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Researchers Are Encouraged To Produce Quantity Rather Than Quality Research

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According to a recent paper published by Queen Mary’s, the UK government’s research evaluation system appears to incentivize academics to produce a greater quantity of work, but at the expense of quality. The team analyzed over 3.5

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Three Buckets of Courage

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In my career of 25+ years, I had several moments that required me to exhibit courage. I was a functional head in year 2008 when my growth had plateaued. I went back to my boss with a detailed business plan to set up a Quality Consulting unit as an independent business unit. There is no growth without courage.

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Quality? Excellence? What?

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Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Quality? I was casually discussing quality and excellence with one of my old friends. We were exchanging our ideas on these topics, when I realized that he used the words quality and excellence interchangeably. In my view, quality is a route to excellence. Excellence?

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Quality of Planning = Quality of Execution: 7 Lessons

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Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Quality of Planning = Quality of Execution: 7 Lessons When a project is executed, a plan is established. But the core point is missed – and that is quality of the planning itself. Unfortunately, we invest very little effort in verifying the quality of the plan itself. (In

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How to Differentiate between Self-confidence and Arrogance

Joseph Lalonde

Scientific research shows that human beings are not always good at evaluating the true qualities of leadership, and are even occasionally attracted to the arrogant confidence that some leaders exhibit. Arrogance is often a sign of weakness, and people who display it create toxic workplaces and make decisions that put others at risk.

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Innovation, Quality & Entrepreneurship at Akshaya Patra

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Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Innovation, Quality & Entrepreneurship at Akshaya Patra Akshaya Patra Foundation in India is a shining example of how social entrepreneurship combined with power of innovation can make a HUGE difference. really true way of action of making change, with quality.

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QAspire Blog: Practical Insights on Quality, Management.

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Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer In Pursuit Of “Customer Delight”: Getting The Basics Right A lot of companies have the phrase “delighting our customers” in their well-crafted mission statements and quality policies. Don’t Kill It! Working and Walking – Where Are You Going?

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