by Mike Edwards | Mar 18, 2015 | Agile, Change, People
Last week I was on a leadership course. I walked into the room on the first day to find the room arranged like a typical classroom. Rows of tables arranged neatly with one of the instructors waiting at the front of the room. It took about 2 minutes into the class for...
by Mike Edwards | Mar 6, 2015 | Agile, Behaviour, Change, People
I took my Golden Retriever Bree for a walk in the woods on the week-end. It was a beautiful day with newly fallen snow, and the air was crisp and fresh. As we were walking Bree was running around me with her nose down sniffing for something fun. Every once in a while...
by Mike Edwards | Mar 3, 2015 | Agile, Behaviour, People, The Leadership Gift
A year ago I was in a very different place with myself. I was likely close to returning to the world of being an employee for someone. I was struggling with so many things but here’s a sample of a few of them: I don’t know I can be a very successful Agile...
by Mike Edwards | Feb 18, 2015 | Agile, Behaviour, People
Several months ago something significant changed for me. As a result of my activities in coaching I’ve learned to be present with parts of myself I have been neglecting or possibly denying for a very long time. Vulnerability is certainly one of them as was...
by Mike Edwards | Feb 14, 2015 | Agile, Behaviour, Change, People
What does it feel like for you to feel constrained from showing your true and full self. For me it’s not a great feeling as I’m always left feeling inadequate. I keep thinking of all the times in my past jobs where I was clearly told “You are not...
by Mike Edwards | Jan 28, 2015 | Agile, People, The Leadership Gift
In my last post Being vulnerable about vulnerability, I shared a lot about how learning to be present with my vulnerability has impacted me. Since then I have been reflecting on what may have led me to struggling so much with being vulnerable, and more importantly...
