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MAY 2, 2012

Here is what works for me: When you encounter an ego situation, quiz your goals. In teams and projects, doing what is right (and actually doing it) is more important than proving who is right. If you are known as a best designer or coder, but your projects still fail then being the best may not be as important.

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AUGUST 1, 2011

In projects/initiatives, knowledge has to be transferred, issues have to discussed and expectations have to be managed. Style is not the goal, but a by-product. Goal of our communication is to serve a purpose and have a stronger impact. Services world revolves around communication. Purpose strengthens communication.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2013

The term ’project management’ makes most creative people cringe. Depending on your approach and your mind-set, the experience of organizing and managing a project can be miserable or deeply satisfying. As you successfully reach milestones in your projects, you should celebrate and surround yourself with these achievements.”.

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DECEMBER 31, 2017

Instead of having goals and resolutions, I prefer to set the intention for a new year because ultimately, defining only actions doesn’t take us far without an underlying intent that we truly believe in. Sketchnote Project. I never knew that a “labor of love” project would scale to touch and influence people across the globe.

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AUGUST 8, 2010

Whether measuring a project or a business, here are a five steps to map your metrics with your business objectives: Know your goals : Identify what are your strategic, tactical and operational goals. Understanding your business challenges and goals is the first most important step. A lot of business leaders.

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DECEMBER 31, 2014

Leaders have to maintain constant positive momentum towards achieving the vision and goals of the team. Career Development Leadership Leading People Leading Projects Learning Random Musings Future Leader leading change' Stability is a myth. As a leader, if you are not making forward progress, you are already moving backwards.

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DECEMBER 26, 2012

When you encounter an ego situation, quiz your goals. In teams and projects, doing what is right (and actually doing it) is more important than proving who is right. June 2012: Leading Projects: Balancing Rational with Emotion. December 2012: Project Management: Science? September 2012: Comfortable With Chaos 15.

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AUGUST 15, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer 10 Pointers to Build Comfort Within The Team It pains to see teams where people work on a common goal but don’t get along well with each other. Don’t talk small : You have a goal to achieve as a team. We work in teams and knowing how to get along well with others is extremely crucial.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2013

At an individual level, your ability to influence others is at the core of building relationships, creating a network and achieving your goals. Improvement & Development Leadership Leading People Leading Projects Managing Career Social Media career change influence Self Growth' How does one generate influence?

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QAspire

JANUARY 23, 2011

When we run a business or execute a project, we set clear goals of what we want to achieve, create detailed plans, devise strategies and set up milestones. But leadership, just like life, is ambiguous and paradoxical.

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QAspire

APRIL 13, 2014

The key for a collaborative leader is to plan them upfront and ensure that people continuously contribute towards the common goal. Collaboration Leadership Leading Projects Managing Communication' They use technology and tools for effective collaboration. Subscribe via RSS , Connect via Facebook or Follow us on Twitter.

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JANUARY 22, 2012

If the purpose of your project/initiative does not excite people, they will not be able to give their best. Strong purpose and clear goals automatically establishes a demand for performance. A leader’s role in building a self-organized team is that of a catalyst who ensures that team is aligned to organization goals.

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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. Early in the project cycle? Adding value – that is what project management (and all our work as professionals) is all about. Within the budget.

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QAspire

JULY 1, 2012

Establish goals, keep setting expectations, define milestones and let your team members stretch to achieve those. Bonus : Check out some excellent posts on Leadership Development at “ The July 2012 Carnival of Leadership Development ” by Dan McCarthy which includes my post Leading Projects: Balancing Rational with Emotion.

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QAspire

MARCH 9, 2011

In most of the troubled projects I have seen, the real challenges were not technical/engineering ones but communication/collaboration ones. 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. Effective Collaboration.

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JUNE 29, 2010

Sure, goals are important and attaining them is even more important. My point is – if we constantly keep our goal in perspective (and get overwhelmed by it), we become less efficient. It is easy to get overwhelmed by the enormity of our goals - but we need to remember that an elephant can only be eaten one piece at a time!

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JANUARY 12, 2011

Bottom line : Pursuing excellence is a worthy goal. Finally, just like quality , excellence is a moving target. Today’s excellent becomes tomorrow’s good enough and day-after-tomorrow’s mediocre. Knowing the close inter-relationship between quality and excellence is important. Defining them clearly is important. Don’t Kill It!

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JANUARY 16, 2011

When leaders are absolutely clear of their vision, goals and the means to attain those, they can simplify things a great deal. Here are a few things I learned : Simplicity for leaders is important just because the easier it is for people to understand the motives of a leader, the easier it is to follow them. Don’t Kill It!

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JULY 27, 2010

Note: My book ‘ #QUALITYtweet – 140 bite-sized ideas to deliver quality in every project ’ explores the people, process and leadership aspects to build a constantly improving organization culture. While reading I recalled one of your tweet “Quality is never a short-term goal. Check it out if you haven’t already ! Don’t Kill It!

