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APRIL 6, 2015

Their discretionary effort is so vital for your success. If you are aiming to build teams that are self-organizing, this is even more crucial. To be a part of a self-organizing team, people require maturity, skills and expertise to deal with technical challenges and manage conflicts constructively.

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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. Move Fast and Fix Things is an essential read for any leader looking for inspiration to raise the bar of excellence with their teams.

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APRIL 10, 2023

In many cases that I observe, transformation is the fuzzy word that leaders use to describe operational shifts within their teams or businesses. We often end up using words “change” and “transformation” interchangeably. Change subscribes to it.” ” All change is not transformation. “The

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QAspire

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Add scale of the organization, structure of teams, geographical distribution, functional barriers, remote work and disruptive waves and you have a perfect storm to face when trying to implement any meaningful change with long-term impacts. They forget that human system (our rationale, emotions, aspirations etc.)

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QAspire

MAY 25, 2014

Emergent Leadership is central to success of groups, teams and orgs. Traditional leadership is important, only when it fosters a culture (in team/in org) where people step up to lead. - – - – -. In a networked/connected/virtual world, emergent leadership is critical to success of organizations. - – - – -.

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AUGUST 4, 2013

Featured Work Leading People Team Building Announcement Critical thinking development hiring HR OD Talent' Organization suffers when leaders take decisions purely based on their emotion, assumption, perception or a bias without questioning them. It can sometimes prove fatal.

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QAspire

DECEMBER 4, 2012

After you have learned the concepts of project management, it is all about working with people – customers, internal stakeholders and team members. 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. How much is achieved?

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QAspire

OCTOBER 28, 2012

[Note: This post is a continuation of thoughts from my earlier post “ Building Engaged Teams with Power of Appreciation ”]. 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”.

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QAspire

MARCH 6, 2011

The blame senior management, the organization culture, their own team members and sometimes even the customers. 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.

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QAspire

FEBRUARY 12, 2012

One of the fellow team members instantly uttered, “This sounds interesting!”. Further discussion revealed that the team member did not actually grasp the concept in its totality. It is important to realize that understanding and comprehension of our work is at the core of our success as professionals. Comprehension is important.

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QAspire

JUNE 1, 2014

Jesse Lyn Stoner of the Seapoint Center emphasizes on the importance of creating a team charter through her post “ Create a Team Charter to Go Faster and Smarter ”. She says, “Taking the time to get clear agreements among team members can slow things down in the beginning, but will help you go faster in the long run.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2012

On the job people, teams, and divisions are ranked, reward for the top, punishment for the bottom. 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.

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QAspire

APRIL 13, 2014

One of the key challenges for a collaborative leader is to align the team, cross functional groups and customers to a common purpose and the best ways to address this challenge is to meaningfully connect with others. This is especially vital for teams that are distributed. They don’t hoard information but share openly. Stay Tuned!

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QAspire

MARCH 11, 2014

Most successful projects and teams I have seen have one thing in common – effective collaboration. An integral leader quickly builds trust which is the currency of a collaborative team. Engaging Communication: If trust is the currency of a collaborative team, communication is the way to build it.

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QAspire

JUNE 10, 2012

These team members are enthusiastic, engaged and willing to see the project succeed. The cost of an emotionally disengaged team to a project is huge. We need to understand the requirements of customer for sure, but we also need to understand the emotional needs of our team members. Emotion is the basis of how they operate.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

She has spent her career leading teams in Fortune 500 Human Resources organizations. She specializes in helping companies recognize what’s required to energize their people and to achieve long-term success at the bottom line. At successful companies, the culture is positive and values-based. Adams] Thanks Tanmay.

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QAspire

SEPTEMBER 7, 2013

A few years back, I was coordinating the interview process of my team members with the client before they start working on the client projects. My team members were not fully confident because they had never faced a client interview before. Preparation (or lack of it) has been a major determinant in my successes and failures so far.

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QAspire

AUGUST 10, 2015

Esther Derby is a highly respected voice in building up agile environments, organizations and teams for success. – – – – – A Note of Gratitude: Thanks to Sunder Ramachandran for using my sketch note on Leadership in one of his team meetings.

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QAspire

SEPTEMBER 22, 2013

In an organizational context, ability to influence is at the heart of a leader’s success in driving changes, building great teams, delivering results and implementing the strategic vision. How to build a great team and culture? He worked with others and through others to achieve his objectives. at People Matters Blog.

