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DECEMBER 26, 2012

2012 was a fantastic year. 2012 also bought me the recognition amongst “ Top 20 Indian HR Influencers on Social Media (at #4) ” by Society of Human Resources Management, SHRM India. As I look back at 2012 in terms of blogging, here are some of my important lessons, one for each month along with a respective snippet.

Blog 117

Blog Agility Handbook Learning-by-Doing 117

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DECEMBER 23, 2012

This time around, I will point you to 5 best posts and snippets written by Seth in 2012: Who Cares? : “ Caring, it turns out, is a competitive advantage , and one that takes effort, not money.”. Jamie Flinchbaug writes on lean, transformational leadership and entrepreneurial excellence. Jamie Flinchbaug.

Management 144

Management Godin Competitive Advantage Blog 144

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MARCH 25, 2014

In American Management Association’s critical skills survey 2012 , respondents emphasized on 4 C’s ( C ritical thinking and problem solving, Effective C ommunication, C ollaboration and team building and C reativity and innovation) as their key priorities for employee development, talent development and succession planning.

Leadership Development 185

Leadership Development Development Leadership Training 185

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MAY 2, 2012

Chris Guillebeau thinks, “ It’s Not the Process, It’s Not the End Result, It’s the Act of Making Things ”. Dan Pink shares “ 50 Centuries of Work = 5 Important Lessons ”. One of them below: “Choose a career for the intrinsic rewards , not the financial ones. ”. No matter what, you’ll encounter setbacks and experience disappointments.

Career 123

Career CEO Skills Process 123

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AUGUST 11, 2019

With automated work processes, real time metrics and sophisticated HR technology available, it is easier than ever before to recognize people for their efforts in the right direction. Here is an excerpt from my 2012 post titled “ Building Engaged Teams with Power of Appreciation ” – “ People work for reasons beyond pay.

Metrics 131

Metrics Long-term Technology Conference 131

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NOVEMBER 7, 2012

They end up expecting results without caring about the process and its purpose. Check out the collection of great leadership posts in November 2012 Edition of Carnival of Leadership Development at Dan McCarthy’s Great Leadership Blog. That’s where the promise of “Gemba” kicks in.

Deming 170

Deming Bottom-up Brainstorming Quality 170

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MAY 8, 2012

Sell benefits of the process improvement, involve people in those initiatives, give them some control and build trust as you go. In a hurry to generate a buy-in for our shiny new initiative, we often fall in trap of excessively training and preaching people about processes.

Document 136

Document Goal Blog Commitment 136