In this episode of The Ron Edmondson Leadership Podcast Ron and Chandler Vannoy discuss some Ron’s biggest leadership mistakes.

In leadership for over 40 years, I (Ron) have made a lot of mistakes. Hopefully, I’ve learned from them. But some are bigger mistakes than others.

We love hearing from leaders who enjoy these podcasts. Yes, we know they are simple. It is intended to be a quick listen to a conversation between father and son – (and in this one – father and friend) who are both struggling to figure out leadership in our individual contexts.

Ron is a unique leader in that h has experience in the marketplace, government, nonprofits and the church. Even today as a consultant, Ron continues to be a practitioner of leadership. He’s not just talking about leadership, he’s in the trenches with you serving as a full-time pastor.

As always, I hope this episode helps you be a better pastor and leader.

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In this episode of The Ron Edmondson Leadership Podcast Ron and Chandler Vannoy discuss some ways the leader sets the bar for the organization.

Whether intentional or not, the leader sets the bar for a team. It will make the team better – or not. Healthy – or not.

We love hearing from leaders who enjoy these podcasts. Yes, we know they are simple. It is intended to be a quick listen to a conversation between father and son – (and in this one – father and friend) who are both struggling to figure out leadership in our individual contexts.

Ron is a unique leader in that h has experience in the marketplace, government, nonprofits and the church. Even today as a consultant, Ron continues to be a practitioner of leadership. He’s not just talking about leadership, he’s in the trenches with you serving as a full-time pastor.

As always, I hope this episode helps you be a better pastor and leader.

Would you do us a favor? If you enjoyed listening to this episode of The Ron Edmondson Leadership Podcast would you subscribe, share and leave a positive review about this podcast? We are enjoying doing this together, but it is especially encouraging when we know it is helping other church leaders. Thank you in advance for doing this. It is a great help.

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In this episode of The Ron Edmondson Leadership Podcast Ron and Chandler Vannoy discuss some ways we create unhealthy teams.

Whether intentional or not, sometimes our leadership creates the unhealthy team we are striving to avoid.

We love hearing from leaders who enjoy these podcasts. Yes, we know they are simple. It is intended to be a quick listen to a conversation between father and son – (and in this one – father and friend) who are both struggling to figure out leadership in our individual contexts.

Ron is a unique leader in that h has experience in the marketplace, government, nonprofits and the church. Even today as a consultant, Ron continues to be a practitioner of leadership. He’s not just talking about leadership, he’s in the trenches with you serving as a full-time pastor.

As always, I hope this episode helps you be a better pastor and leader.

Would you do us a favor? If you enjoyed listening to this episode of The Ron Edmondson Leadership Podcast would you subscribe, share and leave a positive review about this podcast? We are enjoying doing this together, but it is especially encouraging when we know it is helping other church leaders. Thank you in advance for doing this. It is a great help.

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In this episode of The Ron Edmondson Leadership Podcast Ron and Chandler Vannoy discuss some must haves to be a senior leader.

There are some things you need to have – or be growing in – in order to be effective as a senior leader.

We love hearing from leaders who enjoy these podcasts. Yes, we know they are simple. It is intended to be a quick listen to a conversation between father and son – (and in this one – father and friend) who are both struggling to figure out leadership in our individual contexts.

Ron is a unique leader in that h has experience in the marketplace, government, nonprofits and the church. Even today as a consultant, Ron continues to be a practitioner of leadership. He’s not just talking about leadership, he’s in the trenches with you serving as a full-time pastor.

As always, I hope this episode helps you be a better pastor and leader.

Would you do us a favor? If you enjoyed listening to this episode of The Ron Edmondson Leadership Podcast would you subscribe, share and leave a positive review about this podcast? We are enjoying doing this together, but it is especially encouraging when we know it is helping other church leaders. Thank you in advance for doing this. It is a great help.

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In this episode of The Ron Edmondson Leadership Podcast Ron and Chandler Vannoy discuss things you shouldn’t do if you want healthy communication.

There are some things you simply shouldn’t do if you want healthy communication on your team.

We love hearing from leaders who enjoy these podcasts. Yes, we know they are simple. It is intended to be a quick listen to a conversation between father and son – (and in this one – father and friend) who are both struggling to figure out leadership in our individual contexts.

Ron is a unique leader in that h has experience in the marketplace, government, nonprofits and the church. Even today as a consultant, Ron continues to be a practitioner of leadership. He’s not just talking about leadership, he’s in the trenches with you serving as a full-time pastor.

As always, I hope this episode helps you be a better pastor and leader.

Would you do us a favor? If you enjoyed listening to this episode of The Ron Edmondson Leadership Podcast would you subscribe, share and leave a positive review about this podcast? We are enjoying doing this together, but it is especially encouraging when we know it is helping other church leaders. Thank you in advance for doing this. It is a great help.

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In this episode of The Ron Edmondson Leadership Podcast Ron and Chandler Vannoy discuss balancing your yes and your no as a leader.

