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 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...
by Mike Edwards | Dec 29, 2015 | Agile, The Leadership Gift
The Christmas celebrations are over for another year. We’re approaching 2016 and we’re heading up north to spend New Years with our best friends (more like family) at their cottage. Recently I was working through what I want for 2016 as there’s so much happening...
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 | Oct 2, 2015 | Agile, Behaviour, People, The Leadership Gift
For a very long time I believed it is natural for people to resist change. With this in mind I would work very hard to get them on board with whatever it is I wanted to change. Through my work I have come to see people do not actually resist change. What I’m...
