by Mike Edwards | Oct 9, 2017 | Leadership Daily
How often do you take time to reflect? Time to just sit and think about where you’ve been, and where you think you might be going. In July, I spent three weeks off the grid with Rosie, sitting with various thoughts about my life and my work. I wasn’t out to find any...
by Mike Edwards | Oct 2, 2017 | Leadership Daily
Have you ever put together a fireplace mantle of river rock & mortar? Until yesterday I would have said no as well. Rosie and I have been doing some minor renovations in the basement, and one of the things we decided to do was replace the fireplace mantle. There...
by Mike Edwards | Sep 25, 2017 | Leadership Daily
Several weeks ago, I wrote about Trump. It felt like a risk, and a bit of a leap for me given my writing has purposely avoided political subjects in the past. I don’t even like to get overly involved in Canadian politics, as it’s just such a mess anywhere I look. ...
by Mike Edwards | Sep 18, 2017 | Leadership Daily
Last week a friend of mine pointed out I need to stop apologizing so much. I sometimes joke that it’s a Canadian thing to do, and I can’t help myself as we’re just way too nice. While I think Canadians are nice people, I also think this is about more...
by Mike Edwards | Sep 11, 2017 | Leadership Daily
While on vacation this summer I woke up one morning with swimmers ear. If you don’t know what swimmers is, it’s essentially an infection that causes the ear canal to swell shut. It’s annoying, uncomfortable, and painful if left untreated. The biggest problem when I...
by Mike Edwards | Sep 4, 2017 | Leadership Daily
I am writing this post early one morning while sitting on the shore of Cedar Lake in Algonquin Park. It’s beautiful out this morning, yet there’s a thin fog present on the lake. The trees on the far side have taken on a dull green colour, and it’s almost as if...
