by Mike Edwards | Feb 2, 2016 | Behaviour, Leadership, People
Talking. It’s what I do. I talk to lots of people every day, in my working and personal life. I’ve come to value the power of being in conversation with someone, and how much I can hear when I really listen to the other person. I am fearful though this art...
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 19, 2016 | Agile, Behaviour, Leadership, The Leadership Gift
I’m a fan of Steve Harvey. I love his authenticity, sense of humility and his ability to connect with people. Sure he’s paid to do that, but I know lots who are and don’t do it. If you don’t know Steve he’s the host of the game...
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...
by Mike Edwards | Jan 5, 2016 | Agile, Change, Leadership, The Leadership Gift
For the past two years I have been tossing around what it means to deliver value. My definition of value was rocked when our family dog Hunter died in 2013. I was out of town and WestJet got me home in an incredibly short period of time (you can read more here). It...
