by Mike Edwards | Sep 11, 2013 | Behaviour, People, Project Management
After 9/11 George W. Bush told the media he saw the first of the twin towers being hit by an airplane live on TV. The truth is the video of the first crash didn’t emerge until almost 12 hours later. Hillary Clinton recalls a visit to Bosnia in which she was...
by Mike Edwards | Sep 4, 2013 | Agile, Behaviour, Lean, Project Management
Soldiers willingly go to dangerous places like Afghanistan to make the world a better place … Why? While all of us are running from a burning building, firefighters run towards the building … Why? Life guards go into dangerous waters to help people...
by Mike Edwards | Sep 4, 2013 | Agile, Behaviour, Conferences, Responsibility, The Leadership Gift
The concept of dedicated to one task at a time is not supported. They won’t change. Because the CEO manages with fear! Our egos are bigger and more than the company goals. My leadership team no longer believes in it. My manager has to assign work to the team....
by Mike Edwards | Aug 20, 2013 | Agile, Lean, Project Management
In June we went on a trip to Newfoundland. From our home it’s about a 24 hour drive to the ferry then several hours to our first stop on the other side. The morning of our departure I realized I had not ensured we had enough money in our bank account to cover...
by Mike Edwards | Aug 15, 2013 | Behaviour, Conferences, People
I once had a boss who had an issue when it came to talking to people who stopped by. He had his office arranged so when you walked in his desk was between you and him. Regardless of what you needed to discuss he had this terrible habit of not taking his hands off the...
