Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 10, 2017

Stress is all around us. Every day I encountered burned out and stressed out pastors. Regardless of your career, it appears life is more stressful than ever. I would say learning to handle stress may be one of the more important things you can do to lead effectively and long-term. How do you handle stress?

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Ron Edmondson

NOVEMBER 25, 2012

The world is stressful. If anything, life seems more stressful today than even a few years ago. How do we handle the stress of daily living? Do you have a plan beyond the stress of today? It will help free your mind from stress when you can lift your focus from today. That’s a recipe for stress.

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The Horizons Tracker

JULY 23, 2019

Harvard’s Amy Edmondson has highlighted the importance of emotional and psychological safety at work throughout her career, both in terms of the performance of individuals and the wider organization. The volunteers were then given a second chance to offer an opinion. Supporting staff.

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Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 22, 2020

In years of studying leadership, both in the business world and in ministry, I’ve seen some consistent traps which get in the way of a leader’s long-term success. These potholes can become deep, and when they do, and you hit them, you can literally lose your leadership influence. Leadership can be lonely. Loneliness.

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Stress is very much a part of life. Having traveled to many cultures, however, I think we may sometimes “specialize” in stress in America. It almost seems we look for ways to bring more stress in our life. Yesterday, I shared some general ways to deal with stress. When stress hits you – read a Psalm.

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Ron Edmondson

JUNE 3, 2019

I am excited about the 3 books we helped publish at Leadership Network so far this year. For this post I have invited Pastor Steve Cuss to share thoughts from his book “ Managing Leadership Anxiety ”. For this post I have invited Pastor Steve Cuss to share thoughts from his book “ Managing Leadership Anxiety ”.

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 3, 2023

Life and ministry is stressful enough. 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. Plus, check out the other Lifeway Leadership Podcasts.

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Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Stress is all around us. Every day I encountered burned out and stressed out pastors. Regardless of your career, it appears life is more stressful than ever. People often ask how I handle stress. Here are 7 ways I handle stress: Prayer – God really does answer this request. How do you handle stress?

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Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

There is so much stress involved in hiring the right person for the team. If you get stressed about hiring the right person I have a suggestion which may help. This way of hiring allows me to be a leader instead of a manager. The post One Suggestion to Take Stress from the Hiring Process appeared first on Ron Edmondson.

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Tanveer Naseer

JULY 17, 2012

As such, I would like to present this guest post written by Jessica Edmondson. Have you ever worked in a place where you didn’t feel confidence in whether or not you were performing your job properly and never felt comfortable enough to ask your manager for his/her opinion?

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

He was the arguably the most successful church planter of all times; managing to plant churches and write books we are still using today. In other words, they want leadership. Leader, if you are in a time of difficulty or exaggerated stress right now in leadership, the worst thing you can do is to run and hide.

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Ron Edmondson

JUNE 19, 2013

There are many leaders I admire who have influenced my own leadership. I admire the teachings on leadership by guys like John Maxwell, Andy Stanley, and Patrick Lencioni. I love leadership. The principles, however, that I admire most are found in the leadership style of Jesus. No micro-management it appears.

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Tanveer Naseer

JULY 17, 2012

As such, I would like to present this guest piece written by Jessica Edmondson. Have you ever worked in a place where you didn’t feel confidence in whether or not you were performing your job properly and never felt comfortable enough to ask your manager for his/her opinion?

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 23, 2013

With that in mind… Here are 7 simple leadership tips: Fight fewer battles where the win doesn’t matter as much – Okay, honestly, this is hard, because usually people are bringing the battle to you. You’ll stress less about your progress this way. The post 7 Simple Leadership Tips appeared first on Ron Edmondson.

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Ron Edmondson

JUNE 5, 2018

There is so much stress involved in hiring the right person for a team. It would be difficult for our team to call me a micro-manager. Over the years, I’ve made plenty of mistakes, but I’ve also managed – in the business world and the church world – to develop some pretty healthy teams.

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Ron Edmondson

MAY 17, 2016

In years of studying leadership, both in the business world and in ministry, I’ve seen some consistent traps which get in the way of a leader’s long-term success. Here are 7 pitfalls of leadership: Pride. Leadership is hard some days – okay, most days. Good leadership isn’t a popularity contest.

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Ron Edmondson

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Related posts: Tips For Managing Stress. 7 Tips for Handling Stress. Leadership Under Stress: The Jesus Model.

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Ron Edmondson

MARCH 3, 2022

Show me an environment with a bunch of policies and you can almost always find some stressed out people. Lead more than you manage. Management is more about implementing policies and seeing they are adhered to completely. We need good management. Leadership, however, sets a vision and guides people towards it.

