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JANUARY 3, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Nicholas Bate’s Book ‘Instant MBA’ and Other Great Resources for 2010 Nicholas Bate is a prolific thinker, blogger and author. 2010 promises to be exciting and there is no better time than now to read such brilliant resources and go from good to great!

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AUGUST 22, 2010

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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OCTOBER 31, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Thoughts on Project Leadership and Choices I love project management as a subject not only because it gets so much work done, but also because project management manifests how people operate. I have written before that Projects are a great opportunity to practice leadership.

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OCTOBER 24, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Establishing Forums to Build a Quality Oriented Culture Total Quality Management (TQM) says that quality is everybody’s job. Each individual’s approach to work, understanding of quality and personal standards of excellence are crucial for delivering quality.

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AUGUST 1, 2010

Video Question Of the Week 30 By Vamsi , August 2, 2010 @ 8:40 am Thank you for sharing the lessons! Passing Thought By Jay Chhaya, August 2, 2010 @ 8:54 am Great, Superb, Excellent!! By Liz Tucker , August 2, 2010 @ 8:33 pm I think this is incredibly invaluable advice. I liked the most: be your own enemy. Regards, Ishan.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer A Round Up of My Writing in August 2010 August 2010 came to an end, and once again, I didn’t quite notice it in frenzy of everything going around. In case you missed reading any of my posts, here is a quick round up of all my writing in August 2010. Check out the feature.

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JANUARY 12, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Quality and Quantity – The Conversation Continues On 8th Jan, 2010, I wrote a post on Quality and Quantity – Compliance and Excellence. The gist of my post was: Quality is to first ask “Why are we doing it?” Quality is to first seek the purpose.

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AUGUST 5, 2010

As a sales leader , you can use power of well crafted stories to project your organization. Megha By Conor Neill , August 6, 2010 @ 12:34 pm Storytelling is a skill - it can be developed with practice. Best, Tanmay By Tanmay , August 6, 2010 @ 1:21 pm @Megha - Thanks! Listen to their stories as well. My daughter is 3.5

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JULY 1, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Taking a “Project View&# of Improvement and Change Initiatives Yesterday, over a cup of coffee, my friend asked me about my first book and what was my approach towards writing it. I said that I took “project approach&#. Now, that’s a goal - a project for you.

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JULY 8, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Great Quotes: Be a Yardstick of Quality I love quotes because they inspire and ignite a thought process. Today, I read this brilliant quote from Steve Jobs: “Be a yardstick of quality. Be a yardstick of quality. Quality is a moving target. I really appreciate it!

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JULY 1, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer A Round Up of My Writing in June 2010 June 2010 - a brilliant month as far as blogging is concerned. So, I look forward to July 2010. In case you missed reading any of my posts, here is a quick round up of all my writing in June 2010. That was satisfying. Don’t Kill It!

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JUNE 29, 2010

Career Related , Self Growth | Tanmay June 30, 2010 6 Comments By Jay Chhaya, June 30, 2010 @ 8:58 am Very important point raised here by Tanmay and a very serious one as well. Thanks again, Best, Tanmay By Amit Tikekar, June 30, 2010 @ 2:11 pm This is really great.I It is both gratifying and satisfying. Think about it!

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DECEMBER 21, 2010

Thanks, Jay Chhaya By Jagat , December 22, 2010 @ 12:46 pm Hi Sir, I have read this book. Email from the boss By Donna , December 22, 2010 @ 10:39 pm There are so much opinions and sayings about leadership but in every way lets look at the situations to know what to apply. One of My Fav. book Regards, Jagat Jagat´s last blog.

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JANUARY 31, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer A Round Up of My Writing in January 2010 January 2010 was a productive blogging month. In case you were busy all the month and could not catch up with this blog, here is a round-up of my writing activities in January 2010. I wrote earlier about “ toxic leadership ”. Don’t Kill It!

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DECEMBER 21, 2009

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Top 10 Project Management Mistakes You Should Avoid I was recently studying the anatomy of failed/troubled projects and following came out as a learning. Starting project without 102% clarity (100% clarity on scope/technology and 2% knowledge of how you can add value).

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NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Article Series on Quality – A Round-Up As announced earlier , I am writing a very exciting series of articles on QUALITY over at ActiveGarage.com – it is a 12-part series that touches upon some of the most critical aspects of building a quality-centric organization culture.

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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! Till then – Good Bye! Phil Gerbyshak´s last blog.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2010

The cause of successfully completing the project. » Quick Thoughts on Differentiation — March 11, 2010 @ 9:48 am LEADERSHIP : Nine Roles for Great Leadership – QAspire Blog « Tech4buziness – Eng — June 19, 2010 @ 7:46 am RSS feed for comments on this post. They are not. Don’t Kill It!

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AUGUST 17, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer The Pursuit of Getting It “First Time Right” (FTR) Building quality involves cost. So how do you maximize your possibility of getting it first time right when you deal with projects? Most projects fail because of lack of clarity. Clarity means openness in communication.

