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NOVEMBER 21, 2010

But the more we deliver, the more we learn, align and maximize our chances of success. But when delivery date approaches, that initial enthusiasm fades out and our focus shifts from “doing it right” to “getting it done”. Our chances of failure just multiply. Delivering is difficult and scary at times. So, what are you shipping today?

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AUGUST 17, 2010

For project success the points rightly identified above are part of Verification process in V&V model. Its important to know, understand and clearly decipher the needs and expectations of the client, and then converting that into meaning requirement, makes everyone job easier. That, to me, is the essence of project management.

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AUGUST 2, 2010

Have a terrific Tuesday and a productive month ahead!

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OCTOBER 24, 2010

Organize events like group discussions and brainstorming sessions to promote ideas, share success stories, best practices and project case studies. Deliver induction trainings to all new joinees and constantly train them thereafter. Train your middle managers on quality to build a right leadership ecosystem.

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AUGUST 1, 2010

Consistent success can sometimes become boring. While all these things were known and read somewhere, a lecture like this with successful people helps a great deal in reinforcing them to your belief system. It is full of the motivational art which one should follow on the way of success. Ishan - Thanks!

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JANUARY 20, 2010

Here is an excerpt from my latest article at ActiveGarage : Success of any process depends on 2 E’s – Efficient and Enjoyable. I resumed my article series on ActiveGarage with my 13th article titled “ Reviews Can be Fun (if done right) ” published a few days ago. You can read previous 12 articles here.

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JANUARY 5, 2016

The average lifespan of an S&P 500 company has gone down from 67 years in 1937 to 18 years in 2011. Successful leaders have always been adaptive to the context they find themselves in. In recent years, we have seen disruption of market leaders like Kodak and Nokia amongst many others. that we used otherwise.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2010

Constant and comprehensive planning is the secret of many successful projects because planning provides a direction to the team. Lot of unplanned events happens during execution and success of execution also depend upon how we respond to these events. Execution delivers, and is at the core of project success.

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JANUARY 26, 2010

It determines our success and our future. Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Go Thinking! Our thinking sets us apart as professionals. Yet, I see so many people who are always in “doing” mode. They literally hunt to find things that can fill their time.

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AUGUST 5, 2010

Tell tales of triumphs and trials, of success and failures, of past and future. Numbers and explicit details are fine, but stories of your inception, growth, challenges, success stories (in similar context) can help you a great deal in establishing comfort and confidence with your prospective customers. Show them the future.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2010

The gentleman was explaining why process orientation is the key to building competitive success. Artists, writers and other creative people are still professionals who have to repeat their success. Someone asked him vainly, “But Michelangelo followed no process?” Unflustered, the expert replied, “First, be Michelangelo.”

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JULY 29, 2010

And boy was he right - that project was a model project of teamwork and comeraderie, as well as very successful, because we focused on value. I read something similar to this in a management book related to CRM. This was a nice post to share on weekend!Thanks Thanks Tanmay and have a great weekend. Value will never steer you wrong.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

Live The Life You Want and Change the World ” – very apt because the book tells you how to do that using a combination of powerful personal stories, anecdotes and some solid advice on success and living a remarkable life. According to Chris, we all have a choice.

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DECEMBER 18, 2009

Some of the ideas that deeply influenced me: “Everybody has their own private Mount Everest they were put on this earth to climb” – Hugh McLeod “You are only as rich as the enrichment you bring to the world around you.” – Rajesh Setty ( @upbeatnow on Twitter) “Here’s the final measure of your success as a speaker: did you change something?

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JULY 25, 2010

to be successful, you must work with others. The book introduction says, “Connecting is the ability to identify with people and relate with them in a way that increases your influence with them. And the ability to communicate and connect with others is a major determining factor in reaching your potential.

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AUGUST 31, 2010

It is said that success should go to your heart and not head. A leader needs to have strong personal traits, strength to deal with difficulties and power to take right decisions. Impolite : Leaders, as they ascend in their positions, become more polite and humble. When it goes into head, leaders become impolite and rude.

