QAspire

JUNE 29, 2010

Sure, goals are important and attaining them is even more important. My point is – if we constantly keep our goal in perspective (and get overwhelmed by it), we become less efficient. It is easy to get overwhelmed by the enormity of our goals - but we need to remember that an elephant can only be eaten one piece at a time!

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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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QAspire

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

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). #QUALITYtweet – An Interview with Tanmay Vora – Part 1. In a knowledge-intensive business environment, people deliver services and products, not machines.

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Leadership Directory Blog Quality 84

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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Quality Blog Storytelling Management 155

QAspire

JULY 27, 2010

While reading I recalled one of your tweet “Quality is never a short-term goal. Yes, quality is a long term goal that requires discipline over a period of time. It is a long-term differentiators&#. We are in business because we deliver “value&# - and value needs to constantly go up, else the engagement goes down.

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Quality Long-term Loyalty Compliance 141

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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QAspire

JULY 1, 2010

The last post of June emphasized on importance of enjoying the process of achieving our goals. The next post talked about leadership belief and building a people-centric culture. In the race to win, we forget to enjoy the journey.

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Blog Directory Quality Godin 101

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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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

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. Adding value – that is what project management (and all our work as professionals) is all about. Have a wonderful Friday! Check out #4 there!

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Gantt Chart Project Budgeting Teamwork 130

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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Maturity Blog Follow-up Project 149

QAspire

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

That was one of my goals for 2010 and I am so glad that I have been able to adhere to the regime. Phil Gerbyshak´s last blog. Tanmay Vora: #QUALITYtweet interview By Tanmay Vora , February 27, 2010 @ 6:36 pm Hi Phil - Yes, I have been more intentional in blogging in 2010. For the #QUALITYtweet interview, you are most welcome.

Travel 84

Travel Blog Human Resources Directory 84

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

QAspire

JULY 6, 2010

Process improvement is all about managing change - and in my view, change (and its respective benefits) does not happen when you: Keep thinking big without starting small: It is easy to get overwhelmed by the large goals you have set for improvement. Think about a few key things you can do now, that will take you one step nearer to your goal.

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Management Compliance Process Blog 149

QAspire

AUGUST 3, 2010

Whether manufacturing or knowledge industry, primary goal of business is to generate value. Edwards Deming is widely famous for “Deming’s 14 points” and “Seven Deadly Diseases”. One of these deadly disease according to Deming is “ Running a company on visible figures alone ”.

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Deming Quality Blog Directory 158

QAspire

JULY 18, 2010

It is people who work, co-operate with each other, demonstrate trust, work as a team, share a common goal, exercise their ‘discretionary effort’ and make things happen. Success of projects/initiatives is generally attributed to processes and rituals. Processes are crucial but not sufficient.

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QAspire

JANUARY 8, 2010

Quantitative: My goal is to have 500+ LinkedIn connections by end of February. I went back to my action plans and further tweaked the goals. I am so glad to know that the post helped you tweak your action plans and goals. But when you choose to go by numbers alone, the tradeoff can be huge. Consider the following conversations.

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Compliance Quality Metrics Blog 84

QAspire

OCTOBER 16, 2009

Goal remains the same. You will get softness of sand , toughness of desert and right direction to meet your goal waiting on the other side. !! Walk in the park and you can smell freshly cut grass. Listen the birds chirping early morning songs. Walk in the gym and you only watch other people working out. In reality, our work does us.

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Blog White Paper Quality Learning Curve 84

QAspire

DECEMBER 29, 2010

Questions about appraisal – An excellent post that suggests a continuous feedback system through effective coaching as a great alternative to meet performance goals. Looking forward to more conversations/collaboration in 2011! Thanks to all of you for sharing your wisdom/insights to enlighten and educate me in 2010.

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