by Mike Edwards | Aug 2, 2013 | Behaviour, People, Responsibility
What do you do for fun when you leave work? There are so many choices such as volunteering, exercise, music or just some quiet gardening in the yard? What happens when you’re not enjoying the activity? In some cases you might stop doing the activity. In...
by Mike Edwards | Jul 29, 2013 | Behaviour, People, Responsibility, The Leadership Gift
Do you think it’s possible to create a truly flat organizational structure? What if you could eliminate the need for reporting relationships? Everyone dreads the annual performance review process so get rid of it! I’ve talked with many organizations who...
by Mike Edwards | Jul 9, 2013 | Behaviour, Compliance, People, Responsibility
After a number of years of talking about joining the Leadership Gift program I finally did it! I’m very excited about being on this journey. The Leadership Gift is a program led by Christopher Avery as a result of decades of research resulting in the...
by Mike Edwards | May 26, 2013 | Agile, Behaviour, Compliance, Kanban, Lean, Project Management, Quality
Years ago we put a program in place at home to help make it more livable. We instituted an allowance program based on participation and results (we were young and naive then … what can I say?). One aspect of the allowance program was a monthly inspection of the...
by Mike Edwards | May 22, 2013 | Behaviour, People, Project Management
If I gave your project $500,000 how would you spend it? If I took away $500,000 what wouldn’t you do? How many meetings are happening in your organization every day? These meetings are a huge draw on your budget but do they deliver value? In many organizations...
by Mike Edwards | Apr 21, 2013 | Agile, Behaviour, Lean, Project Management, Quality, Risk
Last week at the Agile Open Space in Toronto my friend Andrew Annett suggested we should start all projects red. I’ve been thinking about this concept all week and I think it’s brilliant! There are pitfalls with this approach, but it accurately portrays...
