by Mike Edwards | Sep 19, 2018 | Leadership
I took up a challenge to post four times this week … what was I thinking? I took this challenge as I felt it would get me back into the groove of posting again. I kind of fell out of the writing habit several months ago. When I stopped writing I decided to give...
by Mike Edwards | Sep 18, 2018 | Leadership
Do you pay attention to what’s happening in our world? Climate change is scary. The economic environment is horrible. Politics are just screwed up, and despite Trump leading this category, he’s far from the only problem. We, humans, are burning through the earth’s...
by Mike Edwards | Apr 5, 2017 | Behaviour, Leadership, People
There are times in my life that I find myself rushing from one thing to the next. It’s almost as if I’m associating my self-worth with my ability to be busy all the time. Lately, thanks to business being good, I find I’m in that mode of busyness a lot. The problem is,...
by Mike Edwards | Mar 29, 2017 | Behaviour, Leadership, Responsibility, The Leadership Gift
Last year I started to write more than ever. Up until that point, I’d typically post something every 2-3 weeks and I was OK with that. Last year I increased the frequency of my writing to twice per week. One a shorter thought each week aimed at anyone who is wanting...
by Mike Edwards | Mar 10, 2017 | Behaviour, Leadership, The Leadership Gift
Lately, I’ve run into too many instances of an absence of trust in the workplace. It’s not that this problem didn’t exist before, it’s just what I’m bumping into a lot lately. Most workplaces talk about trust as if it exists, but when you...
by Mike Edwards | Mar 3, 2017 | Behaviour, Leadership, The Leadership Gift
In my work, I frequently come across organizations who are very focused on holding people accountable. There’s a predictable pattern which goes with accountability, though. The begins with the belief that if we hold people accountable, it will allow for a better...
