QAspire

APRIL 22, 2022

In a connected world, expanding the reach of our ideas brings along diverse connections, serendipitous opportunities and exposure to great new ideas. Putting your ideas out there requires courage. When you do that, you want your ideas to reach as many people as possible.

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Audience Media Long-term Commitment 91

QAspire

APRIL 26, 2012

Two personalities from two diverse nations; One is an Indian mega-star Shahrukh Khan (SRK) and the other is a relentless instigator (and my hero) Seth Godin. Non-conformance is good for creative diversity. Both live a creative life and express themselves fully through their work. Recently, both expressed their views on creativity.

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Godin Creativity Self-aware Diversity 172

QAspire

DECEMBER 29, 2022

The diversity of exposure and interactions from this experience has been a great learning experience. Consulting and Facilitation This year also saw excellent growth in coaching, consulting and facilitation engagements. My work in facilitation and consulting took me to places like Goa, Hyderabad, Chandigarh and Chennai this year.

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Workshop Open-book Consultative Blog 91

QAspire

OCTOBER 11, 2016

An open mind enables critical thinking, diverse experiences, experimentation and iterative learning by connecting the dots. To have a mind like a valley, we need to pursue things with a sense of wonder, knowing that we don’t know and having a receptive frame of mind ready to absorb. Isaac Asimov echoed the same sentiment.

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QAspire

DECEMBER 31, 2021

In 2021, I stepped out of matrix after 23 years in corporate life playing diverse roles in technology, communications, corporate quality, consultative selling, team leadership, functional leadership and organizational leadership in global environments.

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Simon Workshop Storytelling Learning-by-Doing 122

QAspire

DECEMBER 31, 2021

In 2021, I stepped out of matrix after 23 years in corporate life playing diverse roles in technology, communications, corporate quality, consultative selling, team leadership, functional leadership and organizational leadership in global environments.

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Simon Workshop Storytelling Learning-by-Doing 91

QAspire

MAY 21, 2012

As richly diverse as these authors and approaches are, they have one thing in common: They all are aimed at helping you become better at bringing out the best in yourself and the people around you.”. My chapter covers key insights to lead for excellence.

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Handbook Development Management Library 175

QAspire

JANUARY 16, 2019

It is about exposing yourself to diverse experiences and disciplines to generate independent thought and recognize patterns. My journey into social media and blogging taught me one of the most important things about self-driven learning: We don’t learn anything in isolation and our best learning happens when we learn with others.

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Learning-by-Doing Open-book Blog Long-term 195

QAspire

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

In India, SW is happening in almost every major city and I am particularly excited about the fact that it is happening in the city I live in – Ahmedabad – a city known for a very diverse entrepreneurial culture. The event is scheduled from 1 st to 3 rd March 2013 at IIM – Ahmedabad. The line-up of mentors and judges is impressive.

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Venture Capitalist Mentor Entrepreneur Diversity 142

QAspire

JULY 10, 2016

This had little to do with diversity (equal number of men and women) but just having more women on team. Emotional Intelligence : Ability to read complex emotional states of others. Women Power : Teams with more women were found to be more effective. Women are, on average, are more intelligent emotionally than men.

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Emotional Intelligence Team Agility Diversity 70

QAspire

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Reading diverse journeys of so many multi-disciplinarians was insightful and only added new dimensions to the topic. Where we stand on that continuum at a given point in time is governed by context.”.

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Magazine Books Diversity Learning-by-Doing 70

QAspire

JUNE 26, 2014

Inclusion, diversity and collaborating through an inter-generational workforce would be the hallmark of success ~ @nohrgyan. - – - – -. "Portable The leader who leads from the BACK of the crowd & harnesses the power of diversity.~ . - – - – -. You have to craft your own career.

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Agility Leadership Career Short-term 177

QAspire

MARCH 6, 2013

Be clear about the purpose of having the face time: Conversations can easily take diversions if they are not done purposefully. You can organize an open-forum or have a closed door meeting. It can be impromptu or scheduled. It can be in-person or via online conference. Face time can be used to inspire others or simply inform them.

