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FEBRUARY 23, 2014

Careers are built one opportunity at time. Great Stories Leadership Leading Change Managing Career Self Growth career change change management HR leading change People' The impact of one strategic failure may not be visible in a short term but can prove fatal in a long run. The good news is: the converse is also true.

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MAY 26, 2013

A person who abandons a career in order to stay home and raise children is considered not to be living up to his potential — as if a job title and salary are the sole measure of human worth. Go find a job you can commit to, a career or a business you can fall in love with. - – - – -.

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APRIL 21, 2013

In 100 Words Leadership Leading Change Managing Career career ostrich effect Resistance Self Growth' Interesting Stuff: There is a new magazine on personal branding titled “ Me Inc. ” Photo Courtesy: National Geographic.

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OCTOBER 31, 2017

We often hear the expression “carving out” a niche in corporate board rooms and career conversations. This got me thinking on what it really means to ‘carve out’ anything – whether it is a business strategy or a career or life itself, for that matter.

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JANUARY 17, 2022

Personally, I have seen friends in industries like travel and hospitality whose businesses and hence careers were suddenly disrupted with no where else to go. In our careers, sometimes the best way to move forward is to step back or sideways from our current path. Pandemic has been a great disruptor for many businesses and individuals.

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MARCH 21, 2012

I had a pleasure of reading a new book titled Getting Ahead: Three Steps to Take Your Career to the Next Level by Joel Garfinkle ( @workcoach4you ). Joel was kind enough to share his book with me, which focuses on perception, visibility and influence as key tools for advancing our career. - – - – -. . - – - – -.

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MAY 22, 2013

In 100 Words Managing Career career knowledge Leadership self development Self Growth skills' Stay Tuned : Subscribe via RSS , Connect via Facebook or Follow us on Twitter. You can also subscribe to updates via email using the section at the bottom of the page. - – – – -. Also Read : Other 100 Word Parables.

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DECEMBER 24, 2019

Internal transitions precede external transitions in life and careers. That’s what defines your career.” Everything within and around us is in a constant state of flux, but we only see the changes that are explicit. But just because these are deeply internal shifts, they are too gradual and subtle to notice.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2013

Improvement & Development Leadership Leading People Leading Projects Managing Career Social Media career change influence Self Growth' In case you have missed : 10 Most Important Traits of a Leader Who Thinks Critically at Pearson TalentLens Blog. How to build a great team and culture? at People Matters Blog.

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MARCH 2, 2014

Great Quotes Improvement & Development In 100 Words Leadership Leading Change Managing Career Butterfly Caterpillar Metamorphosis Parable story struggle Transformation' You can also subscribe to updates via email using the section at the bottom of the page. - – – – -. Photograph by: Tanmay Vora , Butterfly in the Park.

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APRIL 23, 2013

Improvement & Development Managing Career Quality Improvement Self Growth career Quality' Stay Tuned : Subscribe via RSS , Connect via Facebook or Follow us on Twitter. You can also subscribe to updates via email using the section at the bottom of the page.

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DECEMBER 22, 2014

Learning agility – ability to learn (and unlearn) constantly and apply those lessons to a specific business context is a critical career (and life) competency. Improvement & Development Leadership Leading Change Managing Career Random Musings Self Growth 2014 career learning life love review' My big lesson? Serendipity.

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JULY 16, 2017

But Peter Drucker, whose work has played a defining role in my own growth as a manager and leader, identified eight practices of effective executive based on his observations over 65 years of his consulting career. Here’s a short snippet of 8 characteristics along with a quick sketch note.

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AUGUST 30, 2016

I have seen very few reorganization efforts in my career that are focused on the most important aspect of how value is delivered to customers: Simplicity. Most re-organization efforts either focus on hard stuff (processes, strategy, structure, KPI’s) or on soft stuff (culture, values, relationships, feelings).

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APRIL 15, 2012

After schooling, when Nish was at the cross road of career selection, he told his father, “ Give me an inch of space in electronics and I will make a whole world out of it ”. The journey of building a career is nothing but a quest to seek our strengths and then utilize those strengths fully to make a positive difference.

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JULY 15, 2011

We live in a time when our career is not just a sum total of years we spent in the industry. Our career is about what projects we initiated/handled/led and what difference did the project deliver. Project is a new eco-system, a new playground where we play and thrive as professionals to deliver our best. [.]

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MAY 27, 2018

In one of the leadership workshop I attended in early years of my career, the trainer beautifully described humility as. It is easy to get caught up in the self because after all, you are a up there and you make things happen (or so you think!). Leadership in any form is about others.

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JULY 9, 2013

In 100 Words Managing Career Self Growth' Stay Tuned : Subscribe via RSS , Connect via Facebook or Follow us on Twitter. You can also subscribe to updates via email using the section at the bottom of the page. - – – – -. Also Read : Other 100 Word Parables.

