by Mike Edwards | Oct 9, 2014 | Agile, Behaviour, The Leadership Gift
“I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn’t arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I’m going to be happy in it.” – Groucho Marx I know as a...
by Mike Edwards | Sep 29, 2014 | Agile, Change, The Leadership Gift
Tonight I’m sitting in a hotel room fairly frustrated. I cannot get out for a run or walk, and the fitness gear in the hotel doesn’t include anything low impact. I’m starting to having symptoms of withdrawal and it has me wondering if Having what you...
by Mike Edwards | Sep 24, 2014 | Agile, Change, Responsibility, The Leadership Gift
Do you know a group who’s been told to do Agile by management? As you can imagine there are various degrees of acceptance for the ‘next silver bullet’ management has come up with. It is unfortunate when management continually comes up with the...
by Mike Edwards | Sep 10, 2014 | Agile, People, The Leadership Gift
In my last post I asked Are their eyes Shiny?. Perhaps that’s the wrong question. I think a better question is actually Are my eyes Shiny? Over the past number of months I have done a lot of reflection on my life. I could see many areas where my eyes actually...
by Mike Edwards | Aug 25, 2014 | Agile, People, The Leadership Gift
Have you ever looked around you at the eyes of others? Your child as they head off to school. Your fellow commuters on the train each morning. Your co-workers you spend so much time with. The people who work for you and make you successful. Where ever you find...
by Mike Edwards | Jul 23, 2014 | Agile, Change, The Leadership Gift
Responsibility is where good things come from. It is not something I can assign to another person, nor can they assign it to me. Responsible acts happen when a person owns their own actions & decisions which leads to great things happening. For me responsibility...
