QAspire

DECEMBER 19, 2010

A few years back, I was facilitating a discussion between the project leaders. Most participants, who were leading projects, only talked about their war stories and problems they faced so far. All ‘activities done’ and ‘problems solved’ during the project are means to an end. Effective leaders focus on the end. Don’t Kill It!

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JANUARY 2, 2011

Striving for excellence” should be a call to action for us to renew our focus on developing a culture of excellence, great leadership, adopting best practices, making them work in our context, continual improvement and superior service to our customers/peers. Cheers, Tanmay Other Links to this Post RSS feed for comments on this post.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Teaching, Improvement and Change: A Few Parallels 12 years back, I started my career as a tutor who taught Oracle and PL/SQL to students belonging to different age groups. Regards, Jay Chhaya Other Links to this Post RSS feed for comments on this post. Don’t Kill It!

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JANUARY 9, 2011

In my career so far, I have (broadly) seen two kinds of organizations. Same challenges show up in each project. It is important to realize that it is virtually impossible to develop a process/approach that will foresee all possible issues organization will face. How organizations deal with them makes all the difference.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Making sound decisions is a skill set that needs to be developed like any other. By developing a qualitative and quantitative filtering mechanism for your decisioning process you can make better decisions in a shorter period of time. What if the costs exceed projections, and the benefits fall short of projections?

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 29, 2010

Creating a framework for decisioning, using a published delegation of authority statement, encouraging sound business practices in collaboration, team building, leadership development, and talent management will all help even out the uneven. Where there is disagreement there is an inherent potential for growth and development.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 5, 2010

The most important decision a leader can make with regard to any implementation, initiative, project, objective, goal, task, etc. Share and Enjoy: View Comments [link] Most Tweeted Articles by Leadership Development Experts [.] is who they are going to put in charge? What say you??? 2 Tweets Who’s In Charge?

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QAspire

AUGUST 26, 2010

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. Train existing managers as well.

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AUGUST 24, 2010

Note: My book ‘ #QUALITYtweet – 140 bite-sized ideas to deliver quality in every project ’ explores the people, process and leadership aspects to build a constantly improving organization culture. Bonus: QAspire Blog was recently featured on Community of Program and Project Managers (PPM Community). Check out the feature.

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JANUARY 20, 2011

"The HR Carnival" by Mike Haberman (at Omega HR Solutions) features my post " Don’t Just Punish Them If They Don’t Comply " along with 32 other great posts on HR, Leadership and Organization Development. Don’t Kill It! Working and Walking – Where Are You Going?

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QAspire

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Tags: improvement , Process Improvement , Quality , self development , Self Growth Career Related , Improvement & Development , Process Improvement , Self Growth | Tanmay November 18, 2010 4 Comments By Ketan, November 18, 2010 @ 7:05 am Excellent, Tanmay!!

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

Tags: Adversity , Golden Shower Tree Career Related , Improvement & Development , Self Growth , Uncategorized | Tanmay September 20, 2010 5 Comments By Jay Chhaya, September 20, 2010 @ 8:00 am Yes I am listening and very rightly said, adverse conditions teaches us the most in life.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Quality of Planning = Quality of Execution: 7 Lessons When a project is executed, a plan is established. Constant and comprehensive planning is the secret of many successful projects because planning provides a direction to the team. It helps in setting a precedence on what’s important.

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QAspire

AUGUST 2, 2010

Tags: Round Up Round Ups | admin August 3, 2010 1 Comment Other Links to this Post Project & Time Management» Blog Archive » Rassegna stampa Project Management del 4 agosto 2010 — August 4, 2010 @ 5:24 pm RSS feed for comments on this post.

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QAspire

AUGUST 1, 2010

He delivered some simple yet powerful messages on excellence while narrating the tale of his life and career. Anupam talked about excellence – as he sees it. Here is a quick summary of those powerful lessons: Be your own enemy : We get too bogged down by comparisons and competition. Check it out – some great ideas waiting to be explored!

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QAspire

JANUARY 12, 2011

We develop our products and services in line with the demands of our customers. This led to some more thinking and here’s what I realized: Quality is generally extrinsic. It is driven by external demands. We implement best practices in line with industry standards. We write our processes to get certified against a certain standard.

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QAspire

JANUARY 16, 2011

Hence, Rosabeth Moss Kanter , a professor at Harvard Business School believes, “ The next big trend is simple: to simplify. ” So here is a BIG question : How are you contributing towards simplifying the business (of your organization or your customer’s organization) and life (yours and people who work with you)? Don’t Kill It!

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JULY 4, 2010

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. Don’t Kill It!

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QAspire

SEPTEMBER 12, 2010

Life Lesson on Endurance What I learned from my daughter about “Persistence” Tags: Leadership , Persistence Leadership , Managing People , Managing Projects , Process Improvement , Self Growth | Tanmay September 13, 2010 No Comments No comments yet. RSS feed for comments on this post. Don’t Kill It!

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QAspire

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. Reducing overrun on your project can have direct impact on your bottom lines. A lot of business leaders. You get the point.

