by Mike Edwards | Mar 11, 2019 | Leadership Daily
“All of the great leaders have had one characteristic in common: It was the willingness to confront unequivocally the major anxiety of their people in their time. This, and not much else, is the essence of Leadership” — John Kenneth Galbraith Anxiety...
by Mike Edwards | Mar 8, 2019 | Leadership Daily
“If one lady can make a baby in nine months, can nine ladies make a baby in one month?” — Fred Brooks, The Mythical Man-Month At the time I read this book, I was working as a project manager. I was splitting people across multiple tasks with the...
by Mike Edwards | Mar 7, 2019 | Leadership Daily
It’s International Woman’s Day. In honour of woman everywhere I wanted to share my thought on the topic of diversity. I love that such a movement exists to keep such an important topic alive. As I was writing this post, a friend sent this to me saying “In 1927 you...
by Mike Edwards | Mar 6, 2019 | Leadership Daily
Yesterday, I talked about being mindful of where you drop anchor. When we anchor someone’s mindset, it is much like anchoring a ship. The person will become attached and stuck to their mindset. When a team loses, I said it’s better to tell them they...
by Mike Edwards | Mar 5, 2019 | Leadership Daily
Dropping anchor will keep a ship in one place. The same is true for the mindset of people. Take, for example, if you are coaching a competitive team. What do you say when the team loses? “You were robbed of that trophy! You worked so hard.” “If only the referees were...
by Mike Edwards | Mar 4, 2019 | Leadership Daily
How do you feel right now? Are you happy, sad, glad, anxious, mad, or any number of other feelings? Feelings come in many forms, and no matter what you’re doing they are always present. The other week I was driving home and feeling a little overwhelmed. The overwhelm...
