by Mike Edwards | Aug 17, 2016 | Behaviour, Change, People
As I write this it’s around 7am on a beautiful summer morning. I’m sitting about 20 metres from the shore of Cedar Lake, which is located on the north side of Algonquin Park (in Ontario). Let me see if I can describe what it’s like to be here right now in this moment....
by Mike Edwards | Feb 23, 2016 | Behaviour, Change, People
Sigh. I set a goal late last year to post once per week and until now I’ve kept that goal consistently. It’s been a couple weeks since I posted as I’ve been deeply lost in thought. To be honest I didn’t know what to write about even on this...
by Mike Edwards | Jan 29, 2016 | Agile, Behaviour, Change, Inspired
When life deals you a challenge what do you do with it? I know what I used to do. Cringe. Crumple into the corner. Roll up into a fetal position. OK perhaps not physically, but it certainly felt that way at times as I struggled to find inspiration to move forward. For...
by Mike Edwards | Jan 26, 2016 | Agile, Behaviour, Change, Leadership
Do you remember the first time you did something really vulnerable as an adult? I remember the first time I got in front of an audience to share my thoughts. It was Agile Vancouver’s, Much Ado about Agile 2009 conference. I was excited as I was being asked to...
by Mike Edwards | Jan 12, 2016 | Agile, Change, Leadership, People, The Leadership Gift
Please let me start by giving you little insight into my career. I have never held a job for more than five years. I have never been fired but was ‘down-sized’ out of a company once which closed it’s doors shortly afterward. I know I’ve always...
by Mike Edwards | Jan 7, 2016 | Agile, Change, Leadership
For some reason I’ve had a lot of conversations lately about whether change is possible in very large organizations. It doesn’t matter whether it’s private corporations or government the discussion is generally the same. There’s a lot of...
