Leading Blog

JANUARY 25, 2019

In The Fearless Organization , Amy Edmondson explains what psychological safety is and what it isn’t and how we can create in our organizations. No matter what our line of work, status, or gender, all of us learn how to manage interpersonal risk early in life. It makes everything else you’re doing work better. It is an enabler.

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QAspire

JANUARY 10, 2022

Companies often do great at recruiting the most talented people but fail at providing them a safe environment that enables people to exert their discretionary effort – that people do the work because they “want” to do it rather than “have” to do it. What do these conversations look like in action?

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QAspire

JANUARY 10, 2022

Companies often do great at recruiting the most talented people but fail at providing them a safe environment that enables people to exert their discretionary effort – that people do the work because they “want” to do it rather than “have” to do it. What do these conversations look like in action?

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 17, 2024

Looking back, as hard as they were, I learned a few things. We always do from those seasons. One thing I have learned is tyrant leaders work hard to keep people under their authority. Tyrant leaders are a constant critic of what you were doing wrong. And we all do a lot wrong in the eyes of a tyrannical leader.

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Ron Edmondson

MARCH 13, 2024

Just as with a healthy team environment, creating an unhealthy team environment often happens – though perhaps unintentional – by things we do as leaders. We hold mistakes against people rather than using their mistakes as a learning experience to make them and the team better.

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Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 2, 2024

So, do you want to improve your leadership? Commit to growing personally in some area of life – at all times; always learning something new. Love others unconditionally – even those with whom you do not agree. The post 10 Resolutions To Make a Ministry Leader Better appeared first on Ron Edmondson.

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Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 1, 2011

Over the years, I probably learned hundreds of Bible verses. Here’s the first verse for us to memorize: Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. All Posts by Ron Edmondson | Personal Blog | Twitter | Facebook | Share By Email Leave a Reply: Click here to cancel reply. Is it a deal?

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Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 22, 2022

I am not sure we do them with ill intentions. Sometimes we simply are doing what we know to do or what has been modeled for us by other leaders. We almost have to work at it – even when we don’t realize we are doing so. Make them wonder if what they do matters. Perhaps understanding how it develops can help.

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Ron Edmondson

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

They learn to offer praise well. Plus, I don’t always feel the need to acknowledge “normal” work – especially when people are being paid to do it. So, I’ve learned offering praise is a necessary part of a leader’s job. Therefore, we should all do it whether we are wired to or not. Send a handwritten note.

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Leader, do you step in to rescue or allow it to fail? I try to create a leadership culture where failure is considered a part of the learning process. When do you rescue someone and when do you allow them to possibly fail? Here is my basic “high-level” response: The tension between learning and injuring.

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Ron Edmondson

MARCH 6, 2024

One of the primary purposes of this blog is to help others learn from my experience. We knew we needed to do it at some point. I learned this one the hard way. I have learned that sometimes things get solved on their own. I’ve made a lot of mistakes in leadership. Ignoring my gut, because the crowd was excited.

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 16, 2024

How do you communicate with introverted friends or family who may not want to engage as much as you do? Try finding something you can do together. Is there an activity you would like to learn, such as cooking, knitting, playing board games, etc? I know that’s hard, but you can’t force her to do anything.

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Ron Edmondson

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Do you ever struggle to keep the keep the leaders on your team motivated? How do you motivate a leader? Learning how to motivate leaders on your team is a critical step in leading well. If you want to get the most out of a leader – you have to learn how to motivate them and keep them motivated.

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Ron Edmondson

JULY 6, 2022

How do you survive through toxic leadership? How do you keep going? But there are some things I have learned, which might help you if you find yourself in a toxic environment or with a toxic leader. Here are 4 suggestions to survive toxic leadership: Learn all you can. We learn in every context and season of life.

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Ron Edmondson

JULY 25, 2023

I’ve learned by experience there is often one sign I am doing something good as a leader. You may know you’re doing something good as a leader when you attract opponents. Here is the reality – few people worry about the people doing nothing. It’s not fool proof. He’s right. That’s leadership.

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Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 6, 2011

How are you doing in that area? (You You may want to ask the ones you are supposed to be leading…Read how I do that each year HERE.) All Posts by Ron Edmondson | Personal Blog | Twitter | Facebook | Share By Email Leave a Reply: Click here to cancel reply. What would you add to my list?

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Ron Edmondson

MARCH 20, 2024

No one ever learned to lead them, so they struck out on their own. (Be Respect their opinions and individualities Strong-willed people ultimately want to be heard (as all people do). However, they do resist leadership most when their voice is silenced. Have you ever tried to lead someone who didn’t necessarily want to be led?

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 2, 2024

So, what could my pastor friend do? The group would share stories, talk about experiences, and learn from each other. By the way, in these meetings, I’m trying to learn leadership and management practices – not theology. With a good enough book people will discuss it and the learning experience is rich.

