QAspire

DECEMBER 31, 2014

Leaders have to maintain constant positive momentum towards achieving the vision and goals of the team. Communication, collaboration, creativity and commitment are 4C’s that empower leaders in this world of work. Constant improvement (and innovation) in products and processes is one of the ways to maintain positive momentum.

Leadership 184

Leadership Uncertainty Agility Learning-by-Doing 184

QAspire

JULY 31, 2013

Coaching is the subset of mentoring and focuses on specific goal or task at hand. - – - – -. Committed to growing others and elevate their game. - – - – -. Not having clear objective of coaching exercise OR not aligning the coaching goals with business objectives. - – - – -.

Mentor 148

Mentor Succession Short-term ROI 148

QAspire

JULY 1, 2012

Try beating these issues with criticism and threatening that you will commit the second biggest mistake. Establish goals, keep setting expectations, define milestones and let your team members stretch to achieve those. Worst, they criticize and/or threaten. Be appreciative of what team has achieved so far.

Team 176

Team Resistance McCarthy Energy 176

QAspire

DECEMBER 26, 2012

When you encounter an ego situation, quiz your goals. Learning is not one-time-4-year-degree-course, but a lifelong commitment. Never hold people accountable for following the steps and rules, but always hold them accountable for a goal – a big WHY. May 2012: Team Performance: Keeping Ego at Bay.

Blog 117

Blog Agility Handbook Learning-by-Doing 117

QAspire

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Every leader and every employee must continually ask the question, what’s the newest and best way to accomplish a goal–whatever that goal might be. After all, to accomplish a goal, you first have to know where you are in order to develop the right strategies to get there. Leverage your talent.

Learning-by-Doing 70

Learning-by-Doing Innovation Long-term Books 70

QAspire

JULY 27, 2010

A common mistake organizations commit is to deliver great experience first time and then take the customer for granted. Its more of commitment towards evolving and learning everyday to improve and to serve better. While reading I recalled one of your tweet “Quality is never a short-term goal. How many customers are loyal?

Quality 141

Quality Long-term Loyalty Compliance 141

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! These triggers foster action, trust, and commitment (because as you explained, people remember stories more than “orders”). That is what leadership is all about.

Quality 155

Quality Blog Storytelling Management 155

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. I think Adding value through your work methodology, communication, timely completion of commitment is required on a professional front. Have a wonderful Friday! Check out #4 there!

Gantt Chart 130

Gantt Chart Project Budgeting Teamwork 130

QAspire

JULY 14, 2010

So, it’s about detachment with outcome and commitment towards the work - That’s what Hindu scripture Bhagawad-Gita also says. 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).

Long-term 154

Long-term Short-term Quality Blog 154

QAspire

JANUARY 8, 2017

Then why not commit to live by the words of Emily Dickinson and “dwell in possibility”? A worthy goal for 2017 and beyond. It seems like the only option we have to truly steer ourselves forward is to embrace the mindset of possibility and abundance. Also Read at QAspire: Survival Mindset, Abundance and Leadership.

Constraint 70

Constraint Godin Uncertainty Learning-by-Doing 70

QAspire

JANUARY 1, 2012

Last year, I wrote about “excellence” as a worthy goal to chase. We need a commitment to execute. Develop a discipline to execute your art regularly.That is the only way I know to achieve excellence. It still is. On that note, wish you an “excellent” 2012.

Kotter 139

Kotter Books Execution Commitment 139