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AUGUST 19, 2012

Resentment in the team. Maximize their chances of success. You can’t hold people accountable, unless you demonstrate accountability yourself. If you do that, you will be perceived as a hypocrite. I think that fairness is an important element of accountability. If you want someone to perform, be fair to them.

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QAspire

FEBRUARY 2, 2014

Promoting the virtues of delegation and empowerment, for example, is fine in theory, but successful adoption is unlikely if the program participants have a clear “controlling” mind-set ( I can’t lose my grip on the business; I’m personally accountable and only I should make the decisions ).

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QAspire

FEBRUARY 23, 2014

Any great success is, almost always, a result of many small things done right. Trust is earned one deed at a time, lessons are learned one experience at a time and great teams are built one conversation at a time. The impact of one strategic failure may not be visible in a short term but can prove fatal in a long run.

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QAspire

MARCH 6, 2013

Add to this, the complexity of distributed teams and the problem grows worse. If your to-do list consumes all working hours or worse yet, if you are constantly responding to external demands, you will never be able to spend quality time with your team members. He considered that 25% of time as a critical success factor – and it was.

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QAspire

DECEMBER 29, 2014

This book is for business owners, quality improvement professionals and anyone in general who is driven by the desire to improve their team performance. It is never easy, but the ability to drive significant change that can bring positive results is immensely important for a business that wants to be successful in a rapidly growing market.

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QAspire

JANUARY 5, 2015

The cost of solving these problems after they grow big is often very high – sometimes, as high as losing a customer or your key team members! The key is to see (and let your team see) those repercussions through the understanding of the system. Keep the team together. What are the enablers of proactive leadership?

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QAspire

APRIL 17, 2016

In an organizational and team context, being able to coach people means helping them overcome their own resistance, get unstuck and move forward in the direction of their goals. Coaching Culture: The Art and Science of Success #iHRChat. Great coaching is at the heart of meaningful accomplishments. Bell (and the sketchnote summary).

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QAspire

JANUARY 15, 2014

Jul 2013 – How to Build a Great Team and Culture? Aug 2013 – Coaching Culture: The Art and Science of Success. Nov 2013 – Managing Aggression in a Team – A Short Tale. Focus on ‘Touch Time’. 60 Pointers. Sep 2013 – 6 Lessons On Creating a Lasting Influence.

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QAspire

APRIL 1, 2012

Whether you are facing challenges as a result of changes in the economy, new opportunities because of advances in technology, or already have a good idea you want to implement, these five leadership lessons can make the difference between a successful outcome and a false start. The good news is: you already learned them in kindergarten.

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QAspire

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Book Review: Lead Well and Prosper by Nick McCormick Being a good manager (self-management and team management) is essential ingredient of success in today’s business environment. This book outlines 15 successful strategies for becoming a good manager. When do you teach?

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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.

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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

MAY 8, 2012

Alternately, also show them the consequences – the rewards for success and the pain of current situation. Eliminate barriers and ensure that team stays focused. Communicate Results: Document success stories. Establish the need for improvement and communicate the purpose. Set up rituals and practices to provide help.

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QAspire

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

If you are dealing with a mediocre team or average performance from people, check what you are expecting from them. Setting high expectation means providing clarity of purpose, helping people find meaning of their work, helping them see what success looks like and then helping them along the way.

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QAspire

MARCH 25, 2014

In American Management Association’s critical skills survey 2012 , respondents emphasized on 4 C’s ( C ritical thinking and problem solving, Effective C ommunication, C ollaboration and team building and C reativity and innovation) as their key priorities for employee development, talent development and succession planning.

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QAspire

DECEMBER 11, 2011

In the current scenario (and the time to come), a professional’s ‘attitude of quality’ will be a key differentiator for his/her success. I remember a project manager who would test everything before sending it to customer, even after the inspection team had signed off the deliverable.

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QAspire

AUGUST 5, 2010

Tell tales of triumphs and trials, of success and failures, of past and future. Numbers and explicit details are fine, but stories of your inception, growth, challenges, success stories (in similar context) can help you a great deal in establishing comfort and confidence with your prospective customers. Show them the future.

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QAspire

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

Team members ( often referred to as “resources”, unfortunately ) are assigned, milestones are created and the schedule is circulated to all concerned. Constant and comprehensive planning is the secret of many successful projects because planning provides a direction to the team. Then the execution begins with a great zeal.

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