The Horizons Tracker

MAY 28, 2020

Fear and emotional safety are things that Harvard’s Amy Edmondson has spoken about repeatedly, and nowhere is this more important than in times of stress and discomfort, such as we’re experiencing at the moment. If employees are unable to work for any period of time, try and use this downtime to invest in skills development.

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Hamel Leadership Supply Chain Tourism 115

Ron Edmondson

MARCH 28, 2022

I have never seen a healthy board/organization relationship where board members got too much in the weeds of daily operations. Sometimes cliques develop on a board, and it begins to position people against each other. The post 10 of the Biggest Mistakes Boards Fall Into appeared first on Ron Edmondson. Decision paralysis.

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Conflict of Interest Long-term Learning-by-Doing Edmondson 55

Ron Edmondson

MARCH 5, 2020

Just like the people they lead, they become protective of the way things operate. Whenever we are stalled in an area of ministry, I like to invite different voices to brainstorm and develop new ideas. I wrote a post on innovative ways to develop people , as an example. They are just “normal”. . A culture of fear.

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Bureaucracy Brainstorming Guidelines Edmondson 56

Ron Edmondson

APRIL 28, 2020

And, part of this is developing a close enough relationship with God where if He’s trying to speak to you – you will know His voice in your life. God created us for community – and we are better when we operate within His plan. Ask for His input first though. Check your boundaries. Pull from past experiences.

Leadership 54

Leadership Edmondson Planning Advice 54

Ron Edmondson

OCTOBER 23, 2019

But on successful teams, all three are operating together within a life cycle. I can live in the finisher role for a time if it involves development or innovation, but I always drift back to starting something new. The post Life Cycles of an Organization: And the Team That Leads Them appeared first on Ron Edmondson.

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Organization Team Edmondson Follow-up 32

Ron Edmondson

MAY 22, 2017

The culture of a healthy organization has everyone operating as a team. They may not have been able to do this particular project, but, if handled correctly, it could end up being beneficial for their personal development. The post 5 Ways to Take Back an Already Delegated Project appeared first on Ron Edmondson.

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Delegation Project Bottom-up Edmondson 56

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

If you crush the individual character and spirit of those who form your team, how can your team operate at its best? When you develop the skill to transform negative conflict into creative tension is when you will begin to earn and hold the respect of even those individuals who don’t agree with your positions.

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Blog Gordon Follow-up Open-book 419

Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 24, 2011

The leader operates more out fear or control than out of respect and empowerment. All Posts by Ron Edmondson | Personal Blog | Twitter | Facebook | Share By Email Leave a Reply: Click here to cancel reply. All Posts by Ron Edmondson | Personal Blog | Twitter | Facebook | Share By Email Leave a Reply: Click here to cancel reply.

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Edmondson Leadership Maturity Leadership Styles 51

Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 24, 2011

The leader operates more out fear or control than out of respect and empowerment. All Posts by Ron Edmondson | Personal Blog | Twitter | Facebook | Share By Email Leave a Reply: Click here to cancel reply. All Posts by Ron Edmondson | Personal Blog | Twitter | Facebook | Share By Email Leave a Reply: Click here to cancel reply.

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Edmondson Leadership Maturity Leadership Styles 49

Ron Edmondson

MAY 9, 2016

What I’ve also learned – some through painful experience – is the way I handle conflict when it develops will go a long way towards allowing the disagreement to work for the overall good of the team. Discern the deeper issues – Conflict develops for a number of reasons – not all of them good.

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Management Edmondson Learning-by-Doing Team 30

Ron Edmondson

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

All pastors and planters should operate under a calling of God, but it does appear to me that there are some unique qualifications for those who want to start a church or transition it to grow again. Notice I didn’t use the word patience, even though it’s part of the fruit of the spirit all believers should be developing.

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Edmondson Uncertainty Learning-by-Doing Stress 30

Ron Edmondson

OCTOBER 15, 2012

There are issues…Biblical, foundational, value-driven issues…where narrow-mindedness is a positive, but in the mode of operation, of the way we get things done, or how we accomplish our God-given vision, I think change is not only good…it’s vital for continued growth. Developing a Leadership Vocabulary.

