Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

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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Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Part of my growth as a leader has been developing of a leadership vocabulary. Part of maturing as a leader is developing a language which will help the organization and it’s team members achieve greatest success. Great leaders, therefore, choose their words carefully and develop a leadership vocabulary. The problem?

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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. We have to get along to be a healthy team.

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Ron Edmondson

DECEMBER 14, 2020

If any organization expects to grow, they need to attract, develop and retain quality leaders. 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. So it’s equally important to know how to keep them. And, it will.

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Ron Edmondson

DECEMBER 16, 2020

But there are some phrases you must ban when developing ideas. Phrases to ban when developing ideas: We’ve never done it that way. Nate and I have finished our fall semester at the Ron Edmondson Leadership Podcast. The post Phrases to Ban When Developing Ideas appeared first on Ron Edmondson.

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Ron Edmondson

OCTOBER 24, 2022

There is an important leadership development principle I try to help teams I lead understand. For some people, I have to remind them of an important leadership development principle: Just because you can do something better, doesn’t mean you did anything wrong. It’s not that they did something wrong.

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Ron Edmondson

MAY 15, 2023

With every team or organization I have led there have been people who get frustrated with someone else on the team. There are common ways we frustrate other team members. 7 ways we frustrate other team members: Promising to do something and not following through. People are depending on each other on a team.

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 6, 2021

One of the more common is something like this: “Ron, how do you develop people you lead?” ” Often they are hoping I will consult with their team. I should point out that development of your people may be one of the more important investments a leader can make. ( Okay, I get that. Really, I do.

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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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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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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Edmondson - (September 2023) We used to think of failure as the opposite of success. With vivid, real-life stories from business, pop culture, history, and more, Edmondson gives us specifically tailored practices, skills, and mindsets to help us replace shame and blame with curiosity, vulnerability, and personal growth.

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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

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Leaders who are easy to follow inspire people to join them on a journey and they develop loyalty from their team. Considering some of the reasons He was able to develop such loyalty among the people He led helps us learn why He was easy to follow. They pace the team until the team is ready for greater challenges.

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Coaching Tip

JUNE 4, 2012

Teaming has a positive effect on people's experience at work. In organizations where teaming is common, employees learn from each other, enjoy a broader understanding of the work and how it gets done from start to finish, and can better see and act on opportunities for improvement. Leadership Actions Can Promote Teaming.

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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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Leading Blog

JANUARY 25, 2019

Y OU’VE CAREFULLY put your team of people together, spent a lot of time getting the right people on the bus, your best and brightest, and yet you’re underperforming? Your team isn’t giving you everything they’ve got. Edmondson admits that this is not an easy process. We all—most of us—manage our image. Some better than others.

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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

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

7 powerful questions leaders should use often: What is one thing about how we function that you think changing would improve us as a team? I’m not talking about dumping on people, but when a leader asks this question and genuinely invites the team into the decision-making process they feel empowered. It fuels momentum.

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Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 25, 2024

I’ve found trust develops over time and experience – as we witness trustworthy behavior. I have some non-negotiable things in leadership – things such as responsiveness and mutual-respect – and I share them with our team. The post 7 Ways to Earn Trust as a Leader appeared first on Ron Edmondson.

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 3, 2024

Mostly because they distract the team from the vision and from being healthy attempting to achieve it. All that is part of a healthy team, as well. But on a team the lines should be blurry at times as we all pitch in to get done what needs doing. Negativity destroys a team and crushes morale. They make us cringe.

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

When the bottom line of continuing to exist as a company depends on productivity being at its highest, and a bottleneck develops, you learn what the term means quickly. When the leader is the final step of every decision it creates a culture where team members feel devalued – like their individual abilities are in question.

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Ron Edmondson

MAY 1, 2019

When budgets are stretched, development often is pushed to the back burner or cut altogether from the budget. This is dangerous for a team, which wishes to remain healthy and continue growing. If a team is not learning and improving it will soon struggle to maintain any level of success. Learn from each other.

