by Mike Edwards | Apr 22, 2019 | Leadership Daily
I once worked for a leader who loved to read. It seemed every Monday he arrived at work with the next big thing he learned. Far be it, for me to complain about people who read. The problem was that he talked about each new idea as if he had a lot of experience. He...
by Mike Edwards | Apr 19, 2019 | Leadership Daily
I have been doing a lot of work in the area of helping people connect. I’ve become fascinated with how deep conversations can run if you let them. I was doing some work with a team who told me they felt like they were going in circles. There wasn’t anything unusual...
by Mike Edwards | Apr 18, 2019 | Leadership Daily
As a corporate leader, I used to wear my busyness as a badge of honour. I told myself I was successful because the team seemed to depend on me. I was, in fact, a bottleneck to the team’s ability to succeed. I’ve seen many well-intentioned leaders do the same and it...
by Mike Edwards | Apr 17, 2019 | Leadership Daily
It seems in many corporate environments leaders don’t like to ask for help. I know, because I used to be that leader. When leaders don’t ask for help, often it is because these leaders are trying to look strong. It’s as if showing any weakness might result in...
by Mike Edwards | Apr 16, 2019 | Leadership Daily
“OH: You need to stop asking how people feel. How people feel is irrelevant. A business is no place for emotion. Whether people feel good or bad, the only thing which matters is enforcing productivity.” — (copied from Twitter) When emotions show up,...
by Mike Edwards | Apr 15, 2019 | Leadership Daily
When was the last time you failed at something? I fail at something almost daily. Sometimes my failures are big and obvious, while other times they amount to a small oops. There is plenty of leaders talking about failure. One of the more common failure leadership...
