QAspire

AUGUST 8, 2010

Whether measuring a project or a business, here are a five steps to map your metrics with your business objectives: Know your goals : Identify what are your strategic, tactical and operational goals. Understanding your business challenges and goals is the first most important step. You get the point.

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Business Objectives Metrics Objective Directory 142

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

APRIL 15, 2013

By 2006 , it had increased to 84%. Individual and team goals are related to the purpose of the team. Team members clearly understand their goals and job responsibilities. 2) Team Effectiveness: Effective team processes. In 1996 , 51% of US employees were reported to be members of team.

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QAspire

JUNE 29, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Enjoy The Process We live in a hyper-competitive world. This anxiousness does not allow us to enjoy the process. Sure, goals are important and attaining them is even more important. Sure, goals are important and attaining them is even more important. You get the point.

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Quality Blog Management Process 137

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

A goal is a specific target and the objectives are the attainment components/benchmarks/hurdles which will lead you toward achieving said goal. Goal: Take that hill – Objectives: taking out the bunkers, machine gun nests, and other fortified positions that stand in your way of taking the hill. I like Mike's framework.

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Blog Mission Statement Tactics Objective 344

QAspire

DECEMBER 19, 2010

The goal was to identify the opportunities for improvement in processes. How is this conversation strengthening the alignment of people to the goal, and helping me build relationship? - - - - - P.S: A few years back, I was facilitating a discussion between the project leaders.

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QAspire

AUGUST 15, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer 10 Pointers to Build Comfort Within The Team It pains to see teams where people work on a common goal but don’t get along well with each other. Don’t talk small : You have a goal to achieve as a team. We work in teams and knowing how to get along well with others is extremely crucial.

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Next Level Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2020

My goal with the book was to help leaders understand the expectations that others have of them and what they need to pick up and let go of when they’re moving into big new roles or situations. First released in 2006, The Next Level is now in its third edition and has sold around 50,000 copies.

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Development Long-term Workshop Learning-by-Doing 241

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Just because someone says something doesn’t mean it’s true…Moreover just because “Company A&# had success with a certain initiative doesn’t mean that “Company B&# can plug-and-play the same process and expect the same outcome. Okay, my question is this: What constitutes best practices in this situation?

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Blog Outsourcing Competitive Advantage Innovation 295

N2Growth Blog

JULY 8, 2010

Let me begin clearly stating that it is not my goal to be perceived as a word-basher. Over the years I have found that you really can't change anyones wiring until they are committed to being part of the rewiring process. In the immortal words of Jack Webb: “The facts ma’am…just the facts.&#

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Lack of Feedback : If as a leader you don’t subject yourself to a 360 review process, then you are not earnestly looking for personal growth and development opportunities. I ask myself, what would make the other person have a "WOW" experience and make me feel really good in the process. The boss will never go for that.&#

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Loyalty Blog Leadership Brand 399

QAspire

JANUARY 12, 2011

We write our processes to get certified against a certain standard. When we continuously meet these demands, adhere to processes and improve upon them, we build repeatability in our success. Processes given them a firm base on which they can build excellence. Bottom line : Pursuing excellence is a worthy goal.

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Michael Lee Stallard

JANUARY 22, 2014

When Mulally arrived at Ford in 2006, the automaker’s culture could be described as silo rivalries with leaders embroiled in turf wars. One process to do this is the weekly “Business Plan Review” (or “BPR”) meeting attended by the global leadership team, and all business and functional leaders.

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QAspire

JANUARY 16, 2011

Leaders frame complex strategies, use heavy weight terminologies to describe their plans, set up complex processes and use a lot of jargons when communicating for a change. When leaders are absolutely clear of their vision, goals and the means to attain those, they can simplify things a great deal.

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Leadership Directory Blog Quality 160

Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 11, 2016

However, avoiding the discomfort of bringing up uncomfortable subjects is just further proof that the coaching process is derailing. but rather, “If it’s okay with you, I’d like to spend a few minutes today talking about where we are in the coaching process.” It’s time to address the uncomfortable issue directly. Be ready to answer.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 11, 2010

It is essential for organizational health and performance that conflict be accepted and addressed through effective conflict resolution processes. The way to avoid conflict is to help those around you achieve their objectives. The Importance Factor : Pick your battles and avoid conflict for the sake of conflict.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

The goal of a leader is not to clone him/herself, but to harness individual strenghts for the greater good of the team and for the overall benefit of the organization. It is essential for organizational health and performance that conflict be accepted and addressed through effective conflict resolution processes.

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QAspire

JULY 1, 2010

For any effort where you have goals, time line, constraints, dependencies, risks and need of resources to be managed - you have a project on your hand. Know your goals (Vision) : Lets say you want to pursue a certification in your field. Now, that’s a goal - a project for you. Name it as “Project Certification&#.

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HR Digest

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

As such it is concerned with how to gain people’s commitment to the achievement of an organization’s business goals and objectives in a number of different situations.” If there was smooth communication and you felt your opinions were considered, it is likely you enjoyed the process a lot more.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 30, 2015

Most importantly, organizational psychologists have discovered that if employees can’t make a link between change and their own personal goals and values (or, worse, if a direct conflict exists between them), the significance, meaning, and associated intrinsic motivation derived from work disappears. Defuse Fear of the Unknown.

