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How to be an Essentialist?

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Essentialism by George McKeown When facilitating strategy discussions with customers, I often came across situations when teams commit to work on multiple critical priorities at a time. The pilot was then asked to circle five most important goals. Everything else goes to the parking lot of things to be done.

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A Worthy Goal for 2011 and Beyond

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Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer A Worthy Goal for 2011 and Beyond New year brings with it new predictions, agendas, resolutions and trends. One thing that remains constant (and has remained constant) is “Excellence” – which is at the core of the success of any organization, product, service or an individual.

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Cohesive Leadership Team: Whole Before the Part

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In a cohesive team, the end goal or outcome assumes higher importance than an individual. In an organizational setting, senior leaders have a common and over-arching goal. Tough and tricky decisions have to be made keeping this goal in perspective. Conflicts have to be resolved and commitment has to be generated.

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Improvement: Show Them The Results

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In an organizational context, how can we then expect people to be totally committed to the improvement initiative at the start? People will never commit to anything that they have never experienced first hand. Set improvement goals: Once a reasonable buy-in for improvement exists, set goals on what needs to be achieved.

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Building a Business Culture That Works for Everyone: An Interview with Diane K. Adams

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She has spent her career leading teams in Fortune 500 Human Resources organizations. Chief executives of smaller companies and international and national organizations and leaders also regularly tap her expertise as coach, consultant, and/or lecturer to help them hone their positive cultures. Adams] Thanks Tanmay.

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Taking Charge of a Team? Avoid These 4 Mistakes

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New leaders often find it difficult to generate acceptance because a team/organization is a complex network of emotions, relationships and issues. Try beating these issues with criticism and threatening that you will commit the second biggest mistake. The history comes along, but is invisible to this new manager.

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Quality & Improvement: From “Experience” to “Advocacy”

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Now think about your organization. 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. You recommend their food, service, ambience and overall quality.

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