QAspire

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

The total cost of India’s successful Moon mission was $75M whereas cost of making movies like Interstellar is reported to be $165M. ISRO can be seen as a failure in 2019 but that failure (and all the lessons learned from it) enabled success in 2023.

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QAspire

AUGUST 30, 2015

Even if we don’t think too much about what happens over a long frame of time, we can still agree that what bought us here (technical skills, expertise etc) may not be sufficient to take us towards success in a volatile future. What skills do we need more of as we head into future? I read an interesting (and long) post by Janna Q.

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QAspire

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Mark Zuckerberg’s motto “move fast and break things” was popularized by Meta’s success and went on to inspire entrepreneurs and leaders across the globe. In their latest book, authors Anne Morriss and Frances Frei challenge the idea of breaking things while moving fast.

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QAspire

NOVEMBER 30, 2019

Deepak recently interacted with Dr. Tasha Eurich – an organizational psychologist whose recent book “Insight” is all about self-awareness being the secret ingredient of success in 21st century. In the conversation, Tasha Eurich emphasizes on importance of self-awareness as a meta skill that can set the upper limit of success.

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QAspire

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Success or failure is caused more by mental attitudes than by mental capacities Aggression is always a consequence of frustration. Don’t TALK your way to success, ASK your way through it. There can be no successful outcome without belief. Praise is a wonder drug. Appreciation is the fuel that drives performance.

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APRIL 10, 2023

“The way to professional accomplishment: you have to demonstrate that you know something unique, that you can repeat, over, and over and over until ultimately you lose interest in it… The model for personal development is antithetical to the model for professional success….Whenever

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QAspire

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

The author says, “The most successful organizations I’ve worked with have done it by creating a culture of change acceptance, far before they intend to introduce any changes. They do this by addressing six components of culture: legitimacy, ownership, relevance, attainability, authenticity, and impartiality.”

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JUNE 20, 2023

The book goes on to show, through deep research and insightful stories, how successful companies go about improving employee experience (EX) and Customer Experience (CX) together to create growth.

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QAspire

DECEMBER 21, 2021

You can create a larger impact only if you can architect your human process ecosystem appropriately and make sure that every person in the organization demonstrates the right behaviours and actions for the success of the business. – Krish Shankar, Catalyse. The book has rich insights for leaders at all levels, not just HR Leaders.

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QAspire

DECEMBER 21, 2021

You can create a larger impact only if you can architect your human process ecosystem appropriately and make sure that every person in the organization demonstrates the right behaviours and actions for the success of the business. The book has rich insights for leaders at all levels, not just HR Leaders.

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QAspire

SEPTEMBER 7, 2015

This impacts our choices because we want to maximize the chances of success. The key to success in VUCA world is to embrace the uncertain without waiting to be thrown into it. We are comfortable with what is predictable. Then, once in a while, we are thrown into situations where we have no control. We learn the most here.

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QAspire

JUNE 1, 2014

We have all read 10 tips, 5 steps, and 4 actions of successful leaders, but we have to look closer to find the secret ingredient of great leadership and outstanding results. ( @bizshrink ). Joel Garfinkle on his Career Advancement Blog shares “ 7 Competencies Successful HR Executive MUST Know ” to be successful. ( @workcoach4you ).

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QAspire

DECEMBER 24, 2019

Success means using your knowledge and experience to satisfy yourself. The Art of Successful Giving: Adam Grant. And that means, we continue to navigate our way trying to meet/respond to the needs of external world (outside-in). Significance means using your knowledge and experience to change the lives of others.” – Bob Buford.

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QAspire

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Competence is the key to solving problems but competence alone is not sufficient for success. In the same year 2010, American Management Association released result of their Critical skill survey which outlined Creativity, Communication, Collaboration and Critical Thinking as key skills for future success.

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QAspire

JANUARY 14, 2018

Sometimes, even when we have done all the critical thinking before deciding, success of a decision depends on context as well. And then we adapt. We can never be certain if our decisions will turn out the way we anticipate. So, what if we change our perspective about our decisions.

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JANUARY 16, 2017

As the rate of change and disruption continues to accelerate, companies need a strong foundation of fundamentals that enable long term success and growth. What differentiates companies that succeed over a long run from those that don’t? 10 characteristics are outlined in the sketch note below.

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QAspire

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Other Sketchnotes I created for WhatsNext Podcast : The Art of Successful Giving: Adam Grant. Do enjoy the full conversation and here is the sketchnote summary of key insights from the podcast that I enjoyed. Leaders as Multipliers : Liz Wiseman. Technology and Being Human : Arianna Huffington. Building a Culture of Excellence : Tom Peters.

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QAspire

DECEMBER 4, 2012

If a lot of your success as a project manager is dependent on how you deal with these people, understanding basic human needs and psychology is absolutely essential. Understanding this context and adapting the core project management concepts to this context is crucial for project success. Fourth is to keep a constant eye on results.

