term stress it brings. Regardless of your career, it appears life is more stressful than ever.

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Stress Tips Long-term Delegation 55