QAspire

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

I have been a part of systems that were transformed, companies that were acquired, companies that could not pull of a successful transformation and the ones that did. Studies by universities and consulting firms suggest that 70% or more of transformation initiatives fail.

McKinsey 70

McKinsey Restructuring System Article 70

QAspire

OCTOBER 13, 2014

Management has a lot to do with answers. I have seen companies falling into the trap of managing people through quarterly or half yearly goals without clarifying the vision. Managing your organization’s work only through goals is like focusing your kid on simply getting good grades in the next examination.

Short-term 128

Short-term Bottom-up Team Building Goal 128

QAspire

DECEMBER 21, 2021

It is an ideal reference for HR Leaders, Functional Heads, C-Suite Executives as well as aspiring people managers who are building their foundational skills. I have been working with leaders, managers and aspiring ones for over two decades. The book has rich insights for leaders at all levels, not just HR Leaders.

Books 91

Books Case Study Leadership Styles Reference 91

QAspire

AUGUST 29, 2010

For the company. For the manager. What i believe and also suggest my team / peer is stop thinking that you have to work for your boss or for a company. And according to me that comes when you work for the Product / Project and not with an idea of My work OR Their (boss / company) work. For the client.

Maturity 149

Maturity Blog Follow-up Project 149

QAspire

FEBRUARY 19, 2017

As an organization grows, managing the flow demands work items to move from one team/department to another. In quest to make these teams accountable, very specific KPI’s are established and that breeds non-systemic thinking. He says, “It is no accident that most organizations learn poorly.

Senge 195

Senge Organization KPI Learning Organization 195

QAspire

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

It all sounds good on the surface, but the reality is that very few companies fully embrace kaizen. That may be true, but it’s the way in which companies make improvements that matters. In most organizations, however, improvements are “mandated” by supervisors, managers, and senior leaders.

Kaizen 187

Kaizen Organizational Behavior Resistance Creativity 187

QAspire

JUNE 25, 2013

Mark had joined this new company only a few months back, but he felt frustrated. In 100 Words Leading People attitude conflict differences Leadership Managing Communication' He looked at problems from a very different point-of-view than his boss resulting in strong debates over solutions. One fine morning, Mark put up his resignation.

Bottom-up 132

Bottom-up Follow-up Process Management 132

QAspire

MARCH 11, 2014

Mary Parker Follett defined management as “ the art of getting things done through people ” and collaborative leadership embodies and extends this belief. Respect for People : Effective collaboration starts with a simple belief that people are not “resources” or “capital” – they are not just a variable cost to your company.

Leadership 176

Leadership Self-aware Bottom-up Project 176

QAspire

MARCH 21, 2012

Joel Garfinkle] I spent the last 16 years working with thousands of executives, senior managers, directors and employees at the world’s leading companies. Perception is a very subjective thing and while we can always be conscious about how we are being perceived, it is very challenging to always manage the perceptions of others.

Career 118

Career Executive Coaching Books Learning-by-Doing 118

QAspire

OCTOBER 13, 2010

a lot of companies focus on restructuring their organization structure (hierarchy). Also download 25 Things Managers and Leaders Should Never Do [PDF] - - - - - Check out the latest edition of “Carnival of HR” at John Hunter’s Curious Cat Management Improvement blog. A very important topic brought forward. Vamsi´s last blog.

Process 130

Process Deming Restructuring Efficiency 130

QAspire

JANUARY 20, 2011

Companies are working ways out to deliver more value, people in organizations are evaluated based on value they create and clients seek “value-adds” in products and services they purchase. with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL Don’t Kill It! Working and Walking – Where Are You Going?

Directory 138

Directory Restructuring Quality Blog 138

QAspire

MARCH 11, 2012

In one of the consulting companies I know, the Managing Director/Founder attended the quality induction training in the very first batch. Top management championed the cause to set the right example at the onset. Trainings are a great forum to set the expectations on behaviors you value and build the culture.

Training 138

Training Budgeting Class Quality 138

QAspire

MAY 18, 2015

Having worked in Quality management role for a long time, I could not have afforded to miss insights from Dr. W. Dr. Deming is remembered for transforming Japan into a formidable business competitor through his management and leadership practices, especially Deming’s 14 principles. Management does not tell them.

