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First Look: Leadership Books for September 2023

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Edmondson We used to think of failure as the opposite of success. After decades of award-winning research, Amy Edmondson is here to upend our understanding of failure and make it work for us. In Right Kind of Wrong , Edmondson provides the framework to think, discuss, and practice failure wisely.

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7 Powerful Questions Leaders Should Use Often

Ron Edmondson

I have used this question to find out how I can help people in their next career step outside the organization. It forces people to dialogue about creating something new or developing something existing. The post 7 Powerful Questions Leaders Should Use Often appeared first on Ron Edmondson. Plus, the leader is a team player.

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My Top 5 Books This Year – Book Giveaway | Ron Edmondson

Ron Edmondson

Linchpin by Seth Godin – This is a simple book, but it is oh so profound at looking at how our work environments, careers, and the way we accomplish things is done these days. All Posts by Ron Edmondson | Personal Blog | Twitter | Facebook | Share By Email Leave a Reply: Click here to cancel reply.

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5 Signs of a Toxic Leadership Culture

Ron Edmondson

My personal experiences have caused me to strive to build healthy leadership cultures wherever I have been in my career. I have talked with so many leaders that simply realize life is too short to be miserable for too long, so they roll the dice and gamble their career just to get out from under the toxic culture.

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A Leadership Pet Peeve – People Doing the Work

Ron Edmondson

Early in my career, I led a small sales division for a company. It only lasted a season (I eventually quit), but it was one of the most hated seasons of my career. The pet peeve that developed from this experience: If you aren’t doing the work, don’t script how the work is done. My team was frustrated.

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Merry Christmas from the Edmondson's

Ron Edmondson

Home About Consulting Church Family Leadership Navigation: Home » Encouragement » Merry Christmas from the Edmondson’s Merry Christmas from the Edmondson’s December 25, 2010 in Encouragement , Family , Grace Community Church with 35 Comments Merry Christmas! He’s doing an incredible work in his first career job.

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3 Inexpensive Ways to Develop as a Leader

Ron Edmondson

The church looks to him to lead and, wisely, he knows he needs to develop his leadership skills. Budgets had been cut, but in my opinion – we had cut some things we shouldn’t have cut – such as marketing and staff development. How can he develop as a leader inexpensively – maybe even free?