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JANUARY 2, 2011

New business models, new ways of working, cooler tools and technologies. Regards, Jay Chhaya By Ajay, January 3, 2011 @ 1:18 pm Keep up with all technology, do everything. Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer A Worthy Goal for 2011 and Beyond New year brings with it new predictions, agendas, resolutions and trends.

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DECEMBER 1, 2010

Sadly, the reality is messaging is so impactful that it will often times have a greater impact on your career than your performance. The Message “is&# the Message : This group believes that content is king…The emphasis here is that if the message is creative enough, or valuable enough, nothing else matters.

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APRIL 9, 2010

Whether it is aesthetic, functional, creative, process, innovative, intellectual, technical or applicational…design matters. Let me make my position very clear…design absolutely matters.

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DECEMBER 2, 2010

It is emphathy that enables leaders to understand both their teams and their customers, and foster an atmosphere of greater creativity and problem-solving. You mentioned a key word — empathy, a critical characteristic of a strong leader. Deb Costello I love this post!

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JANUARY 6, 2011

The word no ends discussions, stifles creativity, kills innovation, impedes learning, and gates initiative. I agree with you that trying to turn it to a yes will challenge our intellect and force us to use some creativity. While inherently obvious, it should not go unnoticed that the use of the word no is 100% negative.

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APRIL 20, 2010

Avoid controversy, maintain a high likeability factor, consistently and proactively engage your customers, be a business of character that engenders trust and confidence with your target market(s), produce a quality product or service at a competitive price point, and provide great customer service.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Fear based motivations don’t instill loyalty, create trust, build morale, inspire creativity, attract talent, or drive innovation. Great insights Denny… [link] There Is An Antonym For Respect | Strategic Technology [.] Remember that respect is earned, and fear is imposed.

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DECEMBER 22, 2010

When you develop the skill to transform negative conflict into creative tension is when you will begin to earn and hold the respect of even those individuals who don’t agree with your positions. In fact, most differences don’t require intervention as they actually contribute to a dynamic, creative, innovative culture.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Walt Disney, one of the greatest creative talents and true innovators of our time realized the value of action when he said: “The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.&# Do you have boundless energy or mesmerizing charisma? Let me make this as clear as I can – procrastination is the beginning of walking the plank.

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AUGUST 11, 2010

Unresolved conflict often results in a loss of productivity, stifles creativity, and creates barriers to cooperation. Developing effective conflict resolution skill sets are an essential component of a building a sustainable business model. Perhaps most importantly for leaders, good conflict resolution ability equals good employee retention.

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AUGUST 22, 2010

They use technology to cook more food in less time. I wondered too, till I visited one of their kitchens in Ahmedabad recently. Innovation in Delivery : Kitchens are specially designed to meet the scale and quality requirements. Thanks By Tanmay , August 30, 2010 @ 7:02 am @Maulik - Thanks! Don’t Kill It!

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Rich Gee Group

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Stop hiding behind the old and antiquated belief ‘you’re above all that mundane stuff’ — you’re too important/elevated to have to know/understand your own technology. Hire a competent creative to redo your entire look. It’s your business. See this post. Would you say that to a client? I could go on!

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Labeling something as Best Practices is not a substitute for wisdom, discernment, discretion, subject matter expertise, intellect, creativity or any of the other qualities I value in an advisor. After all, if you can apply someone else’s theory in a vacuum it lowers the barrier to entry doesn’t it? consultants, etc.),

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QAspire

AUGUST 10, 2010

Do you have right set of processes, people and technology that will help you deliver up to customer’s expectations consistently? Does it solve their problems? To what extent? Do you have a method to accurately identify customer’s real/unique expectations? Their unique context? What are the gaps that need to be filled? Don’t Kill It!

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

With rapid globalization and advent of technology, the rate of change in society and in organizations has just multiplied. Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer 15 Key Lessons On Managing Change Change, they say, is the only constant. Don’t Kill It! Working and Walking – Where Are You Going?

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OCTOBER 13, 2010

I sometimes wonder about an organization with a loose and nimble structure with a solid work-flow and technologies that enable such an efficient work-flow. Most re-orgs I have seen don’t produce results. It is extremely important to have an efficient work-flow. Not aware of such an organization, though. Vamsi´s last blog. Don’t Kill It!

