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SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

In this post, Charles offers some principles on how to think clearly from the Czech-Canadian polymath Vaclav Smil. That we are not motivated to think clearly on issues where we don’t have skin in the game. That models are linear but reality is not. That we need to think across disciplines to solve important problems.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2022

The post How to Communicate with Brevity first appeared on QAspire.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2017

Critical question then is: How to we overcome these learning disabilities and truly create an organization that learns better? It then becomes very crucial that we identify clearly these learning disabilities. Here is a sketch note summary of these 7 learning disabilities.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2013

Based on my experiences so far, here are some of my lessons on how to prepare well: Purpose drives preparation. Preparation (or lack of it) has been a major determinant in my successes and failures so far. Preparation sharpens your saw, equips you to deliver better and with greater confidence.

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JULY 22, 2013

I recently delivered a talk at a local entrepreneurship forum on the topic “ How to Build a Great Team and Culture ”. How to create such an ecosystem? It won’t be unfair to say that establishing a great culture and team is highest on priority of a business leader. And why not? They don’t need carrot and stick.

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AUGUST 21, 2016

Lisa Haneberg , one of my favorite bloggers, wrote about how to feed a community where she said, if we want to belong to a vibrant community we have to feed it. Here is a quick sketchnote of Lisa Haneberg’s ideas on how to feed a community. And then, we belong to offline communities at work and outside of work. My Community.

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JULY 26, 2015

I knew that only technical expertise was not enough and I wished I had some guidance on how to influencing without authority. Jesse Lyn Stoner is one of my favorite leadership bloggers and her post “ How to Influence Without Authority ” offers useful guidance on the what she calls as “8 Portals of Influence”.

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JANUARY 15, 2013

How does one build thought leadership in his/her area of work? Thought leadership is important for building careers and for building organizations. It is the most important tool we have as professionals to build our personal brand and establish credibility. What is thought leadership?

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JUNE 8, 2015

That is what Cheryl Bachelder, CEO of Popeyes® Lousiana Kitchen, Inc says in her brand new book “ Dare to Serve – How to Drive Superior Results by Serving Others ”. To build a learning organization. To deliver meaningful results. What kind of a leader is Cheryl Bachelder talking about?

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NOVEMBER 2, 2015

In early 2013, I interviewed Dr. Liz Alexander on the all important topic of thought leadership (based on her book ). In a world where every other person with a blog or a book under the belt claiming to be a “thought leader”, this interview helped me clarify what real thought leadership actually means for individuals and organizations.

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AUGUST 30, 2023

The post How to Have an Effective Dialogue first appeared on QAspire Consulting. Register for the upcoming “ Visual Thinking and Sketchnote ” workshop to reconnect with your visual thinking super-powers for better learning, communication and collaboration.

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DECEMBER 11, 2023

This experience shaped a lot of my thinking about how to be courageous and help my people be courageous. I found out that Bill’s blog post is based on a fantastic book that he has written titled “ Courage Goes to Work: How to Build Backbones, Boost Performance, and Get Results ” which I recommend you to check out.

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OCTOBER 13, 2021

I bought the sketch notes a few months back but now I can’t remember how to log into the system to get the updated files. Dear Tanmay. Please could you help me? Kind regards. David Marriott.

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JANUARY 17, 2022

Whitney Johnson wrote a book titled “ Disrupt Yourself ” in 2015 that effectively underlines the need to take right risks proactively and offers very useful stories and insights on how to disrupt yourself. In her recent newsletter , Whitney revisited “ The Seven Accelerants of Growth ” that were outlined originally in her book. Smart Growth.

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JANUARY 10, 2022

Part 1 – How to Say it If You’re a Leader. Part 2 – How to Say it When You’re Not the Boss. Amy shared mini-scripts for Psychological safety in her Twitter posts ( here and here ). Here’s a sketchnote format I created since I find it to be a useful reference for people at all levels.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Here is a quick sketchnote summary of “How to Tell if a Failure is Intelligent”. Bonus: You Learned From It “Think carefully about what went wrong and what factors might have caused it. Suggest what to try next. Understand and accept your own contribution to the failure.”

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JANUARY 3, 2023

Add the good stuff, absorb the bad stuff and focus on the outcomes, not the bravado.” – Seth Godin When searching for resource on how to have a great conversation, I stumbled upon Celeste Headlee’s fantastic TED Talk. In the talk, she outlines 10 ways to have a better conversation that I mind mapped while listening.

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APRIL 10, 2023

Whenever Picasso learned how to do something he abandoned it.” – Milton Glaser Doodle Card: The Way You Do It You can do trivial things as if the world runs on your shoulders. Or you can do mighty things in spirit of playfulness.

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JANUARY 10, 2022

Amy shared mini-scripts for Psychological safety in her Twitter posts ( here and here ). Here’s a sketchnote format I created since I find it to be a useful reference for people at all levels.