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AUGUST 5, 2010

As a sales leader , you can use power of well crafted stories to project your organization. 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! Listen to their stories as well. That is what leadership is all about.

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MAY 8, 2012

Set improvement goals: Once a reasonable buy-in for improvement exists, set goals on what needs to be achieved. Involve them and set them free: Once broad goals are established, set people free. Make those results tangible, understandable and relevant to business goals. Review and revise these targets as you go.

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JUNE 1, 2014

Susan Mazza of Random Acts Of Leadership says, “ Most "to do" lists are often more a compilation of "should do" lists rather than "must do" lists – and the difference between the two determines whether you are clear about your goals and able to achieve them.” That’s it for this month’s edition.

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JULY 22, 2013

When you encounter an ego situation , quiz your goals. Have a goal to make yourself redundant, so that others (with potential) can step up and play a bigger role. Improvement & Development Leadership Leading People Leading Projects Team Building Culture Culture Building Management' Monitor progress, not people.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2010

An excerpt: The purpose of any quality management system is to build a quality oriented culture (internal goal) and deliver exceptional value for money to customers (external goal). #QUALITYtweet – An Interview with Tanmay Vora – Part 1. In a knowledge-intensive business environment, people deliver services and products, not machines.

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JANUARY 29, 2013

Keeping People Uninformed: The more people in your team know what your goals are, the more buy-in you will get – and hence better results. You cannot expect your team to perform if they are not informed about the vision, context, goals and progress. Team also needs your guidance on how something can be accomplished.

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QAspire

AUGUST 29, 2010

Instead what I believe and follow is that one should work for betterment of project / product. 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. That’s when you donate for the purpose of making a product more matured. Don’t Kill It!

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DECEMBER 21, 2010

Well regarding, Servant Leadership, can you please explain where can this kind of ideology fit in a leadership activity or what a leader can benifit and when, by following this attitude of being just a server or a purpose to attain a end goal for organization. Don’t Kill It! Working and Walking – Where Are You Going?

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QAspire

AUGUST 1, 2010

Read my piece on self-actualization ) Don’t stop trying : When you see your goal clearly, the hurdles become invisible. Be yourself and be comfortable with who you are. You can only excel in life when you are happy with who you are. That does not mean hurdles are not there. They just become insignificant. Don’t Kill It!

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QAspire

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

The cause of successfully completing the project. Alignment of each team member to goal/results leads to a flat structure where role of a leader is that of an enabler. How sad it is to see that leaders treat other people as ‘their’ subordinates. They are not. Their subordination is towards a cause. The cause of building a great team.

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QAspire

JULY 1, 2010

The last post of June emphasized on importance of enjoying the process of achieving our goals. The next post talked about leadership belief and building a people-centric culture. In the race to win, we forget to enjoy the journey. Don’t Kill It! Working and Walking – Where Are You Going?

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OCTOBER 28, 2015

The goal of these learning experiments is simple: to experience deeply, learn immersively and share generously. All of this in about 2 months as a side project! A few people in my teams attempted to represent their project related ideas in form of basic sketch notes. I have figured out that I belong to that middle path.

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JULY 14, 2010

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). Cultivating people takes time, but is at the core of leadership and building a sustainable culture. Don’t Kill It!

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OCTOBER 10, 2012

Appreciation is a fuel that helps others move forward in direction of their goals, yet we often see that managers take others/their work for granted thinking, “So what if they’re doing it – they’re paid to do just that.”

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FEBRUARY 27, 2010

That was one of my goals for 2010 and I am so glad that I have been able to adhere to the regime. Phil Gerbyshak´s last blog. Tanmay Vora: #QUALITYtweet interview By Tanmay Vora , February 27, 2010 @ 6:36 pm Hi Phil - Yes, I have been more intentional in blogging in 2010. For the #QUALITYtweet interview, you are most welcome. Don’t Kill It!

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JULY 6, 2010

Process improvement is all about managing change - and in my view, change (and its respective benefits) does not happen when you: Keep thinking big without starting small: It is easy to get overwhelmed by the large goals you have set for improvement. Think about a few key things you can do now, that will take you one step nearer to your goal.

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JULY 18, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Connecting, Building Relationships and Team Success Quality of relationships between the team members is one of the determinants of success as a team - be it project, process improvement initiative or an organization building one. Processes are crucial but not sufficient. Don’t Kill It!

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AUGUST 3, 2010

Whether manufacturing or knowledge industry, primary goal of business is to generate value. It means what role is leadership playing in making sure that all actions of people on projects/initiatives are in line with the values set out. Edwards Deming is widely famous for “Deming’s 14 points” and “Seven Deadly Diseases”. Don’t Kill It!

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