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JULY 4, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Final Part: 7 Things Managers & Leaders Should Never Do I wrote earlier about “ 11 Things Project Managers & Leaders Should Never Do ” and then continued the chain of thoughts with another post titled “ 7 (More) Things Project Managers & Leaders Should Never Do.

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QAspire

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer A Round Up of My Writing in February 2010 February was an amazing month for me personally – lot of new exploration, new experiences (good and bad, bad left me with some good lessons) and new ideas. Have a rocking start into March 2010! Now looking forward to March! Till then – Good Bye!

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

If opposing views are worth the time and energy to debate, then they are worth a legitimate effort to gain alignment on perspective and resolution on position. In fact, in most cases I actually prefer to have my thinking challenged – this doesn’t threaten me as a leader, it improves my leadership ability.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 2, 2010

If you believe the hype, social media will immediately solve all your problems and require no time, energy or effort on your part. I forget who it was, but some researcher determined that a person can really only manage relationships with about 150 people. Well, most people were already around 150 before social media arrived.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Do you have boundless energy or mesmerizing charisma? A critical part of the talent management life-cycle is leadership development. Don’t tell me, show me…Don’t talk the talk, but walk the walk. Taking action always begings with one simple act – making a decision. Do you have great vision?

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Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 3, 2010

Know where to apply your energies and you’ll be working faster and more efficiently. John Durfee is a Gulf War veteran and the marketing manager for Airsplat, the nation’s largest retailer of Airsoft Guns including Spring Airsoft Rifles. Not every person in an office can be led the same way.

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QAspire

AUGUST 15, 2010

It drains the energy! By Saket Bansal , August 16, 2010 @ 10:08 am good pointers… i am bit unclear about “Ask open ended questions&# … Is this required to know the person only? Best, Tanmay By Tanmay , August 16, 2010 @ 10:31 am @Saket - Thanks Saket. Don’t talk small : You have a goal to achieve as a team.

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QAspire

JANUARY 16, 2011

One thing that really struck me was the simplicity of his life and his messages (like the one below): Photo by Tanmay Vora at Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmedabad Gandhi was a simple leader who used simple language and lived a simple life – yet he was able to concert energies of an entire nation towards achieving Indian Independence. Don’t Kill It!

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Women on Business

JANUARY 3, 2011

When he visits the Grail King he sees that the man had been seriously wounded in the thigh, in the area of the testes, that his masculine energy had been compromised. The essential message is that when masculine energy and compassion are divided from one another, tragedy is inevitable. Think about our world at this time.

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QAspire

AUGUST 17, 2010

You spend efforts and energy on preventing the errors (prevention cost) and then checking your work (appraisal cost). By Tanmay , August 18, 2010 @ 7:57 am @Anand - Thanks for the comment. That, to me, is the essence of project management. That is where processes and FTR approach can really help.

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Lead on Purpose

MAY 31, 2010

“Do business by design rather than by default.&# — The Product Management Perspective: We will improve our effectiveness and our ability to work with others by giving careful thought to these questions. As product leaders we need to plan and then move forward with focus and energy. Thank you for commenting.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2010

Sure, great leaders never lose sight of their core business, they pay attention to managing risk, etc., but they expend far more energy intentionally searching for opportunity, but not just any opportunity – a game changer. What’s interesting is that the best leaders proactively focus on looking for game changers.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 11, 2011

Ranking third in Popular Science ‘s list of ‘America’s Greenest Cities,’ Boston is putting its recovery money toward clean-energy initiatives. Partner with local R&D brainpower to start your own clean-energy venture. Healthcare and Women One of the most well-run and informative meetings I went.

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QAspire

JULY 25, 2010

It is about seeing others as human beings, understanding them, their energies and establish a deeper connection. Maxwell Books/Reviews , Improvement & Development , Managing Communication , Managing People , Self Growth | Tanmay July 26, 2010 6 Comments By Jay Chhaya, July 26, 2010 @ 8:21 am Very nice topic brought to scene.

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Lead on Purpose

AUGUST 11, 2010

My excuse (and I’ve heard this from many product managers) is that I’ve been heads down on an intense product release and it’s sucking all my time and energy. I started this blog (in 2007) to promote leadership principles in product management. While that is true, it’s no excuse.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 18, 2011

The Vosges-Haut Chocolat headquarters runs on 100% renewable energies. In 2007, Vosges-Haut Chocolat generated nearly $12 million in sales. Katrina Markoff launched her gourmet chocolate company in 1998. Katrina’s focus on lifestyles doesn’t stop with her employees.

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QAspire

NOVEMBER 15, 2009

I got some great books on Quality, Management, Self-Help and Motivation. Why not now?” – James Allen (Success Coach) “It is important to remember that we are energy. It is not only an opportunity to read/buy some great books, but also to spend some quality time with myself thinking about what I read there. Why not me? Don’t Kill It!

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QAspire

JULY 1, 2010

This lead to an immediate realization that everything we do is a project, be it loosing your weight, writing a book, painting your home, getting a degree or managing an improvement initiative. 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.

