by Mike Edwards | Feb 25, 2020 | Leadership Daily
You talk to people and gather information. You do the research and might even hire outside help. In the end, how do you know you’re about to make a good decision? Unfortunately, you can’t. No matter how thorough your research, you will never know whether you’re doing...
by Mike Edwards | Feb 24, 2020 | Leadership Daily
Giving useful feedback is challenging. Positive feedback can quickly shift from an affirmation to flattery. Negative feedback can change from criticism to hateful. The distance between useful and unuseful is short, and it has everything to do with your mindset. When...
by Mike Edwards | Feb 21, 2020 | Leadership Daily
Do you know that voice in your head that talks to you? It’s the voice that answered my question. Have you noticed how often that voice seems to know the right thing to say or do next? That little voice is your intuition speaking. Your intuition is a wise inner...
by Mike Edwards | Feb 20, 2020 | Leadership Daily
Have you noticed how the more you try to control life, the less you seem to have control of life? I see this as one of the paradoxes of life. Control is a mental process that often involves coping. When you cope, you’re trying to reassign ownership or put up with the...
by Mike Edwards | Feb 19, 2020 | Leadership Daily
I was heading to a meeting to talk about a thorny issue with a Vice-President. For me, I was about to do something bold and felt confident I was about to be fired. In hindsight, my clients often turn corners when I think I’m about to be fired. The client turns...
by Mike Edwards | Feb 18, 2020 | Leadership Daily
A team member was sitting in my office, crying. He was exhausted from trying to fit in. During his performance review, his manager told him his future with the company was uncertain if he didn’t change his personality. As a leader, your job is to bring out the best in...