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Ron Edmondson

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

The things I’m going to list have all crippled me during seasons of my leadership. Thankfully, I’ve matured and now I can say the more stressful the season the more I discipline myself to exercise and get away from the office. Leadership isn’t needed if we simply manage status quo.

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Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 29, 2013

There is so much stress involved in hiring the right person for the team. This way of hiring allows me to be a leader instead of a manager. I have a suggestion with may help. We recently did this with several new staff positions on our team. Build the job description around the person. I want people who share an overall vision with me.

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

And I think the phrase applies in leadership. But I’m not sure getting out of the leadership kitchen when it gets too hot is the only option. Are you experiencing the “heat” – the stress of leadership? At 20 years of age, I was thrust into a management position, because the manger left suddenly.

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Ron Edmondson

NOVEMBER 25, 2011

Here is Dr. White’s guest post: How to Reduce Holiday Stress for Your Ministry Team. This is the perfect recipe for stressed, uptight, and frantic people. And you will have melted away any holiday stress they were feeling previously. Related posts: Stress Results and Not Details. 7 Tips for Handling Stress.

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Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 10, 2013

In years of studying leadership, both in the business world and in ministry, I’ve seen some consistent traps that get in the way of a leader’s success. Here are 7 pitfalls of leadership: Pride – When a leader ever feels he or she has all the answers…watch out! Leadership is hard some days…most days.

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Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 18, 2016

And, I think the phrase applies in leadership. And, I’m not sure getting out of the leadership kitchen when it gets too hot is the only option. Are you experiencing the “heat” – the stress of leadership? At 20 years of age, I was thrust into a management position, because the manger left suddenly.

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

The People on Your Team I prefer to be a macro-manager. There are times, however, where more micro-management may be needed by senior leadership. When a team or team leader has been severely crippled by injury or stress. I quickly realized they had relied too much on his leadership and were now lost without him.

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Ron Edmondson

JUNE 26, 2019

What was unusual was a new manager I had not seen before. And she was in full stress mode. This new manager continually “barked” back half answers, displayed constant frustration, and grumbled excuses about the lack of manpower. A new frustrated manager. It reminded me of an important leadership principle.

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Ron Edmondson

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Majoring on everything produces very stressed-out, perfectionist children, who always seem to struggle to meet other people’s expectations of them. BTW, I love writing about the family, but most of my work is in the field of leadership. Check out my new website design and my 5T Leadership offerings.

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Ron Edmondson

MAY 22, 2012

Either way, I think that phrase applies in leadership, only I’m not sure that’s the only option. Are you experiencing the “heat”; the stress of leadership? At 20 years of age, I was thrust into a management position, because the manger left suddenly. Do you feel you are in over your head?

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Ron Edmondson

JULY 1, 2014

I prefer to be a macro-manager. There are times, however, where more micro-management may be needed by senior leadership. When a team or team leader has been severely crippled by injury or stress. I quickly realized they had relied too much on his leadership and were now lost without him. I like to lead leaders.

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Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

He managed to plant churches and write books we are still using today. In other words, they want leadership. Leader, if you are in a time of difficulty or exaggerated stress right now in leadership, the worst thing you can do is to run and hide. It would be difficult to conclude Paul was not an effective leader.

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

He called it the “underbelly of leadership”. Here are 5 things I have to do as a leader, but don’t always like to do: Managing. I much prefer leading a vision to managing the process of accomplishing the vision. I much prefer leading a vision to managing the process of accomplishing the vision.

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 8, 2014

He called it the “underbelly of leadership”. Here are 5 things I have to do as a leader, but don’t always like to do: Managing – I much prefer leading a vision to managing the process of accomplishing the vision. I love big pictures, but stress over details. Managing effectively gets it done. Many start.

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Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Show me an environment with a bunch of policies and Youncan almost always find some stressed out people. Lead more than manage – Management is much about implementing policies and seeing they are adhered to completely. And, we need good management. Leadership, however, sets a vision and guides people towards it.

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Ron Edmondson

OCTOBER 17, 2016

The classroom has certainly gotten more difficult to manage in recent decades. Time management is much more of an issue for families today than it was when my kids were at home. I’ve been in leadership for over 30 years. The post 5 Ways Ministry Has Changed in 20 Years appeared first on Ron Edmondson. It just is.

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Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 24, 2014

For a similar thought, read my tips for managing stress HERE. 7 Specific Ways I Deal with Stress. Encouragement Leadership Ministry' Which of these do you most need to implement? Related posts: 7 Reactions to Fatigue (What Happens When I’m Tired). 7 Ways to Sleep Soundly each Night.

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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

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Life…and ministry…is stressful enough. 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. Leadership Ministry Organizational Leadership'

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