Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

As I write this I’m preparing to meet with someone with much more experience in leadership than me. Wisdom is critical to the field of good leadership. Being wise in leadership comes with time and experience. Frankly, I have known few in leadership whom I would consider truly wise. All of us can have moments of wisdom.

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Tanveer Naseer

APRIL 1, 2014

State of the art management and leadership techniques are continually evolving. From blue ocean strategy to Michael Porter’s five forces, Vijay Govindarajan’s reverse innovation to Richard D’Aveni’s hypercompetition, great thinkers and their ideas directly effect how companies are run and how business people think about and practice business.

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The Practical Leader

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

In his article on “Crafting Strategy,” McGill University professor and management author, Henry Mintzberg, provides a good example of innovation and organizational learning in high-performing, agile organizations: “Out in the field, a salesman visits a customer. Many innovations were unplanned and unexpected.

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 1, 2021

Over the years, I’ve observed that many times there are things that simply weaken my leadership. If we can identify what interrupts the effectiveness of our leadership, we can become better leaders. 7 things which weaken my leadership: Needless Distractions. 7 things which weaken my leadership: Needless Distractions.

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Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 4, 2021

There are some things the church experts speaking into pastoral leadership won’t tell you. Some even refer to me as an “expert” in leadership – to which I would tell them I’m still very much in the apprentice stage in many ways. I do have lots of leadership experience – good and bad.

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Ron Edmondson

MARCH 21, 2023

What is your leadership capacity? I use the term leadership capacity to describe a leader’s maximum potential to effectively lead others to accomplish the vision. A leader exceeds their leadership capacity when they no longer have the ability to effectively manage or lead the organization to reach its potential. Find a mentor.

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Ron Edmondson

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Leadership is so much different today than when I first started leading almost 35 years ago. To lead today we must learn to think outside some things once considered normal in leadership. “Normal” leadership is no longer a thing. . “ Normal ” leadership isn’t normal anymore. .

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Modern Servant Leader

APRIL 6, 2020

Here is a list of recommendations from people leadership practitioners. Ron Edmondson Consultant, Pastor, Teacher Mustard Seed Ministry Consulting Communication Communicate. And innovate, innovate, innovate. Just have to figure out how to do it differently. We’re here to help. Want to help?

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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. Show me a CEO with a bad attitude and I’ll show you a poor leader. ” Show me a CEO with a bad attitude and I’ll show you a poor leader.

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Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 13, 2022

5 lesser-known traits of effective leadership: Stretching – And I don’t mean exercise, although that’s not a bad one to mention either. That’s because leadership is all about going somewhere new – somewhere people have never been previously. More importantly, do people on your team feel the freedom to experiment?

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Ron Edmondson

JUNE 6, 2022

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. Trust in leadership is at an all time low. How do we as faith leaders continue to lead in a healthy and courageous way on days like these? I need their input.

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Ron Edmondson

JULY 17, 2023

A rapidly changing work culture takes creative, innovative and adaptable leaders. It seems we are always learning something new. Leaders must learn to stretch ourselves as the demands upon us continually change. What can you do to grow? By definition it actually eliminates faith when we do.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2023

These titles address how it can be done and how others are doing it. Over the years, as he has thought deeply about where creativity comes from and where it doesn’t, he has learned that being an artist isn’t about your specific output, it’s about your relationship to the world. How many have you read?

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Ron Edmondson

MARCH 23, 2023

Great leaders are willing to do hard things. Leaders want people to appreciate and value their leadership. The ability and willingness to make the tough calls — and doing it well, however — is what often separates the successful leaders from the not so successful. When you aren’t sure what to do next?

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Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 31, 2024

Being in a leadership position is no guarantee we are leading. Obviously, those periods shouldn’t be long or progress and momentum eventually stalls, but leadership is an exhaustive process. How do you evaluate if you are leading or simply maintaining? What happens when you do lead? It can be draining.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

You’re undoubtedly thinking “who died and left Mike Myatt in charge of qualitatively assessing leadership blogs? You’re undoubtedly thinking “who died and left Mike Myatt in charge of qualitatively assessing leadership blogs?&# I know, I know - another list? Great question.

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 6, 2023

I’ve learned there are some shared traits among the ones with which I’ve worked. Some never do: either by choice or by organizational design. 5 of shared traits of healthy and effective teams: Agreed upon mission Everyone knows where the organization ultimately wants to go and do. What makes teams healthy and effective?

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 10, 2024

I’ve learned there are some things we do which work better than others. This one has more to do with the organization or people receiving the change than the leader implementing change. Nothing you can say or do will encourage otherwise. Make sure you do.) It doesn’t happen overnight.