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Critical Success Factor Consensus Quality Bottom-up 167

QAspire

MARCH 11, 2014

It is about bringing diverse group of people together, have them share a common vision and provide them an eco-system where they effectively work with each other to produce desired outcomes optimally. At the very foundation of collaborative leadership are respect for people, individual competence and engaging communication.

Leadership 176

Leadership Self-aware Bottom-up Project 176

QAspire

JULY 22, 2013

Embrace diversity. Diversity is the key to an innovative team. In fact, with the right attitude, a team member can build capabilities. Skills alone, without right attitude doesn’t move a needle. As Tom Peters says, “Attitude > Ability”. How will they look at same things with a new set of lens?

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Team How To Mentor Bottom-up 191

QAspire

JUNE 8, 2015

If you are already someone who already leads through service, this book will help you gain a diverse perspective of what stewardship looks like in real life. If you are a leader who is at the center of transformation responsibility, this book is a must read. Also Read: Other book reviews/author interviews at QAspire.

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Franchising Collins How To CEO 70

QAspire

OCTOBER 13, 2010

Periodically, they overhaul their structure, add new positions and assign new/diverse responsibilities to people. Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer The Quest of Better Outcomes: Hierarchy And Process In quest of better outcomes (efficiency, results, productivity, improvements etc.),

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Process Deming Restructuring Efficiency 130

QAspire

JANUARY 5, 2016

Leaders will have to pay equal attention to leveraging diversity and draw on multiple points of views and experiences. If organizations are purposeful networks of people, leaders need a compelling purpose that people in the organization share.

Leadership 70

Leadership Self-aware Supply Chain Human Capital 70

QAspire

JANUARY 22, 2018

Embrace Diversity. You will tap into diverse ideas and viewpoints only when you have people with diverse thinking patterns on your team. It not only challenges others to think harder but also helps you in really understanding if they are just defending their own biases. This starts with hiring decisions.

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Tversky Senge Kahneman Workshop 195

QAspire

DECEMBER 24, 2009

Two diverse experiences shaped up this post and lessons learned from these experiences are still very relevant. February 2009: Experiences and Learning on Respecting people This essential post touched upon the issue of respecting people at workplace.

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Blog Constraint Quality Learning-by-Doing 84

QAspire

MARCH 18, 2014

When there are team members/stakeholders with diverse interests. When the problem at hand requires effort from diverse groups/communities to solve. Collaborative leadership style works best in almost all situations but in following scenarios, it becomes very essential.

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Leadership Styles Decentralization Competitive Advantage Objective 176

QAspire

JUNE 30, 2021

In this short 25 minute conversation, we touched upon diverse topics like my journey into visual thinking, curiosity, inspiration and learning. I recently had the honor of being a guest on Sue Stockdale’s “ Access to Inspiration ” podcast where she interviews inspirational people around the world with amazing stories to share.

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ROI Workshop Learning-by-Doing Diversity 91

QAspire

MAY 31, 2015

Higher thought diversity & inclusion c. This is the reason why I love tweet chats – in just about 30 minutes of time, so many diverse perspectives came to the fore from equally diverse participants – talk about the power of community in learning! Sustained biz success due to a.Well thought through strategy.

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TRIZ Diversity Learning-by-Doing Skills 70

QAspire

AUGUST 25, 2016

By living in more than one world, they are exposed to a diverse set of interests, people and ideas. Neo-generalists are driven by a deep desire to understand how the dots connect and question the status quo relentlessly.

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Motivation Leadership Learning-by-Doing Article 70

QAspire

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

For the first time, I participated in a Twitter Chat ( #IndiaHRChat ) on the topic “ Personal Branding for HR Professionals “ People from diverse backgrounds shared their views on personal branding in presence of special guest Mr. Anand Pillai , Chief Learning Officer of Reliance Industries.

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Brand Explicit Knowledge eBook Learning-by-Doing 136