Ron Edmondson

APRIL 10, 2023

It seemed things were healthy on the team. We had the right players and clarity of vision, however, team friction developed. This isn’t unusual on teams. Even the best teams are made of imperfect people with differing views and opinions of how things should be done. So, the best teams will have friction at times.

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 3, 2023

In the business world and in the church, I’ve learned having a good team makes the difference in how well we do at reaching our objectives. And there are certain traits than make for great team members. I have been blessed with some great teams in the past. I think teams should have fun together.

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Team Bond Objective Edmondson 59

Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 9, 2021

I have learned over the years there is one key indicator I lead a healthy team. When a team is healthy – really healthy – so that the leader is approachable and team members know they are encouraged to participate in discussion. When you lead a healthy team. There is one caveat to this principle, however.

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 6, 2023

What makes teams healthy and effective? 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 24, 2022

I think healthy teams are intentionally created, so wherever I serve I’m consistently trying to make our environment better. There are some things healthy teams never allow. The team I now serve with works well together – most of the time. Healthy teams never allow these 7 things: Egos. It keeps them healthy.

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Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

How does a team become idle? . Team idleness is a term I use to describe a team failing to move forward towards its desired goals and objectives. Therefore, team idleness means for a span of time there is no – or very little – forward progress for the team. What causes team to become idle?

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Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 23, 2022

Do you want to be a part of a healthy team? I have some phrases I use to indicate a healthy team. I think there are values we can strive to attain which can help make our teams healthy. Let’s be honest, in team dynamics – just as in relationships – there are seasons when things are better than other times.

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Ron Edmondson

MAY 9, 2023

No leader sets out to frustrate their team. There are, however, some common things, which cause frustrations on the teams we lead. 7 ways to frustrate your team as a leader: Having unnecessary rules. And, their fear will impact the entire team. It’s frustrating to a team when the leader only talks about the future.

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Ron Edmondson

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

The way a leader handles correction of someone on the team is important if the desire is to keep quality people on the team – and a healthy team dynamic. Using authority without an established relationship may work in a bureaucratic organization, but not in a team environment. The problem could be them or the team.

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Team Edmondson Goal Objective 61

Ron Edmondson

MAY 11, 2023

There are common things people do which make for a hard time fitting on a team. It’s a bad thing to be “odd person out ” by no choice of your own, but some people actually place themselves in the position by decisions they make and how they respond to others on the team. It’s always someone else’s.

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Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

I have observed some of the most impressive traits of a team member. I’ve served on and led dozens of teams throughout my career. These teams have been in the workplace and as a volunteer. Frankly, from my experience, only a few of those teams I would say were really highly effective. That’s what makes it a team.

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Ron Edmondson

MAY 17, 2023

I don’t have many specialities, but if I have any hiring great team members is one of them. 7 unique tips for hiring a great team: Hire based on culture. Certainly, there may be positions where this is not necessary, but if you consider someone a key member of your team you are hiring the spouse as much as the person.

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Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 26, 2023

In this episode of The Ron Edmondson Leadership Podcast Ron and Chandler Vannoy share some unrealistic expectations of a team. We want to create healthy teams. But there are some things we simply shouldn’t expect from a team. In this episode, unrealistic expectations of a team. We want to create healthy teams.

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 27, 2022

This is dangerous for a team, which wishes to continue growing. If a team is not learning and improving, it will soon struggle to maintain any level of success. Here are 10 inexpensive development options for a team: Bring in a leader – It may be cheaper to bring the expert to you than it is to attend a conference.

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Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

There are some unrealistic expectations of serving on a healthy team. I believe some people have an almost “utopian”, but certainly unrealistic view of what it means to be a “healthy team”. I write a lot about healthy teams and I’ve even had the occasion a couple of times throughout my career to say I served and led one.

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Team Edmondson Environment Course 59

Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 11, 2023

In this episode of The Ron Edmondson Leadership Podcast Ron and Chandler Vannoy share some impressive traits of team members. I (Ron) have worked with hundreds of teams in my life – in the marketplace, nonprofits, government and the church. Frankly, some people serving on teams have impressed me more than others.

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Ron Edmondson

MAY 16, 2023

Every team needs both protectors and advancers. More importantly, will you achieve the goals you’ve set for your organization this year with the balance you currently have on your team? The post Protectors and Advancers – Both Essential for Effective Teams appeared first on Ron Edmondson.

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Team Budgeting Edmondson Goal 59

Ron Edmondson

APRIL 5, 2023

In this episode of The Ron Edmondson Leadership Podcast Ron and Chandler Vannoy discuss how to complete projects as a team. Sometimes it might seem easier to do things for yourself, but, in my experience, when a team works well things work way more effective. In this episode, how to complete projects as a team.

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Ron Edmondson

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

In this episode of The Ron Edmondson Leadership Podcast Ron and Chandler Vannoy share some things healthy teams never allow. Healthy teams are dogmatic about certain things. In this episode, things healthy teams never allow. Healthy teams are dogmatic about certain things. Some of those are what they will NOT allow.