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Edmondson Content Organization Influence 63

Ron Edmondson

JULY 11, 2016

And, part of this is developing a close enough relationship with God where if He’s trying to speak to you – you will know His voice in your life. God created us for community – and we are better when we operate within His plan. Ask for His input first though. Check your boundaries. Pull from past experiences.

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Edmondson Planning Advice Operations 30

Ron Edmondson

MARCH 24, 2015

Talented leaders move on, because they want to be keenly involved in developing what’s next for the church. Leaders set crystal-clear mission, goals and priorities that guide team efforts and establish clear operating principles. Hartwig and Warren Bird appeared first on Ron Edmondson. How My Personal Prayer Team Is Structured.

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Ryan Team Discount Learning-by-Doing 30

Ron Edmondson

JULY 16, 2012

That’s how I’m operating these days. Questions to Develop a Personal Leadership Strategy. The post 7 Elements of a Strategy for a New Leadership Position appeared first on Ron Edmondson. I’ll continue to update along the way. What questions do you have for me? Ever been the new guy…the new pastor?

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Positioning Strategy Leadership Energy 57

Ron Edmondson

DECEMBER 26, 2013

I love development within an organization. I previously wrote about three activities every organization and everyone in the organization must do to be healthy; growth, maintenance and development. Each of us tend to specialize or prefer one of those activities and mine is development. We develop turf wars over our areas.

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Development Operations Organization Team 60

Ron Edmondson

JULY 21, 2015

Continue to work on team development — even though it seems you don’t have time. Recruit – It’s even more important in fast growth situations you be constantly looking for new and developing leadership. The post 5 Dangers of Explosive Growth and What to Do About It appeared first on Ron Edmondson.

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System Edmondson Learning-by-Doing Training 30

Ron Edmondson

JUNE 17, 2015

I realize the value of non-profits in community development. With this recognition, I have also helped develop non-profit boards over the years. There may be times when you need a more active role in day-to-day operations, but those should be rare — not a regular occurrence. Invest your strengths. What am I missing?

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Micromanagement Learning-by-Doing Participative Edmondson 30

Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 26, 2016

People are operating with reasonable, attainable, measurable and worthy goals. There’s a danger of silos developing. The post 7 Benchmarks Towards Success in an Organization appeared first on Ron Edmondson. There are clear goals in place. They have the resources in place to complete them. People only know what they know.

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Benchmarking Organization Succession Edmondson 30

Miles Anthony Smith

AUGUST 7, 2018

To succeed, a leader must learn to balance their relationships, time, strategic efforts and personal development. Not only does it provide tools and resources for those transitioning into a leadership role, it also includes development strategies for management teams who are overseeing the growth of new leaders. Leaders are developed!

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Leadership Self-aware Learning-by-Doing Open-book 102

Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 20, 2018

All pastors and planters should operate under a calling of God, but it does appear to me there are some unique qualifications for those who want to start a church or transition it to grow again. Without the structure of an established church, church planters must depend on people to help develop ministries and systems.

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Uncertainty Stress Learning-by-Doing Participative 40

Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 24, 2018

In this process, they developed these ministries with their own individual perspectives and desires. Leaders often operate out of fear and hold too tightly to their vision, afraid others will ruin their “dream”, but this never allows people to develop. Others started our greeting ministry.

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Reference Advice Organization Operations 34

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 18, 2011

If you struggle with recruiting, team building, and leadership development you likely have a bad attitude. Ron Edmondson This is a challenging post Mike. The simple truth is that people strongly desire to work with and for great leaders. Great CEOs are talent magnets…people want to be led by those who have much to offer.

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Leadership CEO Blog Learning-by-Doing 420

Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

In case you’re wondering- my definition of a dysfunctional team – in simple terms – is one which cannot operate at peak efficiency and performance, because it is impacted by too many negative characteristics. We are all dysfunctional at some level and during some seasons. The real problems are continually ignored or excused.