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Ron Edmondson

OCTOBER 7, 2014

And, one way to ensure a church doesn’t grow is to limit leadership development. In fact, if a church isn’t growing — one major reason may be they haven’t developed enough leaders. There are 4 primary reasons I’ve observed for churches that aren’t developing new leaders. If not, why not?

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Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 11, 2024

In each life cycle, the most successful organizations I have been a part of had a team skilled at three separate functions. BTW, every team needs these people to be successful.) But on successful teams, all three are operating together within a life cycle. Over time an organization will likely have many separate cycles.

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Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 22, 2022

There are things which injure the health of any team. Perhaps understanding how it develops can help. Just as with a healthy team environment, creating an unhealthy culture doesn’t happen without intentionality. 10 ways to create an unhealthy culture: Make people question their role or performance on the team.

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Ron Edmondson

MARCH 6, 2017

Part of maturing as a leader is developing a language which will help the organization and it’s team members achieve greatest success. The things they say develop the culture of the organization, team member’s perceptions of their individual roles, and the overall health and direction of the organization.

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Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 10, 2011

How would your team answer these questions about you? About Ron Edmondson: Church planter and pastor with a heart for strategy, leadership and marketing; especially geared toward developing churches and growing and improving the Kingdom of God. What would you add to my list?

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Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 12, 2011

Home About Consulting Church Family Leadership Navigation: Home » Leadership » Business » 8 Random Leadership Axioms 8 Random Leadership Axioms January 12, 2011 in Business , Leadership , Organizational Leadership , Team Leadership with 18 Comments My mind thinks a lot about leadership.

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Leadership development becomes more important. The post Leaders Must Grow as the Organization Grows appeared first on Ron Edmondson. More decisions have to be made quickly. It is harder to find healthy rhythms. Current systems need improving. More people are needed to do the work – likewise they are often hard to find.

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

It could be through training or development. Team members are more likely to take initiative when they feel it is their own project. It’s always been amazing to me when I consult with teams to find people who are simply “waiting” for an approval to move forward.). Empower people. Lead people not tasks.

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

It’s okay to fail on our team. It may seem unproductive to some, but many times I have watched someone on my team fail. The balance for me in the decision to let fail or to rescue is in how much it will teach them (or the team) versus how much allowing them to fail will injure them (or the team).

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 30, 2018

A decade ago, Marcial Losada’s research promoted a meta-model of learning for teams that involved three variables at a ratio of at least three to one. Edmondson coined the term psychological safety to capture the degree to which people believe their environment is conducive to taking these risks. What is important to you?

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Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 11, 2021

I’m steering our team towards a common, shared vision, but there are a myriad of opinions in how we accomplish the vision. Conflict is many times seen as a sign of unhealthiness on the team. I’ve learned, however, not to be afraid of conflict on a team. I’ve learned, however, not to be afraid of conflict on a team.

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Coaching Tip

JULY 3, 2013

Organizations are increasingly relying on the collective power of teams to meet today’s business demands, but many teams aren’t living up to their full potential. Thinking style data, which reveals a number of important clues about how a team works, can be assessed and used as a starting point for discussions and activities, she says.

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Ron Edmondson

JULY 18, 2023

Therefore, one of the best skills a leader can develop is the art of asking the right questions. What is your greatest concern for our team these days? If we had authority to do anything – and money was no barrier – what would you like to see us do as a team/organization? And many times I don’t know much.

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Ron Edmondson

OCTOBER 1, 2015

When budgets are stretched, development often is pushed to the back burner or cut altogether from the budget. This is dangerous for a team, which wishes to remain healthy and continue growing. If a team is not learning and improving, it will soon struggle to maintain any level of success. Learn from each other.

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Ron Edmondson

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Leaders who are easy to follow inspire people to join them on a journey and they develop loyalty from their team. Considering some of the reasons He was able to develop such loyalty among the people He led helps us learn why He was easy to follow. They pace the team until the team is ready for greater challenges.

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