by Mike Edwards | Sep 19, 2014 | Agile, Behaviour, Change, People
What does it mean to be a hero? Dictionary.com defines hero as “A person of distinguished courage or ability, admired for their brave deeds and noble quality”. When I think of this definition I believe it’s not hard to find examples in people who...
by Mike Edwards | Jul 23, 2014 | Agile, Change, The Leadership Gift
Responsibility is where good things come from. It is not something I can assign to another person, nor can they assign it to me. Responsible acts happen when a person owns their own actions & decisions which leads to great things happening. For me responsibility...
by Mike Edwards | Jun 23, 2014 | Agile, Change
I think it’s safe to say most (if not all) of those reading this post know who Chris Hadfield is. His time at the International Space Station brought us all a little closer to the space program (at least in Canada). It certainly left me with a mental image of an...
by Mike Edwards | Mar 14, 2014 | Agile, Behaviour, Change
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...