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MARCH 30, 2019

In this conversation, Liz Wiseman offers very useful nuggets of wisdom on how to deal with diminishers and if you are a leader, how to be a multiplier. In a nutshell, multipliers: See people more than what they are. Make people around them smarter. Are supportive and have high expectations from others.

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JUNE 27, 2022

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? Enroll today in this immersive workshop to learn about how to leverage the power of visual thinking to collaborate, create, learn and solve.

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AUGUST 26, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Training Middle Managers On People Management Basics Here is a simple idea: Whenever you have a new manager (project manager/departmental leader) joining in your organization, put him/her through a simple training program on how to manage people. Train existing managers as well.

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JANUARY 17, 2022

Whitney Johnson wrote a book titled “ Disrupt Yourself ” in 2015 that effectively underlines the need to take right risks proactively and offers very useful stories and insights on how to disrupt yourself. In her recent newsletter , Whitney revisited “ The Seven Accelerants of Growth ” that were outlined originally in her book.

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OCTOBER 30, 2019

Leading and Learning: How to Feed a Community. Social Media for Better Leadership and Learning. 3L’s of Self-Directed Learning: Insights from My TEDx Talk. On Learning Slowly. Share to Learn. Micromastery: A Hidden Path to Learning and Happiness.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

It’s not so much a skill as a meta-skill—learning how to learn and being conscious of when to put that learner’s mind into action. Authors define adaptability as: Adaptability is the ability to learn flexibly and efficiently and to apply that knowledge across situations.

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OCTOBER 17, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Experience and Expertise – A Few Thoughts When a kid learns how to play music, he develops “ability” to play music. Know how – i can do the task 3. He knows the basics. He is able to play the music according to notes. He can play the songs exactly as the notes tell him to play.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2017

Two years back, I was fascinated by people creating sketchnotes and I wanted to learn how to create them. This approach has served me well while learning how to write, speak in public, play a few songs on harmonica (mouth organ), sing solo and play a guitar. Truth is, that is how we learn as kids.

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MARCH 8, 2018

She recently wrote a short post on “ How to Craft a Powerful Message ” which outlines three steps to create a story that resonates. As leaders, our ability to tell stories that resonate at an emotional level with others is at the heart of elevating aspirations and sparking change. Most speakers focus on what they want to/have to share.

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APRIL 9, 2018

For that, leaders need an ability to empathize with current realities of people, tell stories that resonate, in a way that inspire thinking and provokes meaningful change in how people operate on a day to day basis. Do check it out.

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AUGUST 15, 2010

We work in teams and knowing how to get along well with others is extremely crucial. So how do you get along well with others and establish required comfort? Here are 10 broad pointers that may help. Reiterate Objectives: They need to be communicated often to stay focused as a team.

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JULY 3, 2016

I learn a great deal about learning when I see my 4 years trying to explore language in new ways and my 9 years old daughter learning how to swim. Learning anything new makes us uncomfortable in the beginning and a lot depends on how we embrace the discomfort of learning.

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JANUARY 10, 2021

As the rate of change accelerates, company leadership must learn how to align people, lead with purpose, provide a sense of meaning and engage people with opportunities to learn and grow. But what exactly is heart-centered leadership? Susan Steinbrecher.

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AUGUST 30, 2022

How do we break this cycle so that we can create the future we want? Mark Miller ‘s book “ Smart Leadership: Four Simple Choices to Scale Your Impact ” offers excellent guidance on how to escape the quicksand by making right choices that sit at the heart of leadership.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

It’s not so much a skill as a meta-skill—learning how to learn and being conscious of when to put that learner’s mind into action. Authors define adaptability as: Adaptability is the ability to learn flexibly and efficiently and to apply that knowledge across situations.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2018

Peter Senge: How to Overcome Learning Disabilities in Organizations. Instead, they focus on doing the work – on what needs to be done, the larger system in which they operate and people they work with. Here is a visual summary of a particular section focusing on leadership development. Related Posts at QAspire.com.

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JULY 22, 2019

Peter Senge: How to Overcome Learning Disabilities in Organizations. Also Read: 3L’s of Self-Directed Learning: Insights from My TEDx Talk. Social Media for Better Leadership and Learning. Mindset Shifts For Organizational Transformation. 12 Critical Competencies For Leadership in the Future. 3 C’s for Learning and Leading on Social Media.

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JUNE 19, 2019

Peter Senge: How to Overcome Learning Disabilities in Organizations. Social Mindset: A Key to Engaging People (my article for PeopleMatters magazine). 3 C’s for Learning and Leading on Social Media. Mindset Shifts For Organizational Transformation. Future of Work: Ways to Prepare. 12 Critical Competencies For Leadership in the Future.

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