Comments on: Altering My Personal Leadership Style http://www.ronedmondson.com/2009/06/altering-my-personal-leadership-style.html The Blog of Leader, Pastor, and Church Planter Ron Edmondson Sun, 12 Feb 2012 12:24:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: 5 Examples of Leading Outside the Norm @ Ron Edmondson http://www.ronedmondson.com/2009/06/altering-my-personal-leadership-style.html#comment-10011 5 Examples of Leading Outside the Norm @ Ron Edmondson Wed, 14 Jul 2010 11:02:14 +0000 http://www.ronedmondson.com/?p=2449#comment-10011 [...] Adapting leadership to followers individual needs and expectations. No more cookie-cutter leadership is allowed. Leaders must be wiling to individualize their leadership based on the current setting, economy and individualism of team members. (Read a similar post HERE). [...] [...] Adapting leadership to followers individual needs and expectations. No more cookie-cutter leadership is allowed. Leaders must be wiling to individualize their leadership based on the current setting, economy and individualism of team members. (Read a similar post HERE). [...]

]]> By: Scott Couchenour http://www.ronedmondson.com/2009/06/altering-my-personal-leadership-style.html#comment-2165 Scott Couchenour Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:41:48 +0000 http://www.ronedmondson.com/?p=2449#comment-2165 Brandon - true. Seems whatever we shed light on tends to improve. <abbr><em>Scott Couchenour’s last blog post..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ServingStrong/~3/4xCk33u8Jtw/y-r-u-in2-social-media.html" rel="nofollow">Y R U In2 Social Media?</a></abbr></em> Brandon – true. Seems whatever we shed light on tends to improve.

Scott Couchenour’s last blog post..Y R U In2 Social Media?

]]> By: Brandon Cox http://www.ronedmondson.com/2009/06/altering-my-personal-leadership-style.html#comment-2163 Brandon Cox Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:11:04 +0000 http://www.ronedmondson.com/?p=2449#comment-2163 Ron I'm definitely with you on this one! I feel that same desire to let all the details go to others and to only handle the big ideas and general oversight. But "people do not respect what you do not inspect." <abbr><em>Brandon Cox’s last blog post..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/brandonacox/~3/6DhzVLPb_x4/" rel="nofollow">Boring Preaching Is A Crime</a></abbr></em> Ron I’m definitely with you on this one! I feel that same desire to let all the details go to others and to only handle the big ideas and general oversight. But “people do not respect what you do not inspect.”

Brandon Cox’s last blog post..Boring Preaching Is A Crime

]]> By: Scott Couchenour http://www.ronedmondson.com/2009/06/altering-my-personal-leadership-style.html#comment-2162 Scott Couchenour Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:12:31 +0000 http://www.ronedmondson.com/?p=2449#comment-2162 I'm thinking of it more of an "Protective Network" that encompasses RELATIONSHIPS, SYSTEMS/POLICIES, and PERSONAL GROWTH. RELATIONSHIPS: Take, for example, Leonard Sweet's book "11 Indispensible Relationships". In it he outlines key relationships we need to have in our lives. Among them is a Nathan (your butt kicker), a Zacchaeus (your outcast), a Barnabas (your encourager), and so on. I have a 3x5 card for each relationship description that I keep with me and am always on the lookout for those relationships. SYSTEMS/POLICIES: These include things such as internet filters (I'm an affiliate of www.CovenantEyes.com), as well as personal policies such as a window in your office door for counseling sessions, never traveling with a member of the opposite gender alone, etc. I've posted on my blog about what a few high-profile pastors do in this regard: http://servingstrong.typepad.com/main/2009/03/stay-morally-healthy-3-examples.html PERSONAL GROWTH: We all want to grow and develop. We all want to remain healthy and strong. But life is our task master unless we are intentional & consistent. This is where a deeper set of relationships is in order. A mentor, a coach. Someone who will not just be your friend and tell you what you want to hear, but one you meet with on a regular basis who will ask you the tough questions that will keep you on track. Ron, I'm not there yet myself. But this is what I'm trying to strive for. Example, I have even told my kids that and ANY TIME they can ask me, "Dad, have you been texting while driving?" That way, when I'm behind the wheel and tempted to text, I know they may ask me and I want to be able to say "no" as an example for them (not to mention my safety). Hope that helps. I’m thinking of it more of an “Protective Network” that encompasses RELATIONSHIPS, SYSTEMS/POLICIES, and PERSONAL GROWTH.

