Tweet I’ve never been a proponent of the saying “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”. Sometimes you need a change and nothing is “broken”. It just isn’t as good…
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Tweet Healthy organizations maintain an unchanging vision that they sustain long-term. One way they do so is with a willingness to change their organizational structure as needed. If the structure…
Tweet Have you ever heard the phrase “odd person out”? I’ve been odd man out numerous times. Some people assume because I’m a pastor I can’t also be fun. So,…
Tweet I have a number of pet peeves in leadership. Leadership is hard. But there are some principles in leadership, which simply need to be adhered to for good leadership….
Tweet I have found that regardless of how motivated I am, if the people around me are unmotivated, we aren’t going to be very successful as a team. This is…
Tweet One of my first managers frequently reminded us no one is irreplaceable. He would use the illustration of placing your hands in a bucket and then pulling them out….
Tweet A Life Transition for The Edmondsons I recently resigned my position as CEO of Leadership Network. Although my tenure is much shorter than I had anticipated when I arrived…
Tweet One of the hardest decision a leader makes is to release someone from employment. Making any kind of employment decision comes with the sobering reality, regardless of what the…
Tweet One of the biggest mistakes I’ve seen leaders make is forgetting everyone doesn’t think like them. I have personally made this mistake many times. We assume what we are…
Tweet The Challenge One of the greatest challenges I have felt as a senior leader is to regularly communicate the big picture vision I own in my head. Of course,…