by Mike Edwards | Oct 10, 2013 | Agile, Change, Kanban, Lean
Picture a river valley in the spring. When the ice first melts away the river is likely running high with spring runoff. At first there isn’t an issue as the river bed can handle the increased flow of water. Then one of those spring rain storms moves in. The...
by Mike Edwards | Oct 3, 2013 | Agile, Behaviour, Change
Recently I was reminded of an episode of Star Trek – The Next Generation. Now if you’re eyes are starting to roll back as you’re just not into SciFi … please stick with my story … there is a point … The Enterprise is called to an...
by Mike Edwards | Sep 24, 2013 | Agile, Behaviour, Responsibility, The Leadership Gift
Doing Agile? Being Agile? Take your pick I’ve heard both arguments. I’ve talked to companies who ‘do Agile’. When I consider where these companies come from they’ve made good progress in advancing their results. Then there’s the...
by Mike Edwards | Sep 4, 2013 | Agile, Behaviour, Lean, Project Management
Soldiers willingly go to dangerous places like Afghanistan to make the world a better place … Why? While all of us are running from a burning building, firefighters run towards the building … Why? Life guards go into dangerous waters to help people...
by Mike Edwards | Sep 4, 2013 | Agile, Behaviour, Conferences, Responsibility, The Leadership Gift
The concept of dedicated to one task at a time is not supported. They won’t change. Because the CEO manages with fear! Our egos are bigger and more than the company goals. My leadership team no longer believes in it. My manager has to assign work to the team....
by Mike Edwards | Aug 20, 2013 | Agile, Lean, Project Management
In June we went on a trip to Newfoundland. From our home it’s about a 24 hour drive to the ferry then several hours to our first stop on the other side. The morning of our departure I realized I had not ensured we had enough money in our bank account to cover...