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OCTOBER 13, 2010

Hard facts Other Links to this Post MAPping Company Success — November 8, 2010 @ 11:18 am Leadership Development Carnival — November 10, 2010 @ 3:28 am RSS feed for comments on this post. Not aware of such an organization, though. Vamsi´s last blog.

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JULY 1, 2010

All successful leaders have been great project managers too - they may not have used the formal project plan or a work breakdown structure - but who says project management is only about these essential formalities. Parallel and planned execution of personal projects in life increases the probability of success.

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JANUARY 3, 2010

MBA thinking is crucial for success in modern workplace. Through this book, Nicholas Bate intends to say that more than a degree, MBA is a way of thinking. Whether you have done an MBA or not, whether you are experienced or novice, you got to read Instant MBA.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Without a commitment to improve and long term thinking on processes, you may have successes based on individual heroism but never a sustainable model that delivers consistent quality. Short-term gains may be a stroke of luck – but luck is has never been a sustainable strategy! Same principles apply to your quality improvement initiative.

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JULY 14, 2010

The latter is a much better strategy for long term success as a leader and long term success of the organization. In my view, caring for people, cultivating their performance and uncovering their potential is a selfish activity. You can get people to work by coercing them, or by inspiring them.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2010

In that sense, even a leader is a subordinate to a cause. How sad it is to see that leaders treat other people as ‘their’ subordinates. They are not. Their subordination is towards a cause. The cause of successfully completing the project. The cause of building a memorable organization. The cause of building a great team.

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JANUARY 24, 2010

What started as a two member team was now a successful fitness center running round the clock with a number of trained instructors and some very good facilities. At may points in this journey, he felt like giving up on his dream and going back to his job. But then, his belief in his pursuit was stronger than the pain he was enduring.

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JULY 27, 2010

Hence to make success a habit and sustain belief/trust/advocacy it is absolutely necessary to be hungry for Quality Improvements. Quality and delivery standards needs to be importantly increased / improved rather than maintaining same level for longer period. Thanks Tanmay for wounderful explanation!

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JULY 20, 2010

Success of these interactions largely depends on trust we are able to build. As professionals, we interact with a wide variety of people including our customers, suppliers, new team members, cross departmental folks and people at the customer’s end.

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JANUARY 21, 2010

Success of checklist approach depends solely on nature of work. " We’re trying to accomplish something. " My Learning? Checklists are indispensible in a business setting, specially when dealing with production systems that demand consistent outcomes.

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JULY 18, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Connecting, Building Relationships and Team Success Quality of relationships between the team members is one of the determinants of success as a team - be it project, process improvement initiative or an organization building one. Processes are crucial but not sufficient.

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OCTOBER 27, 2010

I have been teaching a class on strategic thinking at the Wharton school of business at the University of Pennsylvania for the past several years and I always ask the attendees of my program (typically about 100 senior executives) what the single biggest hurdle is that stands in the way of organizational success.

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MARCH 1, 2015

Successful entrepreneurs and role models tell us that failure is good. Arthur Rock, one of Apple’s board members, said, “The best thing ever to happen to Steve is when we fired him, told him to get lost” (Isaacson 2011). The tough love gave him the opportunity to become wiser and more mature. Source ).

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NOVEMBER 14, 2010

I totally agree with Tanmay Sir that in anything we do, we need to take calculated risks and that is important to go up the ladder of success. Thanks, Amit Other Links to this Post RSS feed for comments on this post.

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AUGUST 3, 2010

Success is guaranteed. When people buy these important things in, leadership is said to be successful in aligning people. It takes longer to build relationships, but once you will invest your time into it and trust is present, you can put it into your “invisible&# balance sheet as asset. Ivana Sendecka´s last blog.

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DECEMBER 29, 2010

Your last sentence does a great job of capturing the spirit we can foster with a successful for on people and creating system that allow people to prosper. Looking forward to more conversations/collaboration in 2011! John Hunter´s last blog. It was a great learning experience.

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JANUARY 28, 2010

Failing and Re-aligning: Failures are stepping stones to success. Failures are important for success, and the idea is to consolidate learning from every failure. With a constant focus on taking right decisions, leaders can really open up to alternate ideas that work. I recently heard someone saying, there is no such thing as failure.

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