Deming 70

Deming Innovation Leadership Policies 70

QAspire

FEBRUARY 2, 2014

Companies spend considerable amount of time and money on developing leaders through training programs and workshops. Not mapping the leadership development effort with an organization’s specific context is a mistake lot of companies make. They needed a change in mindset and not just techniques, process or best practices in leadership.

Training 172

Training Development McKinsey Long-term 172

QAspire

JUNE 14, 2013

Narayana Murthy being re-instated as Infosys Executive Chairman , where he quotes Luc: “We believe that to really make change happen, changing the reality is of course necessary – this involves developing novel ideas for change, and the implementation of those ideas via project management and measurement, templates and the like.

Innovation 88

Innovation Senge Brainstorming Constraint 88

QAspire

APRIL 17, 2016

But too often, we see managers and leaders getting so busy on the treadmill of getting things done that they lose focus on how those results are achieved. It is a wonderful resource for organizational leaders, HR professionals and managers if they want to understand the nuances of how to coach others for greatness.

Books 70

Books Handbook Mentor Resistance 70

QAspire

APRIL 1, 2012

This month, we again have a great line up of posts on leadership, management and talent development. So here they go, in no particular order: Dan McCarthy guides us on How to Discuss a Problem with Your Manager. In this post, he explains why it’s important to be able to address a problem with your manager and how to do it.

Leadership Development 188

Leadership Development Development Leadership McCarthy 188

QAspire

JANUARY 9, 2011

Dissatisfied customers, unhappy team members, disengaged middle management and difficulties in scaling the business. QAspire Blog was featured in Management Improvement Carnival Blog Review by Wally Bock at Three Star Leadership Blog. It is almost like knowing the problem but not doing anything about it. The end result? Thanks Chris!

Learning Organization 160

Learning Organization Organization Senge Blog 160

QAspire

APRIL 3, 2011

I’m as much a fan of Drucker’s as any management scholar, but I have to part ways with him here. The overwhelming majority of companies, though, are not publicly traded, even if the majority of wealth is in public traded companies. Drucker got it wrong. The purpose of business is NOT to create or to keep a customer.

Drucker 142

Drucker Objective Entrepreneur Consultative 142

QAspire

JUNE 26, 2014

A VUCA resume isn’t about a set of companies worked in. It is not the responsibility of HR, your boss, your company. Leadership Leading Change Leading People Managing Career career management IndiaHRChat learning VUCA' Never say I am specialized in this or that. Careers are about saying I open to do what is needed.

Agility 177

Agility Leadership Career Short-term 177

QAspire

JANUARY 16, 2011

Simplification enables better focus, elimination of waste and higher speed of execution – all of which have been at the core of great companies. with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL People relate better to things they easily understand. Don’t Kill It! Working and Walking – Where Are You Going?

Leadership 160

Leadership Directory Blog Quality 160

QAspire

AUGUST 8, 2010

Don’t forget the “invisibles”: My earlier post “ The Invisibles in Business Performance ” touched upon one of Deming’s seven deadly diseases - “ Running a company on visible figures alone ” and listed out some areas of your business that cannot be measured, but can have direct impact on your business. Don’t Kill It!

Business Objectives 142

Business Objectives Metrics Objective Directory 142

QAspire

JULY 22, 2010

not aligning middle managers with vision at the top? poor communications and expectations management? effective and right management can go a long way. with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL setting wrong examples? not treating people well? long unnecessary meetings and deadlocked debates?

Cost 159

Cost Middle Management Compliance Directory 159

QAspire

MAY 2, 2012

Michael Wade on “ What Managers Can Learn from Novelists ”. Like great companies, great business teams are excited about the work they do. From a number of GREAT bloggers and authors I read, here are a few snippets of thought provoking insights – straight from my feed reader. Note: Important take-aways marked in bold+ italics.

Career 123

Career CEO Skills Process 123

QAspire

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

As an organizational system grows complex, it hardens through processes, beliefs, mindsets, legacy decisions and culture. However, most change in complex organizations is implemented with a short-term focus on results. Let’s do this differently and we get that.

