by Mike Edwards | Oct 12, 2016 | Agile, Behaviour, Leadership
This past week I found myself in a space of resurrecting an old habit proving the saying “old habits die hard”. The habit I’m talking about is one of fixing things for other people. I’ve always been good at fixing things for other people, and there are many...
by Mike Edwards | Sep 14, 2016 | Behaviour, Leadership, People, The Leadership Gift
Freedom. I’ve talked about it a lot these past couple years, and I keep finding new levels of freedom I couldn’t have imagined having in my life. There are the obvious places in my life like being independent, being at choice about when and where I work,...
by Mike Edwards | Aug 31, 2016 | Behaviour, Leadership, People
“With all the work you’re doing, you will make a good coach one day.” When I heard these words it caused me to pause for a moment. There are two ways I could have taken these words; as a compliment or as a judgment. What I do with this simple...
by Mike Edwards | Aug 24, 2016 | Behaviour, Change, Leadership, The Leadership Gift
My posts more recently have been based on my experiences of my personal journey. Thank you for the generous feedback, and I have to say the vulnerability and sharing have helped me too. I began to think this week you might be wondering what happened to my focus on...
by Mike Edwards | Aug 17, 2016 | Behaviour, Change, People
As I write this it’s around 7am on a beautiful summer morning. I’m sitting about 20 metres from the shore of Cedar Lake, which is located on the north side of Algonquin Park (in Ontario). Let me see if I can describe what it’s like to be here right now in this moment....
by Mike Edwards | Jul 13, 2016 | Behaviour, People
Who is your worst critic? No seriously, stop and think about it for a moment. Who is it that when they tell you you’re not good enough, you shrink just a little bit. Who says things keeping you in a mindset of shame about something, and you just want to cry? Who...
