QAspire

OCTOBER 14, 2012

Photograph by Tanmay Vora. The best way to grow is to help others grow. In process of elevating others, you have to elevate yourself. However, you have to adopt a posture of generosity and abundance. In school, I heard a story of a farmer who was known for producing best crops and sharing his best seeds with other farmers in the vicinity. When asked why, he said, “It is a selfish act.

Bottom-up 181

Bottom-up Follow-up Quality Process 181

QAspire

OCTOBER 10, 2012

Appreciation is a fuel that helps others move forward in direction of their goals, yet we often see that managers take others/their work for granted thinking, “So what if they’re doing it – they’re paid to do just that.” When organizations establish 1:1 link between outcomes with pay, they breed mediocrity because people will also reciprocate by doing minimum that is required to get that paycheck.

Team 170

Team Power Self-aware Learning-by-Doing 170

QAspire

OCTOBER 28, 2012

[Note: This post is a continuation of thoughts from my earlier post “ Building Engaged Teams with Power of Appreciation ”]. Yes, appreciation is the fuel that drives people forward and leaders need to learn the art of genuinely appreciating the behaviors they value. On the other side of this equation is the person who is being appreciated, the professional whose inner desire is to be accepted, appreciated and understood.

Creativity 160

Creativity Learning-by-Doing Team Productivity 160

QAspire

OCTOBER 24, 2012

When you are set out to help others grow (including your own kids), you have to give them time and space to grow. People, like plants, grow organically. They learn from what you tell them, but they learn from how they feel and what they experience. As a leader (yes, parents are leaders too!), if you are too worried about seeing immediate results from people, you may be disappointed.

Leadership 149

Leadership Organization Development 149

QAspire

OCTOBER 19, 2012

In 1982, University of Wisconsin researchers studying the human learning pattern videotaped two bowling teams during multiple games. When these tapes were shown to team, they were edited differently. One team was shown the video of all their mistakes and the other team was shown the video of their good performances. Both teams improved, but the team that focused on positive improved twice as much.

Positioning 134

Positioning Resistance Video Creativity 134

QAspire

OCTOBER 21, 2012

The pace of change is accelerating and business leaders who are responsible for improvements need keep up with the pace. While plan-do-check-act methodology has been around for long, the time it took was way longer. For organizational improvements (and the personal ones), what do we need today? What would business expect from improvement initiatives?

Agility 130

Agility Process Bottom-up Middle Management 130