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QAspire

JULY 27, 2010

Delivering great experiences through people, processes and leadership comes with a cost, but that cost is far less than the cost of losing a customer and then acquiring a new one all over again. While reading I recalled one of your tweet “Quality is never a short-term goal. Check it out if you haven’t already !

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Quality Long-term Loyalty Compliance 141

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 12, 2010

You deserve input – but that done not mean that 100% agreement is the goal. Consensus isn’t the goal. I particularly liked: "Consensus isn't the goal. Tim, Mark, Hans and perhaps others correctly offered alternatives to a team decision making process based exclusively on consensus. Good input is.

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Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 1, 2014

Stay at risk throughout the process. The goal of life is to be a happy person and the right job is essential to that. It is very satisfying to help someone steer through life’s obstacles, and you’ll be surprised at how much you will learn in the process. This will add to the essential process of self-discovery.

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QAspire

JULY 29, 2010

Bonus : If you are a project manager, reading “ 5 Goals Every Project Manager Should Aspire to Achieve ” at CIO.com by Jason Westland would help. Best, Tanmay By working girl , July 30, 2010 @ 9:34 am My first Andersen Consulting project manager signed us up for several additional complex extra reports and processes.

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Gantt Chart Project Budgeting Teamwork 130

QAspire

JULY 1, 2010

(You can also visit monthly round ups of Jan 2010 , Feb 2010 , Mar 2010 , April 2010 and May 2010 ) My writing at QAspire Blog I started the month writing about the best time to think about processes. Process culture best established when you are still small. In the race to win, we forget to enjoy the journey.

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QAspire

AUGUST 5, 2010

As leaders it’s important to “trigger&# the thoughts/actions of our team members by linking vision and goals to their previous life experiences - stories do that! Whenever I tell a story in training sessions or talks, it instantly (what I describe as) “sucks people into the vortex&# ! That is what leadership is all about.

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QAspire

AUGUST 1, 2010

Read my piece on self-actualization ) Don’t stop trying : When you see your goal clearly, the hurdles become invisible. Be yourself and be comfortable with who you are. You can only excel in life when you are happy with who you are. That does not mean hurdles are not there. They just become insignificant.

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QAspire

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

The beauty of the short “micro” entries is that in many cases they are designed to invoke our own thought processes about the topic instead of just instructing. An excerpt: The purpose of any quality management system is to build a quality oriented culture (internal goal) and deliver exceptional value for money to customers (external goal).

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Leadership Directory Blog Quality 84

QAspire

DECEMBER 21, 2010

Well regarding, Servant Leadership, can you please explain where can this kind of ideology fit in a leadership activity or what a leader can benifit and when, by following this attitude of being just a server or a purpose to attain a end goal for organization.

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Quality Blog Management Self-aware 120

QAspire

AUGUST 29, 2010

In short one attitude makes you simply follow to the guided path / instructions and one helps you bring out smarter ways to reach goals or follow a better path, not just the pointed one. And according to me that comes when you work for the Product / Project and not with an idea of My work OR Their (boss / company) work.

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QAspire

JULY 14, 2010

As you very rightly said, driving people (and their performances) through short-term goals leads to risky growth where people are only seen as ‘means to an end’ (resources). Cultivating people takes time, but is at the core of leadership and building a sustainable culture.

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Long-term Short-term Quality Blog 154

Deming Institute

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Readers of this blog are aware of the problems created by using quotas: Achieved the goal by not the aim (2013) – The Futility of a Numerical Goal (2014) , Distorting the System, Distorting the Data or Improving the System (2013) , Dr. Deming on the problems with targets or goals.

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QAspire

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

I have been an ardent reader of his books and I shared a short story on importance of processes from his book The High Performance Entrepreneur. That was one of my goals for 2010 and I am so glad that I have been able to adhere to the regime. Subroto Bagchi has a deep impact on the way I think about entrepreneurship and leadership.

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Travel Blog Human Resources Directory 84

QAspire

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

Alignment of each team member to goal/results leads to a flat structure where role of a leader is that of an enabler. But that does not mean they treat others as ‘their’ subordinates. It always helps to explain this to your people and align them to a cause. Role of leader is to empower people to achieve the results.

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Quality Blog Management Reference 84

Mike Cardus

OCTOBER 10, 2013

As a team determine individual and team goals/tasks for continuous improvement over the next 100 days…possibly 1 to 2 years. Defined Employee Engagement – people use every opportunity to improve their work processes and products. Examine what is better and what happened within operations to achieve that success.

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Team Building Objective Team Operations 133

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

The 2020 Leaders25 Top CHRO Award is a list curated by a panel of N2Growth team members ( co-led by Jeffrey Cohn and Mike Myatt ), as well as outside advisory members to ensure objectivity and rigor in our selection process. “Great CHROs are worth their weight in gold. Their job is nearly impossible, but absolutely critical.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Case in point is Wal-Mart CEO, Lee Scott, who is so concerned with diversity mandates that Wal-Mart officers are held financially accountable by tying officer incentive bonuses to achieving diversity goals. And, I even voted for one of the nominees because, to me, they are all good solid blogs that add value to my ongoing learning process.

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Diversity Blog Leadership Learning-by-Doing 296

Tanveer Naseer

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

Something that informs those we lead not only what we want to achieve with their support and contributions, but what they will gain in the process of taking part in this endeavour. And the truth is that as leaders, we all have a story to tell; a narrative that says why this matters [ Share on Twitter ] and why others should care.

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