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Women on Business

JANUARY 17, 2011

found that the number of women in top executives positions in Canada has fallen over the past year from 37 women in the highest-paying executive jobs in 2006 to just 31 in 2007. Furthermore, of the 535 highest paid and most senior positions at those companies, only 5.8% are held by women (down from 6.9% in the prior year).

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 12, 2010

I have been generally well regarded throughout my career for building extremely effective teams, and what I can share with you is that team building is not about equality at all. Yet, I have noticed some of the most creative people I know are poor spellers and therefore might not make the top grade in an MBA.

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QAspire

DECEMBER 21, 2009

Starting project without 102% clarity (100% clarity on scope/technology and 2% knowledge of how you can add value). Here are top 10 project management mistakes that should be avoided: Estimating project tasks based on poor inputs on scope and too many assumptions. Don’t Kill It! Working and Walking – Where Are You Going?

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Alexa Rank : 297,226 Google Page Rank : 3 PostRank Leadership Score : N/A Number of Posts in last 30 days : 14 TwitterGrader Score : 100 Orrin Woodward : Orrin is smart, creative and insightful – I only wish he’d publish more frequently updated content. You can follow Becky on Twitter @LeaderTalk.

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DECEMBER 16, 2010

He was on the creative planning team for catalyst, works with leadership development of Chick-Fil-A, and is quarterbacking many projects for well known leaders. He had a successful career in ministry and was in good churches, but he felt God calling him to this assignment. but you’ll not find that here. but you’ll not find that here.

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AUGUST 5, 2010

Real leaders like to be challenged – they want to be inspired by new ideas and creative thoughts. To speak "your truth" is perceived to be a potentially career limiting, if not ending move. Unfortunately that belief remains in tact, often lurking undistinguished in the background, as people rise up the corporate ladder.

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JANUARY 13, 2011

An idea is not synonymous with a competitive advantage, an idea is not necessarily a sign of creativity, an idea does not constitute innovation, and as much as some people wish it was so, an idea is certainly not a business. Ideas in and of themselves do not constitute a philosophy, principle, or strategy.

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JUNE 17, 2010

For C1400 this is not a style as much as some areas for reflection ( they call it a “code&# ) and are Awareness, Focus, Creativity, Integrity, Perseverance and Service. In today’s blog post I’ll attempt to paint the portrait of the perfect leader… So, what traits would my perfect leader possess?

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

What distinguishes members of one group from another rarely has anything to do with intellect, wealth, social pedigree, career standing, or other like pursuits…It has everything to do with desire. It fuels creativity to succeed. Share and Enjoy: View Comments [link] Gina It's important to continue to expand ones knowledge.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Huffington grew up in Athens and studied in London before starting her career as a politician and media entrepreneur. Similarly, about one-fourth of all technology and engineering companies started in the U.S. between 2006 and 2012 had at least one immigrant cofounder. Cross-cultural experiences may also stimulate creativity.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

We thought that creative, capability-rich companies would have paid a lot of attention to the way they organized and the value that restructuring gave them. In the end, whatever your industry and whatever your enterprise’s size, scaling up your distinctive capabilities is one of the most difficult and yet essential things you can do.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

I'm working on a book, CQ — Creative Intelligence , that will, in part, explore that topic. economy as a whole, rather than the narrow, specific slices of technology or communication, the first decade of the 21st century did not generate expected growth in jobs, revenues, profits, or stock prices. Here's what I've been thinking.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

Phill Barufkin Same applies to creativity. To the extent that the culture is not changed in alignment with the strategy, the strategy can be undermined. Within this context, this phrase really points to the lack of including culture within a strategic context. However, Cultural marketing simply makes sense.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

The downside of this is that it stifles candor, creativity and innovation and often leads to a my way or the highway environment. While there is little debate that speed can create an extreme competitive advantage, it is not well understood that the lack of speed can send a company (or a career) into a death spiral.

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OCTOBER 7, 2010

I love creative thinkers and her presentation focused like a laser beam on creativity of thought and approach. My favorite thought by Renee was: “ Success rests on pushing the creativity frontier. Smart leaders spend more time on creativity than productivity.&#

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