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Tweet Possibly nothing frustrates me more than lazy leadership. Especially if the lazy leader is me. Whoever is lazy regarding his work is also a brother to the master of…
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https://media.blubrry.com/ronedmondson/ronedmondson.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Gifts-A-Leader-Should-Give-Their-Team.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadTweet In this episode of The Ron Edmondson Leadership Podcast Ron and Chandler Vannoy share some gifts a leader should give their team. There…
I am a controlling person. It’s part of my character. I know that. I test that way with StrengthsFinders. I think my team, however, would tell you that I don’t perform as a controlling leader. It’s been a long process to discipline myself not to respond how I am wired. Successful leaders understand the difference in leading with influence versus leading with control. The differences are measured in results.
Leaders, if you want to to have a healthy team environment, you must learn to control less and influence more.
Here’s what I mean by the results:
In an organization where control is dominant:
Tweet There is an important leadership development principle I try to help teams I lead understand. It can be a hard lesson, but it is critical for continual growth as…
Tweet A successful leader has likely developed certain habits which keep them leading well. I’m a student of leadership. I am consistently talking to and learning from successful leaders —…
Tweet I’ve learned over the years that if you want to have excellence on your team it will often come with quirks. I heard of a very well known band…
Tweet Are you an easy to follow leader? I might ask – are you followable? Followable may not be a Scrabble approved word – or even a word, but the…
Tweet One of the hardest losses for a leader is when they lose trust with the people they are trying to lead. It’s very hard to regain trust once it’s…
https://media.blubrry.com/ronedmondson/ronedmondson.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/5-Goals-Of-Systems-and-Structure.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadTweet In this episode of The Ron Edmondson Leadership Podcast Ron and Chandler Vannoy discuss the goals of systems and structures. Why do we…
Tweet How does passive aggression form on a team or in a church? Passive aggression in my context is when people are upset or aggravated about an issue but those…
Tweet Most people at some point in their career will experience a “bad boss”. I started working nearly full-time at the age of 12. I would ride my bike to…
Tweet I came into ministry later in life after over 25 years in the business world. I’ve now almost been in ministry as long as I was in business. (not…