by Mike Edwards | Apr 2, 2018 | Behaviour, Leadership Daily, The Leadership Gift
I suck when it comes to being a salesperson. Well, at least in the traditional sense of what it means to sell. This might seem like a problem given I’m self-employed. I don’t believe my ability to sell actually matters. Truthfully, I hate selling people anything. By...
by Mike Edwards | Mar 5, 2018 | Behaviour, Leadership Daily, People
When I first started my business, I had the problem of trying to find enough work to make a go of it. Those were stressful years as I built my business, with many days and weeks of not generating revenue. I can honestly say I understand why so many businesses fail in...
by Mike Edwards | Feb 26, 2018 | Behaviour, Leadership Daily, People
A couple of weeks ago, I said “F*** it” and walked away from my work for a few hours. I binge watched Madmen on Netflix in the middle of a working day. While I was watching Madmen, there were 28 things on my to-do list. Numerous emails came in and one person called...
by Mike Edwards | Feb 21, 2018 | Behaviour, Leadership Daily, People
We’ve owned our canoe for nearly twenty years. We love day tripping with our canoe. We sometimes paddle around a single lake or portage to the next lake for a quick tour. Our adventures sometimes last a couple of hours and other times we’re on the water all day....
by Mike Edwards | Feb 12, 2018 | Behaviour, Leadership Daily, The Leadership Gift
I love air travel and how easily we can move around the world. That is, of course, until things do not go to plan. On Friday evening I encountered some challenges while flying to Seattle: I could not use self-check machine due to a systems error with my ticket. This...
by Mike Edwards | Feb 5, 2018 | Behaviour, Leadership Daily, People, Responsibility, The Leadership Gift
My parents have laptops and are active on the internet. Truthfully, I’m excited and proud of their computer-based activities for many reasons. At the very least I love the fact they’re not intimidated by technology. Like all computers, though, things go wrong. Power...
