QAspire

OCTOBER 17, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Experience and Expertise – A Few Thoughts When a kid learns how to play music, he develops “ability” to play music. Then a few more years of practice and he develops ability to play new songs without notes. To innovate and experiment. He knows the basics. That is “expertise”.

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QAspire

AUGUST 17, 2010

When we research or try to innovate, we essentially do that with the objective of learning. On a second thought, you can only innovate when you don’t have to worry about doing the routine stuff right. Unless you are in research and innovation where experimentation/exploration is the name of the game.

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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.

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QAspire

AUGUST 10, 2010

Once you have these basics right, your efforts and investment on delighting your customers through various innovative and inclusive programs will yield the right returns. What is missing and how can you scale up to ensure consistency of delivery? What are the gaps that need to be filled? Thanks for sharing.

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QAspire

JULY 27, 2010

So, quality is a moving target – each time a customer comes back to you, you need to deliver similar or better quality (of products, services and experience), you need to demonstrate improvement, care enough about them, stay on top of market trends and keep changing the rules of the game (innovation). Check it out if you haven’t already !

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Coaching Tip

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

IBM then approached Microsoft to also develop the second generation of personal computer operating systems with GUI (Graphical User Interface) screens so IBM could sell more personal computers. In 2007, I jumped in the pool with my cell phone in a pocket of my swim suit causing me to buy a new mobile phone. John Agno: Ask the Coach.

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QAspire

JANUARY 3, 2010

He shared some of his best work with me in 2009, in form of his books and innovatively done cards. Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Nicholas Bate’s Book ‘Instant MBA’ and Other Great Resources for 2010 Nicholas Bate is a prolific thinker, blogger and author. More than that, he is a wonderful friend.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 23, 2018

While there have been numerous developments over the years in different industries, the healthcare sector has not been left behind. Over the years, technological innovations have brought about positive changes offering health insurance (and explaining the differences between types) in the Healthmarkets. Consider leaving a comment!

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QAspire

MARCH 10, 2010

Some ways to build differentiation : Focus on unique area of work and be the best there or do the routine work very differently or have world-class processes/methodologies to deliver excellence or have world class people or have fantastic set of tools that enable you to be different or constantly innovate new ways of work to push the envelope.

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Mills Scofield

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

I began traveling to Haiti as a volunteer in 2007 and moved here in 2010 to launch an organization called GOALS. GOALS uses soccer to engage youth in public service and education that improve quality of life and develop new leadership. Mostly this has to do with living in Haiti.

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QAspire

JANUARY 21, 2010

People get blinded so much by checklist that they stop innovating, experimenting and learning. However, the focus still has to be on situational thinking, innovation and assessing the variables in the process of managing/leading people. In any case, the importance of experimenting, making mistakes and innovating cannot be ruled out.

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QAspire

DECEMBER 18, 2009

A Few More Gems Rajesh Setty is known for executing innovative concepts that educate, add value and inspire. This will focus your mind on what you have, and you’ll soon realize you are not alone.” – TimSanders ( @sanderssays on Twitter) Download it now and share the invaluable wisdom from some of the best brains!

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

Why do we travel? Evolution made us ever more curious, and so we traveled to learn more. Travel allows us to, a Montaigne put it, “rub and polish our brains” against people from different regions and cultures. The trick is to travel with purpose and planning. Is this still true today? First, some background.

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QAspire

DECEMBER 8, 2009

You can identify a toxic leader by following traits: Does not promote initiatives Behaves destructively Often shouts at his people when they make mistakes Micromanages Suppresses innovative ideas Always tends to find something that is not going right and fix people on that Tries to be in control all the time Does not openly communicate in a straight-forward (..)

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Lead on Purpose

MAY 5, 2009

The monkeys quickly grab product management, marketing and development resources, and quicker than you could say, “there’s no place like home” three times, your product roadmap, release content, development resources and team are tossed into turmoil like a Kansas barnyard in a summer twister.

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Chris Brady

APRIL 23, 2010

  It's an old, old storythat is neither innovative nor impressive. and a Winner Announced Blog powered by TypePad Member since 09/2007 Author Chris Bradys Leadership Blog Chris Bradys Home Page Chris Bradys Rascal Tweets Chris Bradys FaceBook Chris Bradys YouTube Chris Bradys Fan Page-Rascal Nation Chris Brady on LinkedIn

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 31, 2011

Can you see how wisdom would flourish into genius with waves of innovations that naturally lead to abundance and wealth beyond our imagination today? Their biggest challenge is to build teams that create new innovative realities before others have even thought of them. The dangers to travelers, and businessmen were enormous.

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Covey Commitment Innovation Travel 50

Lead on Purpose

JULY 6, 2009

To encourage attendance and avoid conflicts with work and travel, Product Camps are generally held on a weekend day, and most commonly on Saturday. However, the combination of volunteers and sponsors generally allows organizers to carry out their events without charging a fee to attend. Jim; “Where can I find a list of upcoming Product Camps?”

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 17, 2014

However, innovations in the neurosciences to developments in social media have revealed that profitability should no longer be relegated to sales figures and profit margins alone. Copyright 2007-2014 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Our inability to influence the outcome of an event is deeply unsettling. All rights reserved.

