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| Page 1 of 2 | Previous | Next | QASPIRE BLOG JULY 1, 2012 Taking Charge of a Team? Avoid These 4 Mistakes Managers often end up in a situation when they are hired to take charge of a team/department that already exists and performs to a certain level. The history comes along, but is invisible to this new manager. Leadership Leading People Leading Projects managing teams taking charge Team Building team management | | | | | | | | QASPIRE BLOG FEBRUARY 23, 2013 Do KRA’s and Rewards Help in Quality? Managers and HR set up KRA’s for each employee and some part pay is attached to achievement of these KRA’s. When kids don’t comply to your instructions, you tell them, “Do it and you will get a surprise gift.” Some parents I know use scoring system (with negative marking) to keep kids focused on living within the rules. | QASPIRE BLOG MAY 8, 2012 Improvement: Show Them The Results As a manager, if you are trying to improve your work practices, remember this: Let your improvement initiative speak for itself through positive business results. Leading Change Leading Projects Process Improvement Quality Improvement Leadership project management QualityA child develops confidence as she experiences things around her. | QASPIRE BLOG FEBRUARY 2, 2011 Three Rituals For Constant Alignment And Learning When we work on large scale projects, long term assignments or complex change initiatives – we decompose our work into smaller chunks that are more manageable. Geeks refer to this technique as “modularization”. We create a set of smaller tasks that we perform according to a schedule to achieve milestones, and hence the objective. It all | QASPIRE BLOG JULY 4, 2010 Final Part: 7 Things Managers & Leaders Should Never Do Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Final Part: 7 Things Managers & Leaders Should Never Do I wrote earlier about “ 11 Things Project Managers & Leaders Should Never Do ” and then continued the chain of thoughts with another post titled “ 7 (More) Things Project Managers & Leaders Should Never Do. | | | | | | | | | -
QASPIRE BLOG | TUESDAY, JULY 6, 2010 Change Management Essentials - 5 Things To Avoid Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Change Management Essentials - 5 Things To Avoid Most organizational/team improvement initiatives we undertake involve change - from current state of affairs to desired state. Change is the only constant, and hence it is important for us to know how to manage it, and what “not to do there. MORE >> -
QASPIRE BLOG | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 2011 10 Key Lessons On Leading Virtual Teams Effectively 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. Don’t get insecure : When a team is away, leaders tend to get insecure and start micro- managing. MORE >> -
QASPIRE BLOG | SUNDAY, JANUARY 22, 2012 Fostering Autonomy in a Team: 7 Lessons Leadership Managing People Managing Projects Agile Scrum self directed team self organizing team Team Building team management“…leadership may be defined as: the ability to enhance the environment so that everyone is empowered to contribute creatively to solving the problem(s).” – Gerald M. Weinberg. MORE >> -
QASPIRE BLOG | THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2010 Training Middle Managers On People Management Basics 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. Don’t Kill It! MORE >> -
QASPIRE BLOG | TUESDAY, AUGUST 24, 2010 Managing Results by Defining “Deliverables” Early On Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Managing Results by Defining “Deliverables” Early On As professionals, we all are responsible for shipping stuff to our customers (internal or external). As a manager, it helps if you can clearly define what deliverable means. Deliverables define the results you are seeking. MORE >>
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