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b) aligning people managers/leads at all levels to a collective mindset of leadership. In this context, I read MIT Sloan Management Review article titled “Leadership Mindsets for the New Economy” by Douglas A. c) leaders working really hard at becoming better role models of leadership behaviors that they wish to see around them.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

The Philosophy of Management. This note sums up the underlying philosophy of management and leadership. This means letting employees take developmental and stretch assignments, providing a great deal of project-based work, and rewarding managers not only for execution but also for coaching and development.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Thoughts on Effective Management Consulting Consulting is a trust game. It is entirely possible that clients may see management consultants as their valuable partners if they: Focus on execution. with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL Don’t Kill It!

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AUGUST 1, 2010

I visited an interactive session with one of the greatest Indian actors Anupam Kher at Ahmedabad Management Association (AMA) as a part of “Face to Face with Achievers of Excellence” program. with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL I write this because over the weekend, I experienced some of these. Don’t Kill It!

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APRIL 9, 2017

Execute changes that may not be significant in shifting results to positive direction. This – combined with our cultural bias for execution over problem definition – is why change often fails. – – – – – And here’s a quick sketch note summary of key ideas from the post: Related Posts on Managing Change.

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JUNE 29, 2010

Rush for results hinders the enjoyment of process execution on the way of attaining those results. Thanks Sir for sharing this Master Piece… Regards, Jay Chhaya By Tanmay , June 30, 2010 @ 10:11 am @Jay - Thanks for sharing the example of Sachin Tendulkar - whose conduct is a case study for lot of management and leadership folks.

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DECEMBER 21, 2009

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Top 10 Project Management Mistakes You Should Avoid I was recently studying the anatomy of failed/troubled projects and following came out as a learning. Not managing expectations of all stakeholders of the project (including your organization and in client’s organization).

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OCTOBER 4, 2017

Not just meeting the expectation (that’s management), but setting an expectation. That is the starting point of leadership irrespective of whether you are leading an organization or improving a small process to ease execution. One thing that truly defines great leaders is that they “create an expectation”.

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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.

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DECEMBER 10, 2019

Knowledge workers must, effectively, be their own chief executive officers. Because only when you operate from strengths can you achieve true excellence.” – Peter Drucker, Managing Oneself. Tiffani is also the author of a WSJ bestseller book “ Growth IQ: Get Smarter About the Choices that Will Make or Break Your Business ”.

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The book has useful strategies for leaders at all levels from individual contributors to executive leaders. Note: Right click and Open the image in a new tab to read clearly) Related Posts at QAspire What Makes a Team Great Micro-Habits of High Impact Managers How to Build a Great Team and Culture?

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The book is filled with hard-won wisdom about executing projects and managing people for highest productivity. I recently re-read a fantastic book “Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams” by Tom Demarco and Timothy Lister.

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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.

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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. ’ - Max DePree.

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MARCH 25, 2014

In American Management Association’s critical skills survey 2012 , respondents emphasized on 4 C’s ( C ritical thinking and problem solving, Effective C ommunication, C ollaboration and team building and C reativity and innovation) as their key priorities for employee development, talent development and succession planning. Stay Tuned!

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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.

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JUNE 10, 2012

To manage growth, processes are introduced. But often, project managers focus too much on the planning, scheduling, managing risks and watching the metrics that they forget to focus on people. Organizations have thousands of hours of project management experience. Emotion is the basis of how they operate.

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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.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2016

The speed of executing these transformations is as crucial as the initiatives itself and a lot is at stake. 15 Key Lessons On Managing Change. Managing Process Changes and Disruption. Disruptive forces compel organizations to undertake large scale transformation initiatives to stay relevant. Related Posts at QAspire.

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JUNE 1, 2014

Beth Miller of Executive Velocity asks “ Does Your Leadership Fear Transparency? ” Joel Garfinkle on his Career Advancement Blog shares “ 7 Competencies Successful HR Executive MUST Know ” to be successful. ( @workcoach4you ). So how do you know if you’re slipping into the micro management trap?”

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

I have seen executives using the word “transformation” when they are really referring to “change”. Unlike change management, it doesn’t focus on a few discrete, well-defined shifts, but rather on a portfolio of initiatives, which are interdependent or intersecting. Here are a few insightful resources that I found useful.