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ROE ROI Letter Airlines 50

Strategy Driven

JUNE 24, 2011

Innovate and build products and services customers love to use. If you want your company’s leadership and employees to be forward looking, imaginative, and open to innovation, you need to pursue innovative approaches yourself – to the business as a whole, to the processes involved, and to the products or services you produce.

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Energy Follow-up Industry Learning-by-Doing 66

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 21, 2011

Through innovative solutions delivered within an integrated framework, SAS helps customers at more than 45,000 sites improve performance and deliver value by making better decisions faster. Remove them and you will find more time to focus on innovation. Innovate quickly. Innovate constantly. Get strategic.

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Real Estate Magazine Rogers Long-term 66

Strategy Driven

MARCH 18, 2011

Through innovative solutions delivered within an integrated framework, SAS helps customers at more than 45,000 sites improve performance and deliver value by making better decisions faster. Innovation on a budget. That extra time, along with the cost savings identified by Turney, can be used to focus on the third area: innovation.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 20, 2014

They’re independent businesspeople who are now marketing their sales and personal development services using my intellectual property, both online and in the classroom. Companies like Amazon, Zappos, and Apple have marched to the head of the class by innovating BEFORE the market did, and they set the standard for others to follow.

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Succession Customer Loyalty Competitive Advantage Content 50

Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

Develop those contacts as a ladder to reach higher, but more challenging, prospects. Test business development, starting with advice from your banker, accountant, and lawyer. Many career-enhancing activities can develop from carefully chosen volunteer-based projects. We can leverage each other’s expertise.

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Press Release Discount Sharpe Advertising 100

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Increasing creativity and innovation is not only on the priority list for start-ups; it’s also a strategic goal for CEOs of small, medium, and large-sized companies. As companies grapple with long odds on innovation like these, they are also looking for ways to improve the likelihood of their intrapreneurial success.

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Innovation Company Entrepreneur Constraint 8

Lead on Purpose

JULY 29, 2009

I have come up with the following three key functionalities that make the iPhone imperative to the work product managers and product-marketing managers do every day: Camera: PMs often have ‘white-board’ conversations with development and other groups where they map out requirements and other valuable information.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

As an advisor to CEOs, there is little doubt that I’m passionate about personal and professional development, and there is one simple reason why – it works. Great leaders are like a sponge when it comes to the acquisition of knowledge, the development of new skill sets, and the constant refinement of existing competencies.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 26, 2011

Instead of a monolithic one-way interaction, business is now being conducted through constant and meaningful two-way conversations between organizations and constituents – at every stage of organizational development. A community of travelers help us select hotels that meet our personal preferences thanks to Trip Advisor.

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Media Learning-by-Doing Open-book Company 67

Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2017

Whereas most business lists analyze companies by traditional metrics such as revenue or by subjective assessments such as “innovativeness,” our ranking evaluates the ability of leaders to strategically reposition the firm. Matthew Eyring , Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer of Vivint Inc.

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Franchising CEO Business Model Strategy 14

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2012

People tend to forget how crummy the original iPhone was when it hit the shelves of Apple stores across the country in 2007. Developers weren't able to offer 3rd party apps to users until the release of iOS 2.0 Or in simpler terms, they were the types of innovations that reject the existing basis of competition in an industry.

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Disruptive Innovation Advertising Innovation Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 25, 2012

For example, in 2007, the U.K.-based Since the bulk of internationally-traded merchandise travels by sea, shipping should be the first port of call. This may come as a surprise when you think about the long distances ships travel to transport cargo.

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Globalization Transportation Cooper Travel 12

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 16, 2016

In addition to lifting some travel restrictions, American financial institutions can establish accounts with their Cuban counterparts and telecommunication firms can export to and install equipment on the island. That said, the Obama administration has made a few changes.

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GDP Telecommunications Scenario Planning Travel 8

QAspire

FEBRUARY 7, 2010

They spend long hours over the years to understand, study, apply and innovate ideas in this core area. In my experience, the key to remain innovative in your core area is to find an ‘alternative’ – a creative pursuit that you love, that is different from your normal work and where you spend at least a few hours in a week. Check it out.

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Creativity Blog Directory Quality 84

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2016

He charged developers for toolkits – inhibiting the very software producers he should have wanted on Apple’s platform. Apple has since figured out this balance, of course, by opening the iOS platforms to app developers. Failure to engage developers. The Platform Economy. Sponsored by Accenture.

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Participative Software Market Penetration Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 6, 2017

The good news is that multiple employers are already innovating in these areas. Offer professional-development opportunities. is an innovator in this area. In 2007, it created a program for teens and young adults facing barriers to employment called This Way Ahead. Train frontline managers to support people and process.

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Survey Retail How To Reis 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 14, 2011

These days, thousands of college-bound teenagers mark the end of high school with a gap year , a chance to stop and think, to work and travel, and to gain the perspective and energy necessary for making the most of what's next. After all, half the children born since 2000 in the developed world are projected to see their 100th birthdays.

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Career Education Learning-by-Doing Policies 15

QAspire

AUGUST 3, 2010

It is said – “ Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted. ” But what really counts can always be managed.

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