by Mike Edwards | Nov 24, 2016 | Agile, Behaviour, Change, Leadership, The Leadership Gift
I work with people and organisations who want to change and I hear it all the time: “That’s nice in theory, but it’s not possible to do that here because <insert good excuse here>.” Or something like “There’s no way I could do <insert scary personal task...
by Mike Edwards | Nov 18, 2016 | Agile, Behaviour, Change, Leadership
Where am I going? What lays ahead for me on this journey I’m on? What if I go the wrong way? How can I get there quicker? These are the types of questions I’ve been asking myself for a very long time. They’re all about some imaginary destination, I...
by Mike Edwards | Oct 12, 2016 | Agile, Behaviour, Leadership
This past week I found myself in a space of resurrecting an old habit proving the saying “old habits die hard”. The habit I’m talking about is one of fixing things for other people. I’ve always been good at fixing things for other people, and there are many...
by Mike Edwards | Sep 14, 2016 | Behaviour, Leadership, People, The Leadership Gift
Freedom. I’ve talked about it a lot these past couple years, and I keep finding new levels of freedom I couldn’t have imagined having in my life. There are the obvious places in my life like being independent, being at choice about when and where I work,...
by Mike Edwards | Aug 31, 2016 | Behaviour, Leadership, People
“With all the work you’re doing, you will make a good coach one day.” When I heard these words it caused me to pause for a moment. There are two ways I could have taken these words; as a compliment or as a judgment. What I do with this simple...
by Mike Edwards | Aug 24, 2016 | Behaviour, Change, Leadership, The Leadership Gift
My posts more recently have been based on my experiences of my personal journey. Thank you for the generous feedback, and I have to say the vulnerability and sharing have helped me too. I began to think this week you might be wondering what happened to my focus on...