RELATIONSHIPS: Take, for example, Leonard Sweet’s book “11 Indispensible Relationships”. In it he outlines key relationships we need to have in our lives. Among them is a Nathan (your butt kicker), a Zacchaeus (your outcast), a Barnabas (your encourager), and so on. I have a 3×5 card for each relationship description that I keep with me and am always on the lookout for those relationships.

SYSTEMS/POLICIES: These include things such as internet filters (I’m an affiliate of http://www.CovenantEyes.com), as well as personal policies such as a window in your office door for counseling sessions, never traveling with a member of the opposite gender alone, etc. I’ve posted on my blog about what a few high-profile pastors do in this regard:

http://servingstrong.typepad.com/main/2009/03/stay-morally-healthy-3-examples.html

PERSONAL GROWTH: We all want to grow and develop. We all want to remain healthy and strong. But life is our task master unless we are intentional & consistent. This is where a deeper set of relationships is in order. A mentor, a coach. Someone who will not just be your friend and tell you what you want to hear, but one you meet with on a regular basis who will ask you the tough questions that will keep you on track.

Ron, I’m not there yet myself. But this is what I’m trying to strive for. Example, I have even told my kids that and ANY TIME they can ask me, “Dad, have you been texting while driving?” That way, when I’m behind the wheel and tempted to text, I know they may ask me and I want to be able to say “no” as an example for them (not to mention my safety).

Hope that helps.

]]> By: Ron http://www.ronedmondson.com/2009/06/altering-my-personal-leadership-style.html#comment-2161 Ron Fri, 05 Jun 2009 13:30:37 +0000 http://www.ronedmondson.com/?p=2449#comment-2161 Scott, that's a great question. The answer may need to be the subject of a future post. You've got my mind thinking. The issue of leaders who refuse to allow others to hold them accountable is what leads to the failure, corruption or tyranny of many leaders. I am trying to think how best to welcome this. I have always had men who held me accountable and have freedom to ask me hard questions. I meet frequently with other ministers and business leaders. Recently I invited my staff to evaluate me http://www.ronedmondson.com/2009/03/please-tell-me-what-you-really-think.html and recorded the evaluations here. http://www.ronedmondson.com/2009/04/follow-up-inviting-evaluation-from-your-team-part-1.html I am very open to suggestions here from you or other leaders of how a senior leader of an organization invites people to hold them accountable. Your thoughts? Scott, that’s a great question. The answer may need to be the subject of a future post. You’ve got my mind thinking. The issue of leaders who refuse to allow others to hold them accountable is what leads to the failure, corruption or tyranny of many leaders.

I am trying to think how best to welcome this. I have always had men who held me accountable and have freedom to ask me hard questions. I meet frequently with other ministers and business leaders.

Recently I invited my staff to evaluate me
http://www.ronedmondson.com/2009/03/please-tell-me-what-you-really-think.html

and recorded the evaluations here.

http://www.ronedmondson.com/2009/04/follow-up-inviting-evaluation-from-your-team-part-1.html

I am very open to suggestions here from you or other leaders of how a senior leader of an organization invites people to hold them accountable.

Your thoughts?

]]> By: Scott Couchenour http://www.ronedmondson.com/2009/06/altering-my-personal-leadership-style.html#comment-2160 Scott Couchenour Fri, 05 Jun 2009 13:05:09 +0000 http://www.ronedmondson.com/?p=2449#comment-2160 "I will attempt to ask more questions to keep people accountable. I will visit people’s offices more frequently. I will eat more lunches with my staff. I will do a better job of tracking individual progress. It is not a matter of trust but a matter of recognizing the responsibility that I have been given and the individuality of the people I lead." Do you have someone who is doing this for you? “I will attempt to ask more questions to keep people accountable. I will visit people’s offices more frequently. I will eat more lunches with my staff. I will do a better job of tracking individual progress. It is not a matter of trust but a matter of recognizing the responsibility that I have been given and the individuality of the people I lead.”

Do you have someone who is doing this for you?

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