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 26, 2013 | Behaviour, People, Responsibility, Risk
Yesterday I saw a link in my twitter stream which caught my interest Apple Maps flaw results in drivers crossing airport runway. The mapping product would actually route you across taxiways and an active runway (see image in the BBC article). Using Google Street view...
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 11, 2013 | Behaviour, People, Project Management
After 9/11 George W. Bush told the media he saw the first of the twin towers being hit by an airplane live on TV. The truth is the video of the first crash didn’t emerge until almost 12 hours later. Hillary Clinton recalls a visit to Bosnia in which she was...
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....