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Team Edmondson Consultative Review 58

Ron Edmondson

MARCH 13, 2023

How do we get projects completed successfully in a team environment? From a poem by Charles Osgood) Do you have a great team that can brainstorm great ideas, but no progress is made completing them? So, how can we be sure that projects get completed working in a team environment? Everybody was sure Somebody would do it.

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Ron Edmondson

DECEMBER 14, 2020

I have found there are legitimate reasons leaders tend to leave – quit an organization or team. This goes for all team members, but certainly for leaders. This is best discovered before the leader joins the team, but when it is discovered a leader will be very uncomfortable. And, not for long before they respond.

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Team Edmondson Micromanagement Organization 101

Ron Edmondson

MAY 20, 2021

There has been a major communication barrier on every team I have led. Most effective teams at some point will do a personality assessment of team members. But this major communication barrier, while it can be picked up some by a personality assessment, is still often overlooked (or misunderstood) on most teams.

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Team Edmondson Definition Course 59

Ron Edmondson

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Leader, do you want to encourage cooperation on the team you lead? All leaders want their teams to cooperate. It builds stronger teams when people aren’t on islands to themselves. I can help you encourage cooperation on your team with one quick tip. Significantly impacts the future of the team or organization.

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Ron Edmondson

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Leaders are too hard to find, we certainly want to keep leaders on our teams when we have them. The goal then is to find ways to keep a leader energized to stay with the team – so I thought a companion post was appropriate. Here are a few suggestions to keep leaders on your team: Give them an unsolved challenge.

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Ron Edmondson

MARCH 22, 2023

In this episode of The Ron Edmondson Leadership Podcast Ron and Chandler Vannoy share some false assumptions about introverts on teams. The post RELP – Episode 73 – False Assumptions about Introverts on Your Team appeared first on Ron Edmondson. Introverts make up a large portion of our organizations.

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Team Edmondson Consultative Review 57

Ron Edmondson

JUNE 22, 2022

In this episode of The Ron Edmondson Leadership Podcast Ron and Chandler Vannoy share inexpensive development options any team can afford. Most leaders would agree that development is an important part of team improvement. Often the results you achieve are a direct result of the intentional effort to develop the team.

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Development Team Edmondson Budgeting 63

Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 8, 2022

In this episode of The Ron Edmondson Leadership Podcast Ron and Chandler Vannoy discuss why an introvert on your team may not be participating in team meetings. Some of the most creative minds are often hidden among the introverts on your team. But why don’t they speak up? Some of the.

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Participative Team Edmondson Consultative 59

Ron Edmondson

MAY 10, 2022

In this episode of The Ron Edmondson Leadership Podcast Ron and Chandler Vannoy share one clue you’re leading a healthy team. Over the years, I have learned there is one solid clue that you’re leading a healthy team. Yes, we know they are simple. Over the years, I have learned there is one.

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

One of them for me has been ways I help creative people on our teams flourish. If you think if I can help you or your team I would be happy to talk with you. The post 3 Ways to Help Creative People Flourish On Your Team appeared first on Ron Edmondson. There are some lessons we only learn the hard way.

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Ron Edmondson

OCTOBER 26, 2022

In this episode of The Ron Edmondson Leadership Podcast Ron and Chandler Vannoy share some gifts a leader should give their team. There are certain things healthy leaders do to help their team remain healthy. Some of these are ”gifts” to the team. In this episode, gifts a leader should give their team.

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Ron Edmondson

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Words do matter and clear communication is vital for healthy teams. At the same time, there will be a certain fuzziness on a healthy team. . Some things are actually what I refer to as “ fuzzy ” on a healthy team. 3 areas of fuzziness on a healthy team: The lines of authority are often blurred. Indistinct.

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Ron Edmondson

MARCH 31, 2021

I have some suggestions for pastors (or leaders) when they lose a good team member. When you have great staff people, the team is set and everything is going well, it’s hard when someone leaves. How should you handle things when a team member leaves for other opportunities? This post came to me the hard way.

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Ron Edmondson

JUNE 15, 2021

They believe in teams, so they create a bunch of them. They charge the teams with carrying out a specific mission or an assigned task. The team is part of a accomplishing the greater vision. Granted, I believe in teams. I even love the word – TEAM! I think we should always strive to create great teams.

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Ron Edmondson

JUNE 30, 2020

In my world, the word team is used almost on a daily basis. Most of us want to be in a team environment. However, in my experience working with churches – and it was true when I was in business also – more people claim to have a team than actually do. On a team everyone sits in a seat of authority.

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

While I’m not quite sure that was a healthy demonstration for building team morale, I think there ARE ways a person can make themselves invaluable on a team. Here are 7 ways to make yourself invaluable to a team: Be a chief encourager. Be a verbal proponent of the overall objectives of the team and where things are going.

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Ron Edmondson

DECEMBER 7, 2020

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 dysfunctional teams before you’ve probably seen one or more of the common traits. Team members never feel valued or appreciated. Mediocrity is celebrated.

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Ron Edmondson

JUNE 29, 2021

In this episode of The Ron Edmondson Leadership Podcast Ron and Chandler Vannoy talk about A Major Communication Barrier found on Every Team. Not understanding this basic communication barrier can cause major frustration and decrease inefficiency on the team. In this episode, we discuss a major communication barrier on every team.

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