Ron Edmondson

OCTOBER 29, 2015

If you can learn and practice some of what I’ve learned early in your career it will help you avoid having to learn them by experience. Also keep your LinkedIn account up-to-date. Be a genuinely positive influence on your team. Be a genuinely positive influence on your team. Some of it hard experiences.

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Ron Edmondson

MAY 14, 2019

I have never been described as a quitter, but there comes a time for all of us when we have to leave a position. Sometimes it’s more damaging to stay than to quit a leadership position. I am asked frequently to help someone think through the decision of whether to stay or to leave their current position. No questions asked.

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Ron Edmondson

DECEMBER 9, 2019

A Life Transition for The Edmondsons. I recently resigned my position as CEO of Leadership Network. I spent my time restructuring the organization and the team; hopefully positioning it for the future. Plus, I had less “hands on” time with pastors and the local church than I anticipated the position affording me.

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Ron Edmondson

MARCH 31, 2015

I am asked frequently to help someone think through the decision of whether to stay or to leave their current position. The following are some times to consider leaving. If you sense God has released you to pursue other positions, it may soon be time to leave. In a previous post I wrote “ Leave Before You Have To ”.

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Ron Edmondson

JULY 5, 2018

This new position will be very full-time, so I will no longer be a full-time pastor. I came into ministry later in life, after a long business career. I know so many pastors who have children that grew up to resent the church. Our goal is to help with innovation, leadership development, and best practices in the church.

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 28, 2014

In my post 7 Ways to Attract First Chair Leaders to a Second Chair Position I presented thoughts on keeping a leader who could be the first chair leader (or someday wants to be) in the second chair position. Related posts: 7 Ways to Attract First Chair Leaders to a Second Chair Position. Do You Lead Leaders or Followers?

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Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 18, 2011

I am asked frequently to help someone think through the decision of whether to stay or to leave their current position. The following are some times to consider leaving. I’ve continued to encounter situations where a person is wrestling with whether it’s time to leave their position. Read about that HERE.)

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Incentives Loyalty Positioning Career 77

Ron Edmondson

MARCH 11, 2013

When I’m talking to a pastor who has accepted a new position, after I hear the excitement in his voice of what he sees God doing, I almost always ask the same question: “How is your wife dealing with the change?” It will come in time, but for now, she’s not as excited about the change in positions as he is.

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Learning-by-Doing Follow-up Positioning Career 80

Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 30, 2015

But, with the list I share below — sad to say, but in all honesty — I’ve been the bad boss at times in my leadership career. This boss always sees the grass as greener in another position or in another organization. They bring their messed-up personal life into work to the extent that they can’t lead.

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Ron Edmondson

JUNE 21, 2011

He is an award-winning speaker and the author of the bestselling books, The Fred Factor: How Passion In Your Work and Life Can Turn the Ordinary Into the Extraordinary , You Don’t Need a Title to be a Leader: How Anyone Anywhere Can Make a Positive Difference and The Encore Effect: How to Achieve Remarkable Performance in Anything You Do.

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Books Leadership Learning-by-Doing Collins 57

Miles Anthony Smith

AUGUST 7, 2018

Matt Heller ( Performance Optimist Consulting ) ​ There are so many factors and characteristics that make up a great leader, but one that encompasses them all is balance. It will attract more A players willing to follow you and your influence will grow. Compassion is a much more positive and useful trait than empathy.

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Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 16, 2022

Influence is never gained simply by holding a position. I love to recruit people who start their ministry career with us. More importantly, they need to know you’ll back them up if it doesn’t work. I need people around me who can cover-up for my short-comings and ground me. The fact is I miss details.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 18, 2011

While this sounds simple enough at face value, I have consistently found that one of the most often overlooked leadership attributes is that of a positive attitude. This is a relatively new client, but I can tell you beyond a shadow of a doubt his positivity sets the tone for the entire organization and has produced incredible results.

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Ron Edmondson

JUNE 15, 2015

Influence is never gained simply by holding a position. I’ll never forget the first week in my current position. I love to recruit people who start their ministry career with us. More importantly, they need to know you’ll back them up if it doesn’t work. That’s hard. It was awkward.

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Ron Edmondson

MAY 10, 2018

Influence is never gained simply by holding a position. I’ll never forget the first week in my current position. I love to recruit people who start their ministry career with us. More importantly, they need to know you’ll back them up if it doesn’t work. It was awkward. The fact is I miss details.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 16, 2018

Another leader found it hugely energizing to browse executive education programs she might sign up for, as if perusing intellectual holiday destinations. ” A third one found energy in literature and in following new trends in a totally different field. Second, indulge your inner hedonist. It doesn’t interest me.”

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Energy Hedge Parcell Career 11

Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2017

We ran an auto-host study and the result was overwhelmingly positive. And when big decisions came up, we used our existing predictions as a starting point for those conversations. Today, the training we’ve developed is allowing us to surpass that limitation and scale up forecasting throughout the company.

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