QAspire

FEBRUARY 23, 2013

Some parents I know use scoring system (with negative marking) to keep kids focused on living within the rules. Do such reward systems really result in a lasting change in anyone’s behavior or habits? When kids don’t comply to your instructions, you tell them, “Do it and you will get a surprise gift.”

Quality 141

Quality Compliance Content Motivation 141

QAspire

OCTOBER 17, 2016

In such transformation efforts, soft aspects of leadership play as crucial role as the hard aspects like systems thinking, innovation and execution of change. Leading in an era of constant disruption, change and transformation is not easy. He says, Let’s acknowledge that change is hard.

Short-term 70

Short-term Crisis Long-term Resistance 70

QAspire

DECEMBER 31, 2014

Constant improvement (and innovation) in products and processes is one of the ways to maintain positive momentum. Creating an environment and system where intrinsic motivation is more likely to happen is the primary expectation from a leader. As a leader, if you are not making forward progress, you are already moving backwards.

Leadership 184

Leadership Uncertainty Agility Learning-by-Doing 184

QAspire

JANUARY 16, 2019

Our school system trains us to be passive learners and we always rely on someone else for our learning. Differentiation in career and innovation always happens where two disciplines intersect. In each case, I started at a very basic level but when I continued doing it persistently, I eventually got better at it.

Learning-by-Doing 195

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

QAspire

MAY 7, 2017

Our workplace conversations today are dominated by topics like increasing globalization, economic uncertainties, automation, disruptive innovations, social technologies, generational shifts, mobility, people analytics, gig economy and such.

Learning-by-Doing 195

Learning-by-Doing Disruptive Innovation Brand Long-term 195

QAspire

JANUARY 8, 2014

Start to focus on what you can do to improve the system , not how you can improve the measures. Technical reviews are a chance to manage both innovation and risk, and…develop people. Is Your Boss Really That Stupid? So if you want to be good, not just look it: Stop making people look bad if the results aren’t where you want them to be.

Management 171

Management Blanchard Benchmarking Blog 171

QAspire

JANUARY 21, 2010

Here are a few reasons I could think of: Checklist can be a progressive database of your knowledge on building certain type of systems. People get blinded so much by checklist that they stop innovating, experimenting and learning. In any case, the importance of experimenting, making mistakes and innovating cannot be ruled out.

Process 84

Process Management Quality Tools 84

QAspire

JULY 22, 2013

Diversity is the key to an innovative team. Have systems in place. 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”. Embrace diversity. How will they look at same things with a new set of lens?

Team 191

Team How To Mentor Bottom-up 191

QAspire

FEBRUARY 7, 2010

They spend long hours over the years to understand, study, apply and innovate ideas in this core area. In my experience, the key to remain innovative in your core area is to find an ‘alternative’ – a creative pursuit that you love, that is different from your normal work and where you spend at least a few hours in a week.

Creativity 84

Creativity Blog Directory Quality 84