Most of us prefer to say yes to the people we are trying to lead. Most leaders like to be liked. Unfortunately, because of the demand of time and resources, no gets said more often than we might like. How do we balance which to say when?

We love hearing from leaders who enjoy these podcasts. Yes, we know they are simple. It is intended to be a quick listen to a conversation between father and son – (and in this one – father and friend) who are both struggling to figure out leadership in our individual contexts.

Ron is a unique leader in that h has experience in the marketplace, government, nonprofits and the church. Even today as a consultant, Ron continues to be a practitioner of leadership. He’s not just talking about leadership, he’s in the trenches with you serving as a full-time pastor.

As always, I hope this episode helps you be a better pastor and leader.

Would you do us a favor? If you enjoyed listening to this episode of The Ron Edmondson Leadership Podcast would you subscribe, share and leave a positive review about this podcast? We are enjoying doing this together, but it is especially encouraging when we know it is helping other church leaders. Thank you in advance for doing this. It is a great help.

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In this episode of The Ron Edmondson Leadership Podcast Ron and Chandler Vannoy label some of the worst traits for a leader.

There are some leadership traits that are worse than others. Here we identify some of the worst I have observed – and possibly displayed.

We love hearing from leaders who enjoy these podcasts. Yes, we know they are simple. It is intended to be a quick listen to a conversation between father and son – (and in this one – father and friend) who are both struggling to figure out leadership in our individual contexts.

Ron is a unique leader in that h has experience in the marketplace, government, nonprofits and the church. Even today as a consultant, Ron continues to be a practitioner of leadership. He’s not just talking about leadership, he’s in the trenches with you serving as a full-time pastor.

As always, I hope this episode helps you be a better pastor and leader.

Would you do us a favor? If you enjoyed listening to this episode of The Ron Edmondson Leadership Podcast would you subscribe, share and leave a positive review about this podcast? We are enjoying doing this together, but it is especially encouraging when we know it is helping other church leaders. Thank you in advance for doing this. It is a great help.

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In this episode of The Ron Edmondson Leadership Podcast Ron and Chandler Vannoy share some parenting tips for busy leaders.

Since the home life impacts the work life – we are going to talk parenting on this edition.

You can also find my parenting ebook HERE.

We love hearing from leaders who enjoy these podcasts. Yes, we know they are simple. It is intended to be a quick listen to a conversation between father and son – (and in this one – father and friend) who are both struggling to figure out leadership in our individual contexts.

Ron is a unique leader in that h has experience in the marketplace, government, nonprofits and the church. Even today as a consultant, Ron continues to be a practitioner of leadership. He’s not just talking about leadership, he’s in the trenches with you serving as a full-time pastor.

As always, I hope this episode helps you be a better pastor and leader.

Would you do us a favor? If you enjoyed listening to this episode of The Ron Edmondson Leadership Podcast would you subscribe, share and leave a positive review about this podcast? We are enjoying doing this together, but it is especially encouraging when we know it is helping other church leaders. Thank you in advance for doing this. It is a great help.

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In this episode of The Ron Edmondson Leadership Podcast Ron and Chandler Vannoy share how to offer constructive criticism.

This could be something you share with you share with the people in your church – or your board. Perhaps you do it in a subtle way – “I know we don’t need this, but for others who do…”

We love hearing from leaders who enjoy these podcasts. Yes, we know they are simple. It is intended to be a quick listen to a conversation between father and son – (and in this one – father and friend) who are both struggling to figure out leadership in our individual contexts.

Ron is a unique leader in that h has experience in the marketplace, government, nonprofits and the church. Even today as a consultant, Ron continues to be a practitioner of leadership. He’s not just talking about leadership, he’s in the trenches with you serving as a full-time pastor.

As always, I hope this episode helps you be a better pastor and leader.

Would you do us a favor? If you enjoyed listening to this episode of The Ron Edmondson Leadership Podcast would you subscribe, share and leave a positive review about this podcast? We are enjoying doing this together, but it is especially encouraging when we know it is helping other church leaders. Thank you in advance for doing this. It is a great help.

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In this episode of The Ron Edmondson Leadership Podcast Ron and Chandler Vannoy discuss what is constructive criticism.

This is going to be a two part series on constructive criticism. Today we will identify it and next episode we will share how to give it.

We love hearing from leaders who enjoy these podcasts. Yes, we know they are simple. It is intended to be a quick listen to a conversation between father and son – (and in this one – father and friend) who are both struggling to figure out leadership in our individual contexts.

Ron is a unique leader in that h has experience in the marketplace, government, nonprofits and the church. Even today as a consultant, Ron continues to be a practitioner of leadership. He’s not just talking about leadership, he’s in the trenches with you serving as a full-time pastor.

As always, I hope this episode helps you be a better pastor and leader.

Would you do us a favor? If you enjoyed listening to this episode of The Ron Edmondson Leadership Podcast would you subscribe, share and leave a positive review about this podcast? We are enjoying doing this together, but it is especially encouraging when we know it is helping other church leaders. Thank you in advance for doing this. It is a great help.

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