by Mike Edwards | May 14, 2015 | Agile, Behaviour, The Leadership Gift
Goto YouTube and you can easily find videos of people doing something really stupid. Some guy trying incredibly dangerous skateboarding stunts. Other people trying to surf on the roof of a moving car. Last weeks a guy was videoed saying something totally inappropriate...
by Mike Edwards | May 6, 2015 | Agile, Behaviour, The Leadership Gift
I spent the first 28 years of my career holding on tight to perception. My reputation was very important to me and I would do everything to avoid having someone judge me. This meant I was very careful about what was being exposed for others to see. My worry was if...
by Mike Edwards | Apr 24, 2015 | Agile, Change, The Leadership Gift
I quit! Ok not really but over the past month this was a thought I had crossing my mind. I was in a place of wondering if I had chosen the wrong career path, and whether I should be doing something easier (like cutting grass or driving that street sweeper I hear...
by Mike Edwards | Apr 15, 2015 | Agile, Behaviour, Change, The Leadership Gift
It is not possible for humans to multitask. If you’ve researched the topic at any level you will agree with me. Simply put we humans are not wired to take on more than one complex task at the same time. If you already know this and subscribe to this thought then...
by Mike Edwards | Apr 8, 2015 | Agile, Behaviour, The Leadership Gift
Over the past couple weeks I have found myself to be in a rut. Almost a bad mood of sorts. Given all the work I’ve done in the past year to improve myself this was getting under my skin. How could this be happening again?! As a result I was experiencing several...
by Mike Edwards | Mar 30, 2015 | Agile, Change, The Leadership Gift
A friend passed me this CBC radio program just before I left for the leadership course a few weeks ago. I wish I would have listened to it before leaving. http://www.cbc.ca/player/Radio/Local+Shows/Ontario/ID/2657210620/?page=3 This short program talks about the...