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. Tackle the climate of fear. Now is the time to truly live up to that ideal. Link ideas to actions.

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The fact is, as with any organization, we operate with limited resources and sometimes saying no is the right decision at the time. The post Balancing Between My Yes and No as a Leader appeared first on Ron Edmondson. Some days it feels like that’s all I get to say. Plus, check out the other Lifeway Leadership Podcasts.

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Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

Banks don’t operate like that anymore. You knew they took resources from the community to operate their programs — but you didn’t know how they gave anything back. The post To Be A Kingdom Building Pastor Today — You MUST… appeared first on Ron Edmondson. Innovation Kingdom Leadership Ministry'

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Banking Influence Edmondson Operations 79

Ron Edmondson

APRIL 6, 2023

We have to keep up in terms of progress and innovation, but we can’t do it at the expense of good people. The environment, in which the team operates, is more important than it ever has been in my leadership. The post 5 Shared Traits of Effective and Healthy Teams appeared first on Ron Edmondson.

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Team Insurance Edmondson Learning-by-Doing 55

Ron Edmondson

MARCH 5, 2020

Just like the people they lead, they become protective of the way things operate. I wrote a post on innovative ways to develop people , as an example. With good leadership desperation can often lead to innovation. . The post 7 Barriers to Growth Every Leader Needs to Eliminate Today appeared first on Ron Edmondson.

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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

DECEMBER 2, 2011

Claire leads social innovation at Twitter, where she has worked since 2009. Claire holds an MBA and other degrees from Stanford and Oxford, and is the co-founder of Hope Runs , a non-profit organization operating in AIDS orphanages in Kenya. I lead social innovation and run the Twitter for Nonprofits program.

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Press Release Media Open-book Learning-by-Doing 53

Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

We have to keep up in terms of progress and innovation, but we can’t do it at the expense of good people. The environment, in which the team operates, is more important than it ever has been in my leadership. This is incredibly important in today’s mega fast culture. Proper accountability.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

One of the most common questions I get asked by senior managers is “How can we find more innovative people?” Yet in researching my book, Mapping Innovation , I found that most great innovators were nothing like the mercurial stereotype. The biggest misconception about innovation is that it’s about ideas.

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Ron Edmondson

MARCH 24, 2015

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. Innovation Leadership Ministry Team Leadership' Organizational structures and systems foster effective group decision making.

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Miles Anthony Smith

AUGUST 7, 2018

The most successful leaders I know are lifelong learners, open to new innovative ideas, they read the latest books, they are willing to explore and experience self-awareness and they use good accredited coach to support them in their successful leadership journey. Any other leadership advice you recommend for leading well?

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Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 24, 2018

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. In the end, however, they were far better than I could have ever produced on my own. It stifles growth and doesn’t allow the body (or the organization) to perform at its best.

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Reference Advice Organization Operations 34

Harvard Business Review

MAY 18, 2017

Kaplan’s balanced scorecard or Clayton Christensen’s disruptive innovation. Garvin stresses the importance of rigorous experiments (years before experimentation became the rallying cry for a new generation of innovators); thoughtful problem definition; and smart, well-designed metrics.

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Management Balanced Scorecard NPV Article 13

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 1, 2015

Employees feel safe rather than fearful and, as research by Amy Edmondson of Harvard demonstrates in her work on psychological safety, a culture of safety i.e. in which leaders are inclusive, humble, and encourage their staff to speak up or ask for help, leads to better learning and performance outcomes.

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Positioning Productivity Products Stress 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 23, 2016

” Members from each partner organization rate the alliance in areas related to strategic fit, operational fit, and cultural fit. Heat degrades the substrate of innovation, while light catalyzes it.” Lilly’s research shows these same effects can happen between members of alliance innovation teams.

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