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OCTOBER 31, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Thoughts on Project Leadership and Choices I love project management as a subject not only because it gets so much work done, but also because project management manifests how people operate. I have written before that Projects are a great opportunity to practice leadership.

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DECEMBER 31, 2021

In my professional circles, I am known to be very process-oriented, planning focused and meticulous, so this shift was really tough. Visual Thinking and Sketchnote Workshop – Jan 2022 We remember and process visuals 60x faster than text. Damning this flow is so often counterproductive. – Simon Terry That sums it up perfectly.

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DECEMBER 29, 2022

The work ranged from visually facilitating strategy off sites, coaching program for new leaders and enabling strong organizations through senior leadership coaching. My consulting association with customers will continue with new challenges and new opportunities to make a difference (and learn a great deal in the process).

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2013

In the process, he never compromised on his own principles. Trust, as in leadership, is the currency of influence. Thought leadership accelerates trust and hence influence. Gandhi’s idea of non-violence serves as a great example of thought leadership. Every time I think of influence, I think of Gandhi.

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MARCH 26, 2018

And those in backend operations? 7 Steps For Customer Centric Process Improvement. Larger organizations often fall in the trap of defining customer experience KPI’s only to executive teams, sales, marketing and customer services teams. What about those who build the products? And those who recruit people?

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MARCH 13, 2011

When leaders undertake process improvement/change initiative, they walk on a tight rope. On one hand, they have to improve the processes to deliver positive business outcomes. Both are crucial and striking the right balance between improvement and business efficiency, between standardization and evolution is a big leadership challenge.

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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. Establish operational procedures : You can now establish processes and methods to collect the data, frequency and consolidation mechanism.

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JULY 1, 2012

They start operating within the confines of what they have experienced so far. Joining a team in leadership position is an opportunity to gain team’s respect and support. Yes, there are issues in this team, processes are not optimized and there is some resistance. Worst, they criticize and/or threaten.

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JULY 22, 2013

Where there are human beings, there will be dynamics of how they operate. If everyone belongs to a similar background or have similar thought processes, how will the team think different? It is said that “Processes without results are a waste. Results without processes are not sustainable.”. Treat them as humans.

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DECEMBER 21, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Great Quotes: Gems from Subroto Bagchi on Leadership I have always enjoyed reading thoughts of Subroto Bagchi , one of India’s most well known and respected leaders from the IT industry who operates as a “Gardener” and Vice Chairman at MindTree.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2010

That is the core of leadership. But structuring an area of work in form of processes, you are reducing dependencies and improving operational efficiency. You double your chances of success when right people do the right job with right levels of motivation. Be a catalyst. Improve something Here is the idea. 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. You think change is all about processes: Its not. “ Have a Wonderful Wednesday!

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APRIL 14, 2013

If you embed reflection as a part of how your team operates, early learning will help them adapt quickly. Improvement & Development Leadership Leading Change Leading People Leading Projects Process Improvement Quality Improvement Hansei improvement Kaizen leading change Quality Toyota Production System'

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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.

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JANUARY 8, 2010

Qualitative: We need a quality certification so that we can improve our internal efficiencies and streamline the processes for having delighted customers. It is almost easy to figure out “What” and “How” of processes once you have addressed “Why”. — Quantitative: I have 6000+ followers on Twitter. Feels great! And they did!

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