by Mike Edwards | Feb 26, 2018 | Behaviour, Leadership Daily, People
A couple of weeks ago, I said “F*** it” and walked away from my work for a few hours. I binge watched Madmen on Netflix in the middle of a working day. While I was watching Madmen, there were 28 things on my to-do list. Numerous emails came in and one person called...
by Mike Edwards | Feb 21, 2018 | Behaviour, Leadership Daily, People
We’ve owned our canoe for nearly twenty years. We love day tripping with our canoe. We sometimes paddle around a single lake or portage to the next lake for a quick tour. Our adventures sometimes last a couple of hours and other times we’re on the water all day....
by Mike Edwards | Feb 5, 2018 | Behaviour, Leadership Daily, People, Responsibility, The Leadership Gift
My parents have laptops and are active on the internet. Truthfully, I’m excited and proud of their computer-based activities for many reasons. At the very least I love the fact they’re not intimidated by technology. Like all computers, though, things go wrong. Power...
by Mike Edwards | Jan 29, 2018 | Leadership Daily, People
I find one of the most challenging and rewarding parts of my working life is creating new content. I’m referring to new posts, workshop content, website content, coaching tools and more. My biggest challenge lately is related to my intention to publish a book. I’ve...
by Mike Edwards | Jan 15, 2018 | Leadership Daily, People
Have you ever thrown a rock into a pond to watch the splash it creates? I was that kid who always looked for a bigger rock to throw in. Eventually, I’d find a huge rock I could barely move. I’d struggle to bring it to the water’s edge. Then with a significant effort,...
by Mike Edwards | Jan 10, 2018 | Leadership Daily, People
I have struggled with what to write about all week. So, here I am at 6:00 am (i.e. two hours ago) staring at a blinking cursor wondering “Am I done?” The first post in this series was published on February 2, 2016. In that post, I stated my intention which was to...