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Ron Edmondson

JUNE 1, 2023

When the leader doesn’t know what to do and/or doesn’t have a clue what to do next, here are some suggestions: Admit The first step is to be honest with where you are currently as a leader. 1 Thess 5:24) Learn Leaders should always be teachable. Stretch yourself and learn something new. Learn to better delegate.

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

A couple of good questions to ask yourself: Do people want to follow my lead? 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. Do I have to make that point for Jesus?) Jesus pushed the disciples beyond what they thought they could do.

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Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 25, 2024

How do we combine those traits to be trusted leaders? Try to be knowledgeable and aware by constantly learning but realize you don’t know everything and you’ll know far more with a team. They are leery of a leader who knows it all – or pretends they do. Exhibit humility but have courage to do the hard things.

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Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 30, 2024

Over the years, I have learned how a team sees you as a leader is often more important than who you really are as a leader. The reality of the success of a leader, however, may depend more on how you are viewed by the people you lead than it does on what you do as a leader. People who work with me long have learned this is how I lead.

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Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 19, 2011

As most of my posts do, this stems from current or past experience in leadership. Here are three ways to respond to a controlling leader: Challenge – Like it or not, most complex issues such as this do not disappear on their own. Help us learn from your experience. So, here’s my best answer. How did you respond?

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Ron Edmondson

MARCH 1, 2021

The way people do things, decisions are made, and how people respond to change are a part of tradition. How do you learn unwritten rules? Learn people you can trust to ask questions. Learn the unwritten rules first. Nate and I launched a new season of the Ron Edmondson Leadership Podcast , so subscribe now.

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Ron Edmondson

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

How do you battle insecurity as a pastor? He accepted the position knowing there would be challenges and knew he would have to walk by faith, which he wanted to do – but when we talked he was wondering if he was in over his head. Be open to learning from others. Concentrate on your abilities What are you good at doing?

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Ron Edmondson

MARCH 18, 2024

I have learned the key to healthy relationships is communication. And there are some things not to do if you’re attempting “healthy” communication. I’ve known people who are short on quality relationships and, honestly, many times it is because they never learned healthy communication techniques.

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Ron Edmondson

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Leader, do you want to encourage cooperation on the team you lead? Do you want people to get along, support one another, and join forces to achieve the vision? How do great leaders encourage cooperation? Whenever a decision, however, impacts other people, especially if it: Impacts how they do their work.

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Ron Edmondson

JULY 20, 2023

I also love to learn from a great athletic coach. Jesus pushed people beyond what they felt they were capable of doing. Do we have any questions whether His ministry was effective? The post 12 Principles of Leadership Inspired by Jesus appeared first on Ron Edmondson. He held followers to high expectations.

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Ron Edmondson

MARCH 23, 2023

Great leaders are willing to do hard things. 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. 7 hard things great leaders do: If the answer is going to be no. When you aren’t sure what to do next?

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 12, 2021

I try to create a leadership culture where failure is considered a part of the learning process. When do you rescue someone and when do you allow them to possibly fail? I may feel it isn’t the best decision, or it isn’t the way I would choose to do it, but I usually can’t guarantee it won’t be a success.

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Ron Edmondson

MARCH 7, 2024

Team members need to be able to learn from mistakes and success and continue to grow and develop. What I’ve learned is a culture which recognizes achievements of others is contagious. As you do, so will the team. This said, I’ve also learned the longer you do something well the less recognition you receive for it.

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Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 21, 2011

In the article I stated a statistic that 86% of people in our county do not go to church. I didn’t make the number up, but I didn’t do the research either. Do you go to church regularly now? Do you think church attendance is necessary for a believer? Do you have friends or family who do not attend church?

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Ron Edmondson

DECEMBER 27, 2010

If you have a better way of doing this…I welcome your input…the key is doing it far more than how…) Today, let’s set some goals for ourselves… List three to five goals total…if you have too many you’ll burnout trying to reach them and too few will keep you from achieving all that’s possible.

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Ron Edmondson

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Here are 25 leadership nuggets I’ve learned over the years – many of them the hard way: If you know the answer is no, say it now. The leader has a responsibility to do the right thing, regardless of whether it brings popularity. Someone just decided to do a little more. Leaders develop a calm under pressure posture.

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Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

The people with the capacity to frustrate me most often compliment me best; especially when I allow them to do what they do best, which frees me to do what I do best. Nate and I are about to launch a new season of the Ron Edmondson Leadership Podcast , so subscribe now. Differences make things work better. (By

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Ron Edmondson

MARCH 13, 2023

How do we get projects completed successfully in a team environment? There was an important job to be done and Everybody was asked to do it. Everybody was sure Somebody would do it. Everybody thought Anybody could do it, but Nobody realized that Everybody wouldn’t do it. Learn from each project.

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Ron Edmondson

OCTOBER 19, 2022

I am consistently talking to and learning from successful leaders — regardless of their vocational field. If they have honorable intentions I can learn from them. And learn what not to do if they don’t.). That means they learn to say “no” often. I’m a student of leadership. Others are bad.

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