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Lead on Purpose

AUGUST 29, 2010

Focus your mental energy on achieving success and you will see ‘lucky breaks’ come your way consistently. They don’t seem to work any harder than you, they don’t appear to be more intelligent, and they certainly are not more handsome. Success doesn’t just happen because someone’s stars line up.

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 15, 2010

The opportunity to contribute your time and energy to a cause that you are passionate about. The opportunity to build relationships that will bring you business. The opportunity to be a part of a team that works together toward a common goal. In summary, a seat at the table can help you in your own career efforts.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Figure 1: The Interbrand Best 100 Global Brands 2010 A look at two brands’ performances from this year’s table offers insight into how brands can navigate today’s marketplace. which resulted in an increase in brand awareness of 72 percent between 2004 and 2010.

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Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 10, 2009

Get a feel for the time, energy and capabilities required to do those jobs. Periodically you must create timeouts to review where you are investing your time and energy, to ensure that you remain capable of generating new behaviors to deal with new challenges. What do you enjoy now but would have to give up?

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Mentoring is a must, though it takes time and energy many women don’t feel they have. Categories : Career Development 1 Comments 1 Judy Lindenberger December 6th, 2010 at 8:28 pm Well said. The other side of it is that this, no doubt, gives us the weight of responsibility in modeling workplace behavior.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 8, 2011

Avon’s stock price was up 15% in 2007. Andrea Jung should infuse some energy into the board which has been under fire for backdating company stock options. Andrea Jung was an executive vice president at Neiman-Marcus before she joined Avon in 1996.Â

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QAspire

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Book Review: Lead Well and Prosper by Nick McCormick Being a good manager (self-management and team management) is essential ingredient of success in today’s business environment. Looking at all the bad examples of poor management around, we all know what good management is not.

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CEO Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

CEO Blog - Time Leadership Friday, November 19, 2010 Mostly Links and Random Thoughts Today, I thought I would change it up a bit an just do a few links to content that might interest. One of my most popular posts mentioned that I did it in 20 minutes -- it was "Patterns and Practices for New Hires" back in 2007.

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Lead on Purpose

JULY 19, 2010

It’s the energy that drives you throughout the day. — The Product Management Perspective: Recently I’ve received some great feedback from co-workers and customers. To succeed as a product manager you need to hear what other have to say, apply the positive aspects, swallow your pride and move forward.

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Women on Business

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

By Laura Nozicka In an interview with Oprah Winfrey on October 27, 2010, Jane Fonda astutely said, “Wisdom is knowing what you don’t need anymore.” It’s how you achieve those goals that matters most in terms of time, expense and energy. What would Jane Fonda say?

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Lead on Purpose

JANUARY 26, 2010

He discusses succession planning in detail and provides structure and practice for reducing the risks of leadership failures and ensuring that new executives have the abilities, personalities and energy to match the business needs of the organization. One Response davidburkus , on January 26, 2010 at 5:11 pm said: Sounds like a good read.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 19, 2011

If you are thinking these thoughts, you are creating an energy frequency, and therefore, a negative reality around them. Do you notice an immediate lift of energy in your body? Money is a wonderful expression of energy.” It is a word that mirrors an energy of growth and limitless living. This is an inner game.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

This blog was recently nominated for Kevin Eikenberry’s Best Leadership Blogs of 2010 , and I noticed recently that Kevin was taking heat from the gender police for having only one woman on the list of nominees. Let me be clear: leadership and diversity should have nothing to do with one another.

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Lead on Purpose

OCTOBER 23, 2009

This great book will tell you how.&# – Mark Victor Hansen “Lack of trust within an organization saps its energy, fosters a climate of suspicion and second-guessing, completely devastates teamwork and replaces it with internal politics. — The Product Management Perspective: Trust is vital for product managers.

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QAspire

DECEMBER 8, 2009

Their title may read “Project Leader” and they may be managing a few people, but that does not make them real leaders. Few years back, I heard a project manager saying, “I will screw him up if he does not complete this module today”. Statements like these tell us more about the attitude of the project manager. Works wonders.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 13, 2011

The amount of energy it takes to be a positive character over a negative one is the same, so why are there so many witches and grim reaper’s lingering around? I can honestly say that every mask I wear in the workplace, whether it’s flattering or not is a part of who I am as well. What mask are you wearing at work right now?

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Lead on Purpose

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

I said to Allar , “Rather than be at each other’s throats as we sink, let’s work together – collaborate – and figure out how we’re going to get out of this mess…” In other words, I was ready to tear down the walls that separated the union and management, because I understood that we needed each other to survive.

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Women on Business

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

Now 45, Heather Aguilera—who was an IT Project Manager “earning six figures” at a major Canadian bank before she left to become a SAHM—was eventually reduced to thinking she “would have to work in a donut shop.” They’d say ‘Wow, that’s great!’ and the conversation ended shortly after.”

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QAspire

NOVEMBER 20, 2009

When they are energetic themselves… …and generate energy in people around them. RT @tnvora » Full of Life 35 [link to post] - Posted using Chat Catcher By shahmaulikn (maulik shah) , November 27, 2009 @ 9:29 am Twitter Comment RT @tweetmeme QAspire Blog - Quality, Management, Leadership & Life! When they are “light” from within.

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