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7 Traits of Great Team Members

Ron Edmondson

Work ethic – I’ve never been great at managing people. Loyalty – It is imperative in any organizational structure that a team member be dedicated to the vision, organization, senior leadership and the team. Check out my leadership podcast where we discuss issues of leadership nuggets in a practical way.

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Women Will Come To The Fore In The Feeling Economy

The Horizons Tracker

. “Companies should recruit more women to their development teams not only for obvious ethical reasons but because this will improve performance. Indeed, women software engineers significantly differ from men in terms of personality traits, which are related to higher job performance, ethics, and creativity.

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5 Ethical Things to Know when Blogging about Struggles in Your Current Position

Ron Edmondson

I had an interesting question recently: Do you have a “7 ethical things to know if you are going to blog while serving in a local church” blog post? Basically, how should you blog about — or more popular — speak about problems in leadership when the problems exist where you are currently leading? Be helpful.

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The Hardest Decision a Leader Makes – Letting People Go

Ron Edmondson

It could be bringing down the morale and work ethic of the rest of the team. Making the right decision protects the organization, the teams involved, and, often, the ability of the team to respect your leadership. Finally, be open to the hard truth that the problem could be your leadership. And everyone already knows it.

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7 Ways to Positively Influence Those Who Lead You

Ron Edmondson

If you want to be successful in leadership long-term, you have to learn to “lead up” or, in other words, influence the people who lead you. How can you gain influence over the people in leadership positions when they don’t seem open to or even value your input? Simply stated, have a good work ethic.

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19 Key Leadership Competencies & Behaviors from 29 Top Experts

Miles Anthony Smith

29 Leadership Experts Share Their Top 19 Leadership Competencies & Behaviors for Success (Plus Leaderboard) It seems that the world has a lack of leadership these days, doesn’t it? Why does poor leadership seem to be such an epidemic in government, business, and nonprofits?

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5 Voices Church Leaders Should Be Listening to Right Now

Ron Edmondson

Next for me is our state leadership and then federal leadership. He’s got a course on crisis leadership (and lots of other resources) I love that he’s partnering with David Kinnaman and Gloo to study the pulse of the church each week. I think “give to Caesar what is Caesar’s and God what is God’s” applies here in principle.

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