Short-term 253

Short-term Long-term How To Workshop 253

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. Improvement & Development Leadership Leading Change Managing Career Random Musings Self Growth 2014 career learning life love review' 2014 was really a year of transition.

Learning-by-Doing 117

Learning-by-Doing Career Agility Resistance 117

QAspire

JULY 27, 2010

Quality in your each and every task whether at your company or at your home are required and the improvement day by day in it is the added value. But sometimes what happens in case of long engagement between a company (or restaurant) and client (food lover) is that serving with same standards would not be all enough. Don’t Kill It!

Quality 141

Quality Long-term Loyalty Compliance 141

QAspire

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Companies moved to working-from-home models overnight and continued to serve customers. Managing our attention is the key to well being. It was a wonderful collective learning experience for me and my family. We learned that: Adaptability is our real strength. We are far more adaptable, agile and resilient than we think.

Self-aware 133

Self-aware Senge Learning-by-Doing Goleman 133

QAspire

JULY 20, 2010

" Clarify Expectations : When you are new to an organization, it is very important that you manage expectations well. Most companies loose clients/people either because they are not trustworthy or their people aren’t. So it’s very important for a leader to build and maintain a bridge between his team and management.

Blog 155

Blog Project Directory Commitment 155

QAspire

JULY 1, 2010

This lead to an immediate realization that everything we do is a project, be it loosing your weight, writing a book, painting your home, getting a degree or managing an improvement initiative. For any effort where you have goals, time line, constraints, dependencies, risks and need of resources to be managed - you have a project on your hand.

Project 149

Project Learning-by-Doing Constraint Planning 149

QAspire

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

Regards, Jay Chhaya By Conor Neill , September 3, 2010 @ 1:33 pm Barbara Minto was the creator of a system of communication that is now the “norm&# at most top consulting companies. with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL Don’t Kill It! Working and Walking – Where Are You Going?

Minto 154

Minto Construction Blog Learning-by-Doing 154

QAspire

JANUARY 12, 2010

Adding up sales won’t tell us what kind of a company we really have. Quality and Quantity – The Conversation Continues Other Links to this Post QAspire Blog - Quality, Management, Leadership & Life! with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL Keep reading! Best, Tanmay Tanmay Vora´s last blog.

Quality 117

Quality Compliance Metrics Blog 117

QAspire

JANUARY 17, 2010

" Most of these would answer that they want to be a team lead, manage people and projects. » On Leadership, Opening Up and Being Prepared — January 29, 2010 @ 7:46 am QAspire Blog - Quality, Management, Leadership & Life! with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL Clark, Ph.D. (

Review 94

Review Books Leadership Open-book 94

QAspire

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

Fuji Xerox won the legendary Deming Prize for Total Quality Management even before Xerox, the parent company, got the Malcolm Baldridge Award for quality in the US. A Round Up of My Writing in March 2010 Other Links to this Post QAspire Blog - Quality, Management, Leadership & Life! Best, Tanmay Tanmay Vora´s last blog.

Process 84

Process IPO Directory Creativity 84

QAspire

JANUARY 24, 2010

He was a marketing executive with a large pharmaceutical company when he decided to pursue his calling and start a fitness center. Life Lesson on Endurance Other Links to this Post QAspire Blog - Quality, Management, Leadership & Life! with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL Don’t Kill It!

Directory 84

Directory Blog Pharmaceuticals Quality 84

QAspire

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL Strategies mentioned in the articles are really good; one should follow to break the zone. By Michael Wade , February 6, 2010 @ 4:53 pm Thanks for the kind and thoughtful post, Tanmay. Don’t Kill It! Working and Walking – Where Are You Going?

Blog 84

Blog Directory Quality Project 84

QAspire

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

Most companies have similar aircrafts, equipments and infrastructure available to them. with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL Lot of passengers reached their destinations (Chicago, Newark, Frankfurt and so on) on Monday morning; just about the time they were to start working. Learning that came a hard way.

Travel 84

Travel Airlines Learning-by-Doing Quality 84