by Mike Edwards | Nov 8, 2019 | Leadership Daily
If you’re like me, you’ve spent a lifetime focused on knowledge. This fixation seemingly starts in school. The more knowledge you have, the better your grades will be. The better your grades, the more acknowledgement and awards you receive. This focus on...
by Mike Edwards | Nov 7, 2019 | Leadership Daily
People look in mirrors to get feedback on themselves. I’m guessing for most of us we look for what’s wrong. What would be the impact of looking in the mirror at what is right? To look and simply say, “Wow, you look great today!” In the book...
by Mike Edwards | Nov 6, 2019 | Leadership Daily
I find myself increasingly sensitive to buzzwords. Buzzwords, by definition, are jargon and the fashionable thing to talk about. It seems buzzwords give the illusion that something can be easy. Take this course, or do what I’m telling you and suddenly your...
by Mike Edwards | Nov 5, 2019 | Leadership Daily
Tuckman’s model for team formation tells us teams will go through a series of phases. The second phase is storming, when the team’s productivity is low and conflict high. What happens when a team gets stuck in storming? There are many reasons a team might...
by Mike Edwards | Nov 4, 2019 | Leadership Daily
While listening to the book, “Nine lies about work,” I had a facepalm moment! Nothing great happened because someone failed. Great things happen when people operate from their comfort zone and bring their best selves. I knew this, but I’ve been...
by Mike Edwards | Nov 1, 2019 | Leadership Daily
The other week I rekindled an old story about what it means to be self-employed. Stories such as this one keep me both stuck and doing things without value. Hanging on to stories, such as this one, can be exhausting. You spent your life-time forming your stories, and...
