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How to Encourage More Courage on Your Team (Team-Building Activity)

Let's Grow Leaders

First, we know from Dr. Amy Edmondson’s research on psychological safety, that how we think about the past matters. Duration: 30 minutes Instruction: Ask each team member to create a timeline of their career. This team-building activity gives your team a chance to reflect on their micro-moments of courage.

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How To Embrace And Learn From Failing

Eric Jacobson

When you read the book, Right Kind of Wrong: The Science Of Failing Well , you’ll gain a greater appreciation for the benefits that comes from failure, and how to embrace failure as part of your journey to achieving greater success. Author Amy Edmondson ’s book and revolutionary guide will undoubtedly transform your relationship with failure.

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First Look: Leadership Books for September 2023

Leading Blog

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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RELP – Episode 46 – How to Utilize a Personal Advisory Board

Ron Edmondson

In this episode of The Ron Edmondson Leadership Podcast Ron and Chandler Vannoy talk about how Ron utilizes a personal advisory board. Throughout my (Ron) career I have utilized a personal advisory board to help me lead better. Throughout my (Ron) career I have utilized a. It has been so helpful. It has been so helpful.

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RELP – Episode 53 – Influencing Leaders – Leading Up

Ron Edmondson

In this episode of The Ron Edmondson Leadership Podcast Ron and Chandler Vannoy talking about how to influence the people supposed to be leading you – often called ”leading up”. Most of us will find ourselves, especially earlier in our careers, needing to know how to best influence someone supposed to be leading us.

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How to Survive in Faith Leadership During Times of Desperation

Ron Edmondson

I don’t know if “survive” and “desperation” are the right words to title this post but certainly leadership is harder today than it ever has been in my career. How do we as faith leaders continue to lead in a healthy and courageous way on days like these? We all face so many divisive issues. Trust in leadership is at an all time low.

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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. My boss told me who to place on my team, how to conduct sales meetings (even writing out my meeting agenda), and what each person’s assignment would be on the team. I was held accountable for results in sales, yet he gave me a script for how to do my job. .