by Mike Edwards | Nov 26, 2019 | Leadership Daily
Imagine being a band conductor, and you want the band to speed up. What would happen if you continued conducting at the same tempo? Simple, the band would continue playing at the current tempo. Conducting is leadership, and there’s a lesson leaders can take from...
by Mike Edwards | Nov 25, 2019 | Leadership Daily
How often do you hear people talk about coping with something? It might be a bad job, relationship or place they live. The word cope comes from Middle English, and meant ‘meet in battle, come to blows.’ When it comes to your mindset, it seems a fitting...
by Mike Edwards | Nov 22, 2019 | Leadership Daily
When I started my business, I thought success was a destination, and life would be good when I got there. This type of thinking is demoralizing as no matter what I achieved, I still couldn’t think of myself as successful. You will not wake up one day to find...
by Mike Edwards | Nov 21, 2019 | Leadership Daily
The corporate world often measures leadership by looking at skills, competencies, job titles, etc. I’ve even seen leadership measured by how much someone talks. Skills, competencies, education, and behaviours are all essential. However, the only accurate measure...
by Mike Edwards | Nov 20, 2019 | Leadership Daily
A while ago, I was talking to someone and didn’t understand why they were upset with their situation. This difference in perspective is hardly surprising, as we all look at the world through the lenses of our stories. The problem starts when leaders become...
by Mike Edwards | Nov 19, 2019 | Leadership Daily
Leaders create the conditions for others to succeed. Success includes helping remove the obstacles to success. The trap a leader can fall into, though, is starting to believe they need to take on all problems. When people are confronting a problem, they will often...