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DECEMBER 19, 2010

A few years back, I was facilitating a discussion between the project leaders. Most participants, who were leading projects, only talked about their war stories and problems they faced so far. All ‘activities done’ and ‘problems solved’ during the project are means to an end. Effective leaders focus on the end. Don’t Kill It!

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AUGUST 24, 2010

Note: My book ‘ #QUALITYtweet – 140 bite-sized ideas to deliver quality in every project ’ explores the people, process and leadership aspects to build a constantly improving organization culture. Bonus: QAspire Blog was recently featured on Community of Program and Project Managers (PPM Community). Check out the feature.

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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. Thanks again!

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AUGUST 15, 2010

Be the benchmark when it comes to quality of outcomes. 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. Say ‘Thanks’ often.

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JULY 29, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Adding Value: A Gentle Reminder Sure, as a project manager / business leader, you: Completed the project in given time frame. Early in the project cycle? Adding value – that is what project management (and all our work as professionals) is all about. Within the budget.

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JANUARY 2, 2011

Quality is often defined as “degree of excellence”, extent to which organizations, people and products reach their potential. In my view, quality is a route to excellence and continual improvement is the tool. Have a quality wrapped 2011. but dont forget the quality and excellence. Thank you for sharing sir.

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AUGUST 8, 2010

quality consultants and improvement experts are obsessed with fancy metrics that may not have direct relevance to the business objectives. 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.

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JANUARY 20, 2011

Eliminating waste, is the one of the best way to increase value, simplify and quality of outcomes. - - - - - Related Thoughts at QAspire Blog Adding Value and Importance of 2% Adding Value: A Gentle Reminder 3 Lessons in Building Great Relationship with Customers - - - - - P.S. : ? Don’t Kill It!

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NOVEMBER 21, 2010

We build our reputation as professionals by the stuff we deliver, quality of what we deliver and timeliness of our shipments. When we start important projects/initiatives, we create plans and strategies for execution. Here’s what I have realized: All deliveries have associated pain. Software has to be perfected before shipping.

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AUGUST 26, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Training Middle Managers On People Management Basics Here is a simple idea: Whenever you have a new manager (project manager/departmental leader) joining in your organization, put him/her through a simple training program on how to manage people. Train existing managers as well. Don’t Kill It!

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DECEMBER 1, 2010

Regards, Jay Chhaya By Nikunj, December 2, 2010 @ 5:53 pm Truely. Tags: connecting with our own self , real worship , self development Random Musings , Self Growth | Tanmay December 2, 2010 3 Comments By Jagat , December 2, 2010 @ 1:44 pm Just 2 Words, Mind Blowing. Sir, Thank you very much for providing such nice stuff.

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JANUARY 16, 2011

Robin’s Blog Seth s Blog Steve Yastrow’s blog - new article Talking Story with Say Leadership Coaching TerryStarbucker.com The Tom Peters Weblog Utpal Writes QAspire Blog: Practical Insights on Quality, Management, Leadership and Improvement is powered by WordPress WordPress Themes Don’t Kill It!

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2010

Life Lesson on Endurance What I learned from my daughter about “Persistence” Tags: Leadership , Persistence Leadership , Managing People , Managing Projects , Process Improvement , Self Growth | Tanmay September 13, 2010 No Comments No comments yet. RSS feed for comments on this post. Don’t Kill It!

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OCTOBER 17, 2010

To be able to build/deliver quality consistently. 2) With expertise, one should be able to build/deliver quality consistently. To be able to relate our work with a larger context. To be able to foresee things before they happen (pro-activity). To be able to offer deep insights and sound judgment. To raise the bar. Don’t Kill It!

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OCTOBER 10, 2010

Monitor the implementation through pilot projects and check if the improvements are yielding right results. Leadership , Process Improvement , Quality | Tanmay October 11, 2010 No Comments No comments yet. Customers can be your strongest process improvement partners. Do you know what your customer’s want? Don’t Kill It!

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NOVEMBER 28, 2010

Robin’s Blog Seth s Blog Steve Yastrow’s blog - new article Talking Story with Say Leadership Coaching TerryStarbucker.com The Tom Peters Weblog Utpal Writes QAspire Blog: Practical Insights on Quality, Management, Leadership and Improvement is powered by WordPress WordPress Themes Don’t Kill It!

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JULY 14, 2010

A farmer’s outcome was quality of the crop. ‘ Cultivate ‘ is used mostly in agricultural context, but its real meaning is “ foster the growth of “ A leaders outcome is the quality of their team’s outcome. By Utpal Vaishnav , July 15, 2010 @ 6:43 am Again nice one, Tanmay. Excellent Post.

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JANUARY 9, 2011

Same challenges show up in each project. Dissatisfied customers, unhappy team members, disengaged middle management and difficulties in scaling the business. . - - - - - Acknowledgements: The Rainmaker ‘Fab Five’ Blog Picks of the Week - 2010 Rewind Edition includes my posts. So, they try to correct it instead.

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