by Mike Edwards | Dec 26, 2015 | Agile, Leadership
Over the past number of months I’ve led a number of workshops on Agile Software Development. For me it’s really not about Agile as that topic is over done. In other words, there are plenty of really good courses that will teach you the basics of Agile. For...
by Mike Edwards | Dec 14, 2015 | Agile, Leadership, People
Last week I attended a Lean Change workshop hosted by my friend Jason Little. It’s one of the best workshops I remember attending. This post really isn’t about the workshop. This post is about one of the first exercises Jason had us doing using Lego...
by Mike Edwards | Dec 8, 2015 | Agile, Leadership, The Leadership Gift
I’ve always thought of myself as a really good communicator always willing to talk or listen to someone. Always willing to share some thoughts. This morning I saw a clip on Facebook which caught my attention and made me question and tune into some things....
by Mike Edwards | Dec 1, 2015 | Agile, Leadership, The Leadership Gift
A dime What’s a dime worth to you? Let me explain how a simple dime became the most valuable thing I had this past week-end: This past week-end Rosie (my wife) and I volunteered our time cooking for a Scouting camp. More accurately we planned, shopped and led a...
by Mike Edwards | Nov 27, 2015 | Agile, Leadership
This past week I spoke at my last conference for 2015 up in Ottawa. This is likely one of my favourite conferences each year for various reasons. The people are great, the location is great and I’ve always felt welcome. There’s also my conference friends I...
by Mike Edwards | Nov 20, 2015 | Agile, Leadership
Did you ever have a job you loathed? Perhaps you’re in one right now. I’ve been there and it’s not until several years later I came to realize how much the situation impacted me and those around me. In this job I was asked to help the teams improve...