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QAspire

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Tags: connecting with our own self , real worship , self development Random Musings , Self Growth | Tanmay December 2, 2010 3 Comments By Jagat , December 2, 2010 @ 1:44 pm Just 2 Words, Mind Blowing.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

In today’s post I’ll clearly explain the difference between vision and mission … As as a backdrop to answering today’s question, I want to share a simple organizational framework I developed several years ago to help executives gain a better understanding of leadership structure.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Photo: Flower at Esplanade Park, Helsinki, taken during my Finland visit in May 2009 Tags: God , Hard work , Opportunity , Random Muse , Work Career Related , Leadership , Random Musings | Tanmay February 19, 2010 6 Comments By shahmaulikn, February 19, 2010 @ 8:18 am Wow.Simply Great. What are you doing to seize them?” Don’t Kill It!

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QAspire

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

It also comes out that the amount of preparation, practice and thinking that goes in when developing your product/service is inversely proportional to the pain you will undergo when delivering. When we start important projects/initiatives, we create plans and strategies for execution. Check it out if you haven’t already !

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QAspire

OCTOBER 24, 2010

Organize events like group discussions and brainstorming sessions to promote ideas, share success stories, best practices and project case studies. Tags: Culture Building , improvement , Quality Improvement & Development , Process Improvement , Quality | Tanmay October 25, 2010 No Comments No comments yet. Don’t Kill It!

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QAspire

OCTOBER 10, 2010

Monitor the implementation through pilot projects and check if the improvements are yielding right results. Customers can be your strongest process improvement partners. Do you know what your customer’s want? Execute and Pilot: Execute the improvement actions. If not, quickly realign. Check it out if you haven’t already ! Don’t Kill It!

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QAspire

AUGUST 20, 2010

Must read if you are struggling with your productivity. Have a Fantastic Friday and a refreshing weekend! Friday High-Five- Posts I Loved Reading Last Week Other Links to this Post RSS feed for comments on this post. Don’t Kill It! Working and Walking – Where Are You Going?

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QAspire

AUGUST 17, 2010

So how do you maximize your possibility of getting it first time right when you deal with projects? Here are three most important things I could think of: Clarity : In projects (or in any initiative), when you shoot in the dark, the bullet comes back to kill you. Most projects fail because of lack of clarity.

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QAspire

JULY 29, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Adding Value: A Gentle Reminder Sure, as a project manager / business leader, you: Completed the project in given time frame. Early in the project cycle? Adding value – that is what project management (and all our work as professionals) is all about. Within the budget.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

a 12 month project. Posted on November 29th, 2010 by admin in Miscellaneous , Operations & Strategy , Talent Management By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Bonus or no bonus? I now own two small construction companies, I believe this industry could actually change to commission//Salary.

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QAspire

SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

Tags: Book review , Chris Guillebeau , The art of non-conformity Books/Reviews , Career Related , Leadership , Self Growth | Tanmay September 27, 2010 2 Comments By Chris Guillebeau , September 27, 2010 @ 6:27 am Thanks again for passing on the message of AONC.

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AUGUST 12, 2010

Photo Courtesy: Holtsman’s Flickr Stream Tags: Passion , Seth Godin Improvement & Development , Managing Communication , Managing People , Random Musings | Tanmay August 13, 2010 No Comments No comments yet. RSS feed for comments on this post. Don’t Kill It! Working and Walking – Where Are You Going?

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QAspire

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

QAspire Blog was recently featured on Community of Program and Project Managers (PPM Community). Check out the feature. Thanks to Amit Agarwal (India’s first Professional Blogger at award winning Digital Inspiration blog) for listing QAspire Blog in Directory of Top Indian Blogs under ‘HR/Management/Business’ category. Don’t Kill It!

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QAspire

AUGUST 29, 2010

Instead what I believe and follow is that one should work for betterment of project / product. And according to me that comes when you work for the Product / Project and not with an idea of My work OR Their (boss / company) work. That’s when you donate for the purpose of making a product more matured. Don’t Kill It!

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AUGUST 10, 2010

. - - - - - Stay tuned to QAspire Blog: Subscribe via RSS , Connect via Facebook or Follow us on Twitter Tags: customer delight , Customer Relationships , Excellence , project management , Quality Leadership , Managing Projects , Quality | Tanmay August 11, 2010 7 Comments By Anil Kumar, August 11, 2010 @ 8:59 am Fantastic post!!

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QAspire

JULY 22, 2010

Tags: costs , hidden costs , improvement Leadership , Managing People , Managing Projects , Process Improvement | Tanmay July 23, 2010 8 Comments By ajay, July 23, 2010 @ 8:17 am Excellent, Who would have thought about middle manager’s vision.

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QAspire

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer 5 Pointers For Effectively Dealing With Negative Feedback In my career so far, I have seen number of confrontations arising out of a negative feedback that is shared honestly. Some people disagree (or take it personally) when a negative feedback is shared in performance appraisal. Don’t Kill It!

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