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Ron Edmondson

JUNE 22, 2023

” I soon learned he represented the feelings of the church as a whole. So, I’m not at all opposed to small churches, but I do have a problem with some small church mentalities. As long as there are lost people nearby, I believe the church has much work to do. We could almost do nothing and achieve it.

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Coaching Tip

JUNE 4, 2012

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. Teaming and learning do not happen automatically.

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Ron Edmondson

JULY 29, 2021

Do you want to harness the greatest power in your organization? The key to success is to learn how to get the best ideas out of the people within the organization. Learning to glean from this valuable resource takes experience and intentionality. Do you understand and appreciate the human capital your team brings to the table?

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 4, 2024

How do you add good, helpful structure in a growing organization? This seems common sense to me, but I’ve learned this is not always the case. When I was in city leadership there was a time we needed to slow the pace of growth so we could catch up with infrastructure in the city. This is true in organizational leadership.

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Ron Edmondson

MAY 18, 2023

You cannot lead successfully if you do not understand every change has an emotion. So, how do you deal with the emotions of change. People usually fear what they don’t know more than what they do. Celebrate yes, but do it with taste when feelings are involved. Plus, check out the other Lifeway Leadership Podcasts.

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Miles Anthony Smith

AUGUST 7, 2018

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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Ron Edmondson

JUNE 24, 2021

Being in a leadership position is no guarantee we are leading. Obviously, those periods shouldn’t be long or progress and momentum eventually stalls, but leadership is an exhaustive process. How do you evaluate if you are leading or simply maintaining? What happens when you do lead? It can be draining.

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Ron Edmondson

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

I think the best leaders expand their influence and leadership potential by continuing to learn and grow in experience. In my experience, however, my leadership influence grows the fastest when it grows through the people I’m supposed to be leading. Here are 5 ways I expand my leadership potential? Let me explain.

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Ron Edmondson

JUNE 28, 2023

How do you get your boss to notice you? His question: How do I get my boss’s attention? He had so much to learn. He wanted to do well in his career, wanted to hit the ground running right out of college, but he didn’t feel he had been able yet to get the boss’s full attention. That is how they will best learn.

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Modern Servant Leader

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

The Modern Servant Leader Servant Leadership & Technology. Leadership. September 20, 2011 Servant Leadership. Servant Leadership Intro. Servant Leadership Academic Programs & Education Opportunities. Servant Leadership. Servant Leadership. Who Do You Serve? Technology. Assessment.

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Ron Edmondson

JULY 15, 2014

If we can begin to identify what interrupts strong leadership, we can become better leaders. I have personally experienced some things in my own life that weaken my leadership. Here are 7 things that weaken leadership: Distractions – As leaders, we do our best work when we are pointing people toward worthy visions.

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Modern Servant Leader

JANUARY 15, 2015

Are you looking for the top leadership experts to follow in 2015? Maybe you need a leadership development expert or public speaker. Whether you need a leadership and management expert for yourself or your team, you’ll find someone great below. Innovation Advocate. 64 11,700 182 Bill Hybels Leadership, Ministry Sr.

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

So, be a cheerleader – positive-minded – willing to do whatever it takes to help others, bring enthusiasm and show support for the team and its mission. Be well read and share what you learn. Understand trends and be current in your field with new ideas and innovations that might make the organization better.

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 19, 2023

I strive to live my life for a purpose, which carries over into everything I do. I realize some people have no trouble with this, but I do. I wish I could say I’m always doing the “best” things, but certainly more activity leads to the potential for more productivity. Learning something new.

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Tips Long-term Short-term Learning-by-Doing 61

Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 25, 2021

Must is a strong word – and there are few things I’m emphatic about unless they are Biblical, but I do believe in order for us to reach people today we have to get outside the walls of our church buildings. This means we MUST do something intentional to make it happen. We have the hope for the world as our central teaching.

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Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 4, 2014

Leadership is tough. They want to be effective and for people to appreciate and value their leadership. Yet, the ability and willingness to make the tough calls — and doing it well — is what often separates the successful leaders from the not so successful. When you aren’t sure what to do next?

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Examples Leadership Learning-by-Doing Follow-up 76

Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

What I have learned is that when small changes are repeated over time not only are they easier to implement, but they tend to stick longer. Just being active when you can will do wonders. I’ve learned they aren’t always as “mature” as we think they are. But what can you do? Park further from the building.

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Ron Edmondson

MARCH 22, 2017

I think the best leaders expand their influence and leadership potential by continuing to learn and grow in experience. In my experience, however, my leadership influence grows the fastest when it grows through the people I’m supposed to be leading. Here are 5 ways I expand my leadership potential?

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

There are some lessons we only learn the hard way. I’ve learned – the hard way – freedom alone for a creative can spell disaster. I’ve learned the tips I’m about to share the hard way by attempting to lead creatives – and attempting to lead myself. Please understand. I was wrong.

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