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JANUARY 19, 2014

Improvement & Development In 100 Words Leadership Managing Career Self Growth' Subscribe via RSS , Connect via Facebook or Follow us on Twitter. You can also subscribe to updates via email using the section at the bottom of the page.

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AUGUST 11, 2019

and long term career impact of that reward) may outlive the joy of receiving a one-time project bonus. Rewards that tap into an individual’s intrinsic motivation are real rewards. The growth one experiences after a rewarding role change, a premium learning experience, a key role in a project, a lateral movement into desired role etc.

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QAspire

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

When we work as an individual contributor in early years of our careers, we are in-charge of our own outcomes. This is one of the most significant transitions in our careers, and the one that is [.] At some point, we get promoted to a leadership position, and we have to get things done through people.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Earlier in my career, I often ended up doing other people’s job simply because they delegated their work to me as my seniors. Here’s what they look like: Givers : “What Can I do for you?”. Takers : “What can you do for me?”. Matchers : “I’ll do something for you if you do something for me”.

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MAY 7, 2017

This is a more holistic conversation, and one that really engages talent by integrating work design, culture, rewards, learning and career development to deliver superior employee experience. The design of organization and work should enable and encourage people to pursue non-linear career paths.

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JANUARY 21, 2019

But things that we build organically like health, finances, relationships, career etc. Patience is a silent virtue that seems difficult to practice in a world obsessed with speed, connection and noise. Everything happens in an instant, or so it seems. don’t work that way. They need time and effort to mature.

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APRIL 8, 2013

Great Quotes Improvement & Development In 100 Words Leadership Managing Career Self Growth conformance conformity Differentiation groupthink' Interesting Stuff: There is a new magazine on personal branding titled “ Me Inc. ”

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JANUARY 16, 2019

Differentiation in career and innovation always happens where two disciplines intersect. One more element of lifelong learning is having a multidisciplinary approach to work. When you pursue different disciplines, you can easily use expertise from one domain into a totally different area.

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QAspire

DECEMBER 30, 2020

I began 2020 with a firm plan to execute a significant mid-career transition that involved voluntary movement out of a rewarding senior leadership role, relocating family, reuniting with my parents and (hopefully) start new assignments. Reinventing Career in Disruptive Times. My 2020 Story. Leadership Mindsets for a New World.

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AUGUST 6, 2015

Just today, I heard myself saying this in conversation with a colleague, If someone ever asked me, “If there was ONE lesson you had to share with your own kids about how to succeed in their career?”, I wouldn’t wait for a moment before saying, “Learn constantly, for the joy of it, on your own and make it a lifelong habit.”.

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QAspire

DECEMBER 31, 2014

Career Development Leadership Leading People Leading Projects Learning Random Musings Future Leader leading change' Bonus: Here are 101 pointers to graceful leadership (PDF). 60 pointers for building a great team and culture (PDF). With those thoughts, I wish you a glorious 2015 !

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QAspire

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

In early years of my career, I avoided conflicts just like any other obedient contributor would, not knowing that they were inevitable in the process of doing meaningful work. Most of us learn how to deal with conflicts through our instinctive reactions when we are in middle of one.

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QAspire

MAY 2, 2012

The best will remind you that nothing’s guaranteed but more is predictable when you take responsibility for you career rather than leaving it to your CEO, take responsibility for you life rather than leaving it to a smooth-talking politician and start reading every day. Nicholas Bate suggests, “ Spend Time With The Best ”. “

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QAspire

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

This tendency plagues our careers as much as organizations. “I lost them in the bedroom but the light is much better out here.”. We fall in a similar trap; taking easier (and safer) routes to find answers rather than having courage and patience to do ‘the right thing’.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Teaching, Improvement and Change: A Few Parallels 12 years back, I started my career as a tutor who taught Oracle and PL/SQL to students belonging to different age groups. Regards, Jay Chhaya Other Links to this Post RSS feed for comments on this post.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

They start talking about their lives, how they navigated through their careers, struggled and found their way through. Three friends meet over the cup of coffee and some nicely made sandwiches. It is a typical “friends meeting” with no specific agenda.

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JUNE 23, 2013

Being Creative Managing Career Quality Improvement Self Growth growth improvement Lean professional Quality touch-time' Stay Tuned : Subscribe via RSS , Connect via Facebook or Follow us on Twitter. You can also subscribe to updates via email using the section at the bottom of the page.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2015

Some of us are fortunate to have found one true calling early in our lives and career but for most of the others, finding what really interests us is an ongoing exploration – a journey where we go along the direction of our energy. And then there people who are wired to have many different (and often evolving) interests.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2013

Improvement & Development Leadership Leading Projects Managing Career Self Growth Preparation rehearsal' Also check out my newest post on Pearson TalentLens Blog: 10 Most Important Traits of a Leader Who Thinks Critically.

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