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JANUARY 15, 2013

Thought leadership is important for building careers and for building organizations. What is thought leadership? How does one build thought leadership in his/her area of work? In the following interview, Liz shares her ideas on how authentic thought leadership is established. - – - – -.

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QAspire

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. Updated: Visual Leadership Pack of 60+ HD Sketchnotes.

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QAspire

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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QAspire

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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QAspire

AUGUST 2, 2012

Leadership is a privilege , a huge responsibility and a glorious opportunity to add value – to business, to team members and customers. Graceful Leadership 101 (Free PDF Download) is a running list of simple (and common-sense) ideas that can help leaders become more graceful. More considerate and kind. How can you use this list?

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QAspire

MARCH 30, 2022

That’s because aspiration for growth, unlike career paths (ladders), may not always be linear. That day, Jay wanted to explore the ways he can grow in his career. I left him with a few simple questions to reflect on: “What if your career is that mountain you want to climb? He was prompt to respond, “No, that would exhaust us.

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QAspire

DECEMBER 19, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Leadership and Maintaining a Positive Outlook Conversations are at the core of good leadership and how/what a leader communicates reveals the personality of the leader. I read this on Twitter recently - conversations are the currency of leadership. Don’t Kill It!

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QAspire

JULY 16, 2017

Ultimately, leadership is all about ability to act on the ideas. Leadership is a very broad term and leaders in organizations come in all shapes and sizes – from introverted to extraverted, charismatic to simple, people oriented versus task oriented and the differentiation goes on. Leadership: Assessing Organizational Health.

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QAspire

DECEMBER 24, 2019

Internal transitions precede external transitions in life and careers. After I took charge as a Country Head at Basware India, I have dedicated myself to build the country organization as a strategic asset with focusing on people, culture, leadership, capabilities and operational excellence. That’s what defines your career.”

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QAspire

JUNE 22, 2015

Most people ascend to leadership positions based on their areas of natural strengths. And according to authors, our focusing on our hidden strengths provide a very fertile ground for our leadership and professional growth. Tools like SWOT analysis also focus excessively on two things: strengths and weaknesses.

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QAspire

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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QAspire

JANUARY 16, 2011

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Gandhi, Leadership And A Few Lessons On Simplicity I have been a great admirer of Mahatma Gandhi - one of the greatest leaders India has ever produced. I recently visited Sabarmati Ashram , one of the residences of Gandhi, where we got a glimpse into Gandhi’s life as a national leader.

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QAspire

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. Don’t Kill It!

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QAspire

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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QAspire

APRIL 21, 2013

We often see humans behaving like ostriches in families, teams and in leadership positions. In 100 Words Leadership Leading Change Managing Career career ostrich effect Resistance Self Growth' They lack courage to address apparent problems or do important work. Photo Courtesy: National Geographic.

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QAspire

SEPTEMBER 22, 2013

Trust, as in leadership, is the currency of influence. Thought leadership accelerates trust and hence influence. Gandhi’s idea of non-violence serves as a great example of thought leadership. People get influenced and change only when they trust you. Influence spreads on pollens of generous actions. at People Matters Blog.

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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. Leadership Mindsets for a New World. Leadership: COVID-19 and Beyond. My 2020 Story.

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QAspire

APRIL 10, 2023

Updated: Visual Leadership Pack of 65+ HD Sketchnotes If you liked the sketchnote summary above, check out the Visual Leadership Pack of HD Sketchnotes – a compilation of high-resolution sketchnotes with 68+ powerful (and timeless) ideas to elevate your leadership and learning game. Enroll Today!

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QAspire

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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QAspire

AUGUST 31, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Great Leadership: Beware of These Nine I’s I wrote earlier about Nine I’s and Great Leadership. Ineffective : Leadership delivers performance. Tip : For a better understanding and correlation, read this post along with my earlier post Nine I’s and Great Leadership.

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QAspire

DECEMBER 22, 2014

Taking up a senior leadership role at a large financial services product company was a leap of faith in many ways. Learning agility – ability to learn (and unlearn) constantly and apply those lessons to a specific business context is a critical career (and life) competency. 2014 was really a year of transition. My big lesson?

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QAspire

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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QAspire

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. Gandhi, Leadership And A Few Lessons On Simplicity. Simplicity stems from decentralization of power. “ More Posts on Simplicity at QAspire. On Simplifying Through Subtraction.

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MAY 22, 2013

In 100 Words Managing Career career knowledge Leadership self development Self Growth skills' 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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QAspire

DECEMBER 10, 2019

This combined with longer careers, rise in independent workers (gig workers) and disruptive changes only means that professionals have to take charge of their own careers and constantly map the changing self with a changing world to stay relevant.

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QAspire

JANUARY 17, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Book Review: The Leadership Test by Timothy R. Clark Businesses today are plagued by people who are "installed" in leadership positions just because of their prior performance as a "worker" I have seen some excellent technical brains failing miserably as project leaders.

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QAspire

JUNE 4, 2012

Here’s what I tell them: The intent of connecting with others meaningfully is at the heart of social media (and leadership) success. They seek help in starting a blog, in creating a Facebook fan page and a Twitter account. With intent comes emotion which leads to difference.

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QAspire

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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QAspire

DECEMBER 8, 2009

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Invisible Cost of “Toxic” Leadership Many organizations today are plagued by so-called leaders who don’t carry a leadership mindset. We all know that leadership is a mindset, a way of thinking and attitude. It has little to do with title/designation.

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QAspire

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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QAspire

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer #QUALITYtweet at Reflection Leadership (Thanks to Tom Glover) Tom Glover is a “Leadership Friend” who hosts Reflection Leadership Blog. I came to know Tom via our common leadership community over at Twitter. I sent him a copy of #QUALITYtweet for review a few months back.

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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. At some point, we get promoted to a leadership position, and we have to get things done through people. This is one of the most significant transitions in our careers, and the one that is [.]

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QAspire

JULY 31, 2021

High-impact managers are those who are adept at driving high-level agendas without losing focus on small things (that are actually big things) that go on to define good leadership. Here is a hand-written sketchnote summary of 25 micro-habits of high-impact managers: Revisiting: Graceful Leadership 101.

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QAspire

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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QAspire

JANUARY 16, 2019

Differentiation in career and innovation always happens where two disciplines intersect. My leadership improved when I looked at my role as a way to serve those I was responsible for. One more element of lifelong learning is having a multidisciplinary approach to work. It is about putting your learning to good use.

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QAspire

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. Don’t Kill It!

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QAspire

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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