by Mike Edwards | Feb 14, 2015 | Agile, Behaviour, Change, People
What does it feel like for you to feel constrained from showing your true and full self. For me it’s not a great feeling as I’m always left feeling inadequate. I keep thinking of all the times in my past jobs where I was clearly told “You are not...
by Mike Edwards | Feb 3, 2015 | Agile, Behaviour, Change, The Leadership Gift
Think about those areas of your life you are a leader. I believe we’re all leaders. As a leader the one thing you can count on is to face change on a daily basis. With change comes uncertainty which if you read my last couple posts you know means being...
by Mike Edwards | Jan 9, 2015 | Behaviour, The Leadership Gift
It’s time to stop living in denial! I volunteered to write this post for Spark the Change as I thought it would be easy. I’ve been working on this post for several weeks now and struggling to find the words to help explain denial. I started to wonder...
by Mike Edwards | Oct 9, 2014 | Agile, Behaviour, The Leadership Gift
“I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn’t arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I’m going to be happy in it.” – Groucho Marx I know as a...
by Mike Edwards | Sep 19, 2014 | Agile, Behaviour, Change, People
What does it mean to be a hero? Dictionary.com defines hero as “A person of distinguished courage or ability, admired for their brave deeds and noble quality”. When I think of this definition I believe it’s not hard to find examples in people who...
by Mike Edwards | Jun 10, 2014 | Agile, Behaviour, People, The Leadership Gift
Trust. Dictionary.com defines trust as “belief that someone or something is reliable, good, honest, effective, etc.” Can you imagine functioning in your day to day life without trust? What if you didn’t trust your mechanic to fix your car? What if...