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AUGUST 19, 2012

Consider this story: Jay is a newly hired project manager whose primary accountability is to manage a large client account and ensure that all projects within that account adhere to scope, time, cost and quality parameters. People need space to perform, to execute their ideas and remain creative about how goals are achieved.

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MARCH 21, 2012

Joel is the founder of Garfinkle Executive Coaching , author and one of the top 50 coaches in America. Joel Garfinkle] I spent the last 16 years working with thousands of executives, senior managers, directors and employees at the world’s leading companies. Here’s how to manage your perception: 1. What do they say and do?

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MAY 7, 2017

Organizations have to relentlessly clarify purpose, how an individual’s work enables achievement of purpose and provide autonomy to team members to execute their ideas. People derive sense of control when they have space to do the work in their own unique way and execute their ideas.

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DECEMBER 26, 2012

This year, I contributed a 23 page chapter in “ The ASTD Management Development Handbook ” published by American Society for Training and Development. 2012 also bought me the recognition amongst “ Top 20 Indian HR Influencers on Social Media (at #4) ” by Society of Human Resources Management, SHRM India. Comprehension is important.

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OCTOBER 21, 2012

Pick an improvement area, create a plan, execute improvement, check the results and re-align the actions. The idea is to have a good enough plan, short execution cycle that enables you to learn and adapt faster. It happens when you collaborate with your team members, customers, business development folks and middle managers.

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It is then about finding ways, building systems and having tools that help you execute on it effortlessly. Essentialism is about identifying where you can create most VALUE , make greatest contribution or create greatest impact. It is about doing less but doing BETTER. This also means having courage to say NO to less important things.

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MARCH 9, 2011

We live in times where more and more work is executed by teams that are geographically distributed. Having been a part of distributed team and having managed a few projects with virtual teams, here 10 most important lessons I have learned: Leadership. They way you manage the team tells a lot about how much you trust them.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2012

First was commitment and rigor with which top management sponsors and pursues improvement effort. While job of improvement task force is to facilitate improvements, the real improvements should come from people who execute processes – your team members, middle managers, client facing teams and support groups.

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The intent, intensity and diligence with which they execute that piece of work, and how well they are equipped to execute largely determines quality of the outcomes. A system comprising of interconnected processes that act as a tool people use to execute their work. Between members of the teams. Between different departments.

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OCTOBER 10, 2010

Here is a simple and practical process to focus on less but most important improvement areas: Identify: Maintain a running log of all improvement ideas and suggestions received from customers, internal team members and senior management. Execute and Pilot: Execute the improvement actions. Do you know what your customer’s want?

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FEBRUARY 14, 2013

In most organizations, however, improvements are “mandated” by supervisors, managers, and senior leaders. But, in properly executed kaizen, the frontlines are given control within clearly defined boundaries that leadership themselves set. 2) The improvement is often merely a “change,” not true improvement.

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JANUARY 15, 2013

Liz Alexander] That there is more to designing and executing a successful, effective thought leadership campaign than most people realize. and ensure the right people are campaign champions (Tweet #109: Who will be involved and how in the design, development, and execution of your thought leadership campaign?

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JULY 29, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Adding Value: A Gentle Reminder Sure, as a project manager / business leader, you: Completed the project in given time frame. Shared statistical reports with the top management. But did you keep that in perspective constantly while executing? Within the budget. Did retrospective.

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OCTOBER 17, 2010

Ability to execute that knowledge does. But to execute that knowledge well requires one to have implicit skills mentioned above.(You with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL .: Expertise doesn’t always go up with experience. Another realization is that more knowledge does not always mean more expertise.

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AUGUST 17, 2010

Discipline : Execution demands discipline to do right things consistently. Next most important steps are “Planning&# and “Execution&#. That, to me, is the essence of project management. Clarity means openness in communication. It demands emotional labor. The plans you established needs to be followed. Don’t Kill It!

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JANUARY 26, 2010

Doing stuff, executing is extremely important because all progress depends on how well we execute the ideas. But pre-requisites for executing well is to have a good idea and a thoughtful plan to execute it. with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL Their minds are programmed to do stuff.

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