by Mike Edwards | May 1, 2020 | Leadership Daily
Do you know the saying that you should never burn a bridge? I’m not sure I agree with it, as a rule, to live my life by. What if the place I want to leave is toxic in some way? What if the relationship was impacting my mental health? What if the situation I find...
by Mike Edwards | Apr 30, 2020 | Leadership Daily
At the time, it was easy to lay blame on the manager who fired me. After all, he was pretty unreasonable. It wasn’t long after being fired that I was feeling full of shame. The shame got me into a downward spiral, and I started to question if I’d ever find another job...
by Mike Edwards | Apr 29, 2020 | Leadership Daily
It seems we humans are conditioned to see scarcity in the world around them. Perhaps this behaviour is a survival mechanism from a time when our ancestors worked hard to have enough food to survive. Scarcity can be found all around us. You need to lose so that I can...
by Mike Edwards | Apr 28, 2020 | Leadership Daily
I love the inspiring stories emerging from around the world. Strangers are saying “hi” to each other. Neighbours are checking in and looking after each other. Companies are donating medical gear to keep our front line workers safe. We will get through these times by...
by Mike Edwards | Apr 27, 2020 | Leadership Daily
The other week I was listening to a call hosted by Simon Sinek. It’s a book club based on his book, “Start with Why.” A real ah-ha moment for me was when one of the participants asked a question. The participant lives on Aruba where they’ve closed their borders given...
by Mike Edwards | Apr 24, 2020 | Leadership Daily
Recently, I heard that researchers are finding the mind’s inability to predict the future causes stress. While creating accurate predictions can be challenging, we can always dream up a prediction. Perhaps the stress comes when we try to control the future as we try...