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Team Definition Objective Efficiency 42

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Alexa Rank : 251,748 Google Page Rank : 5 PostRank Leadership Score : 18 Number of Posts in last 30 days : 30 TwitterGrader Score : 100 All Things Workplace : This blog offers opinions and general information on leadership and leadership development by Steve Roesler. Steve’s insights are thoughtful and always spot-on.

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Blog Leadership Follow-up Media 411

Ron Edmondson

DECEMBER 26, 2013

I love development within an organization. I previously wrote about three activities every organization and everyone in the organization must do to be healthy; growth, maintenance and development. Each of us tend to specialize or prefer one of those activities and mine is development. We develop turf wars over our areas.

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Development Operations Organization Team 30

Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 29, 2011

A dysfunctional team in simple terms is one that cannot operate at peak efficiency and performance because of a combination of negative characteristics. 12 Top Posts About Team Development. Chances are, if you’ve served on very many teams, that you’ve served on one that is dysfunctional.

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Team Objective Efficiency Operations 66

Ron Edmondson

JULY 19, 2018

I realize the value of non-profits in community development. With this recognition, I have also helped develop non-profit boards over the years. There may be times when you need a more active role in day-to-day operations, but those should be rare — not a regular occurrence. Invest your strengths.

Micromanagement 31

Micromanagement Learning-by-Doing Participative Quality 31

Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

People are operating with reasonable, attainable, measurable and worthy goals. Personally, I like to operate on a few simple broad goals each year, but then have more specific goals updated every 90 days. There’s a danger of silos developing if people aren’t continually engaged as a team. And, it never seems to be enough.

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Benchmarking Organization Succession Goal 31

Ron Edmondson

MAY 15, 2018

Continue to work on team development – even though it seems you don’t have time. – It’s even more important in fast growth situations you be constantly looking for new leaders and developing existing leadership. Ask lots of questions. Stay grounded in your faith. Sometimes God brings supernatural growth.

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System Follow-up Planning Learning-by-Doing 32

Ron Edmondson

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

So, while I’m not a college pastor, but if I was one these days, I think I’d: Help students understand their worth in Christ – When a student can operate out of this identity it will help them withstand some of the temptations they face. I would work to develop leaders who would in turn invest in others.

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Mentor Blog Stress Operations 58

Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

The culture of a healthy organization has everyone operating as a team. Help them learn – They may not have been able to do this particular project, but, if handled correctly, It could end up being beneficial for their personal development. It’s easier to do the right thing on a healthy team, even reassign an project.

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Delegation Project Bottom-up Process 54

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Harvard professor Amy Edmondson has documented the importance of psychological safety in a wide variety of contexts, from hospital teams to office furniture manufacturers. For example, two of the scientists at PARC, Dick Shoup and Alvy Ray Smith , developed a revolutionary graphics technology called SuperPaint. Create diversity.

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Innovation Team Diversity Creativity 14

Ron Edmondson

MAY 16, 2012

I know many leaders, including myself, who speak of messiness as a reality of the spiritual life, but operate in their leadership as if messy was the cardinal sin. Related posts: Developing Your Personal Leadership Style. Fear of Chaos. And this connects back to the beginning: Where is our identity and value found? Moving People.

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Leadership Leadership Styles Learning-by-Doing Influence 59

Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 25, 2011

Recruit – It’s even more important in fast growth situations that you be constantly looking for new and developing leadership. In spite of the constant demand due to growth, leaders must take time away from doing the work to evaluate and ensure operations are improved to maintain growth and momentum.

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System Training Learning-by-Doing Organization 53

Harvard Business Review

MAY 18, 2017

Garvin was a generalist more than a specialist, perhaps because he came of age at HBS during the 1980s, when the school’s primary focus was the development of skilled general managers. Case closed (until engineers develop an algorithm that does the job better). That quality made him (arguably) the quintessential HBR author.

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Management Balanced Scorecard NPV Article 9

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 5, 2014

But that’s exactly why it would be a mistake to look past organizational behavior and culture at GM: It is utterly inevitable that things will go wrong, according to Harvard Business School professor Amy Edmondson. Garvin notes that this is where Edmondson’s work on implicit voice theories comes into play.

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Root Cause Analysis Edmondson Industry CEO 8