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QAspire

MARCH 9, 2015

Parables in 100 Words Happiness life success' Try to find yours and you won’t get it. Extend it to others and you will get yours!”. Also Read : Other 100 Word Parables. Hector and the Search for #Happiness.

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QAspire

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

Success breeds success and somewhere in the growth process, the focus shifts from creativity and passion to profits and numbers. The birth of an organization happens with a technical idea that solves a problem. It starts with creativity, passion and inventive thinking. At one point, this focus on numbers becomes a chronic obsession.

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QAspire

JANUARY 26, 2011

Continuous learning and its respective implementation to generate desired business outcomes is at the core of successful organizations. Jack Welch said, “An organizations ability to learn, and translate that learning into action rapidly, is the greatest competitive advantage.”

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MAY 20, 2018

In a business context, there are many organizations like 3M, Apple, NetFlix and Google whose success can be attributed to their ability to disrupt themselves continuously.

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QAspire

JANUARY 6, 2013

In a recent game of cricket, the top batsmen failed to make an impact and got out in quick succession. Bottom line : Cohesion in a team (specially senior leadership team in an organization) is important for success. After reading my last post about cohesive leadership team , some one asked me, “What exactly is cohesion?”

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MAY 25, 2014

Emergent Leadership is central to success of groups, teams and orgs. In a networked/connected/virtual world, emergent leadership is critical to success of organizations. - – - – -. Coaching Culture: The Art and Science of Success #IndiaHRChat. - – – – -. . - – - – -.

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QAspire

OCTOBER 22, 2017

And finally, a nugget of wisdom that outlines the path to success in a networked world: In a networked world, the surest path to success is not acquiring and controlling assets, but widening and deepening connections. Gmail, Google Drive, etc.) and 10% on completely new markets (i.e. self-driving cars).

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QAspire

JULY 22, 2013

A great culture enables success, builds team fabric and attracts talent too. Good team work is mathematics – it adds leverage, divides work and multiplies success. Own failures but share success. The greatest danger a team faces isn’t that it won’t become successful, but that it will, and then ease to improve.”. “The

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QAspire

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

We always intended that this contribution be a catalyst that increases the success rate of entrepreneurship, not just remain a book. success rate, which I think you will agree is shockingly low. success rate. I was curious to know what prompted you to write this book? That equates to a 0.4% That equates to a 0.4%

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QAspire

MARCH 21, 2012

I realized that when a business professional works on only these 3 areas ( P erception, V isibility and I nfluence) they will be successful. The most successful utilized the PVI model better than anyone else. Joel Garfinkle] If you don’t take control of how others see you, you will undermine both your career and your future success.

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QAspire

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Art that is not only confined to traditional understanding, but doing things in a way that changes others and ecosystem for better. In that sense, each one of us has a possibility to be an artist.

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QAspire

MAY 20, 2014

A man approached JP Morgan with an envelope and said, “Sir, in my hand I hold a guaranteed formula for success, which I will gladly sell you for $25,000.”. Improvement & Development In 100 Words Leadership JPMorgan learning life life lessons success' JP Morgan opened the envelope, and extracted a single sheet of paper.

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QAspire

OCTOBER 28, 2012

Human beings have an obsession to decode success. Recently when he was asked about the secret of his humility, his response was simple, “I don’t let success, records and adulation go into my head”. The challenge in creating a culture of appreciation is to ensure that people don’t just do things for the sake of being appreciated.

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QAspire

AUGUST 4, 2013

Organization suffers when leaders take decisions purely based on their emotion, assumption, perception or a bias without questioning them. It can sometimes prove fatal. One of the most important agenda for HR Professionals today is to assess and develop critical thinking skills of their people.

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QAspire

FEBRUARY 12, 2012

This becomes even more crucial when we work in a knowledge world where comprehension, contextual clarity and ability to communicate are central to our success as individuals and teams. It is important to realize that understanding and comprehension of our work is at the core of our success as professionals.

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QAspire

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

Here are a few snippets from the podcast: “Success in social media happens when you focus on ‘social’ aspect more than ‘media’ aspect (tools).”. Social Media and Leadership Success: A Few Parallels. What techniques do you use for learning through social media? Can social media help in generating thought leadership and influence?

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QAspire

APRIL 17, 2016

Here are a couple of excellent quotes from Lisa’s post: “Coaching is a service and we cannot be successful if the learner perceives that we are helping to satisfy OUR needs or wants.”. Coaching Culture: The Art and Science of Success #iHRChat. Bell (and the sketchnote summary). Great Teachers are Great Leaders and Vice Versa.

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QAspire

MARCH 6, 2011

Leadership is about using “we” language more than “I versus them” , and that kind of leadership owns the failures as much as they own their successes. Bottom line : Leadership is not just about enjoying the fruits of success. When you talk negative, focus too much on problems and blame others, you are missing the opportunity.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2012

He runs a successful NGO and speaks across the globe on coping with life’s challenges. After struggling initially as a depressed kid who contemplated suicide, he was transformed when his mother showed him an inspiring article about a man who was also dealing with a severe disability. Which one would you choose? ”. - – - – -.

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