CIO

MARCH 8, 2023

Scott left GATX in 2007 to become CIO of Crowe, an accounting, consulting, and tech firm. She’s now CEO of her own business, CIO Concierge LLC, a niche consultancy that provides executive-level coaching as well as IT branding and strategic planning services. She retired from that position in 2020.

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QAspire

OCTOBER 24, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Establishing Forums to Build a Quality Oriented Culture Total Quality Management (TQM) says that quality is everybody’s job. Quality improvement involves transformation, and these forums helps in transforming culture for excellence in all spheres of an organization’s activities.

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Luis Goncalves

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Zynga is an American social game development company founded in 2007. These include fostering collaboration through two-way communication, asking employees’ feedback, focusing on what matters (setting priorities right), measuring success through key results, and building a culture of accountability.

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Agile42

AUGUST 24, 2018

Paul first implemented Scrum practices within the VersionOne marketing department in 2007, and is an experienced Innovation Games and Open Space facilitator who has spoken about organizational culture and agile development practices at conferences in North America, Europe and Asia.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 21, 2011

When asked how he transformed a lack-luster, institutional, global corporate giant into a dynamic culture focused on innovation and growth, Welch responded by saying; “My job is to put the best people on the biggest opportunities and the best allocation of dollars in the right places.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

They must be relevant, meaningful, in alignment with cultural values, and tied to the right set of metrics. My experience is that bonuses are absolutely effective given this caveat: they must be structured and implemented properly. It is not the bonus that is right or wrong, but the manner in which it is rolled-out.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

How healthy is your company’s culture? Your company has a culture whether you make the effort to shape it or not, and as you might expect, it’s better to make the effort to create the culture that will lead you to success than to simply hope a great corporate culture will organically generate itself.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Powerful questions evoke insight, stir creativity, inspire collaboration and help craft a culture of accountability. Randy is a “craftsman of culture and a catalytic coach,” who inspires elevated performance. You just finished reading Four Questions (and Tips) That Will Transform Your Culture ! About the Author.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 5, 2016

Most of you are really good at what you do: as influencers, sellers, coaches, change agents, or leaders, your intuition, excellent skills, and history of success guide your ability to facilitate change for your clients. I’ve trained it to 100,000 sales people, coaches, leaders, and negotiators globally. Facilitating Choice.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2010

Clearly this endeavor will take time, and may not yield immediate results, but the payoff organizationally, relationally, culturally, and in terms of future contribution can be huge. Bottom line…check your motivations.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 14, 2010

Does anyone on your executive team have a coach or mentor? One of the challenges with disruption is the 'cultural' balancing act required to attend to a core competency (primary revenue driver) while simultaneously recognizing that disruption must occur at the borders. Has your business embraced social media?

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 11, 2010

Vision is the core of culture, and without it organizations will never move beyond mediocrity – if they get that far. link] mikemyatt Great thoughts Mark – A leader who fails to transfer their vision has failed to understand the value of a vision. Thanks for sharing Mark.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 14, 2010

Values based hiring increases performance, enhances collaboration, reduces turnover, increases morale, and creates a stable culture. Don’t be quick to hire based upon gut feel, but rather take time in the interviewing process to let the prospective new hire get a feel for your culture and your company.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 31, 2010

That is what we want to be able to fit-in among all different cultures by respecting their culture first and then try to create the feeling of confort and confidence So when you leave that person, they feel a terrific experience, that they gained something out the time they invested in you.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

If you’re a leader who has created a fear based culture I can guarantee you two things: 1.) Because of this instant culture where people expect their needs to be filled right away, a side effect is a focus on me, me, me. your employees won’t give you their best, and; 2.) Thanks for sharing Dan.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 20, 2010

Never sacrifice quality: Your products, services, leadership, management, culture, customer service, communication, etc. Innovate: Your brand will have at best a limited shelf life if a culture of innovation doesn’t pervade your business. must all reflect high standards of quality.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2010

“My way or the highway&# leadership styles don’t play well in today’s world, will result in a fractured culture, and ultimately a non-productive organization. Others include a lack of focus on culture, failure to question assumptions, and poor innovation. Effectiveness should be the litmus test for leadership.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 5, 2010

The issue isn't the type of leadership structure utilized, but whether the leadership structure meshes with the talent, culture, context, etc. Thanks for sharing Tom… [link] Susan mazza I actually think the structure, including the culture and practices for maintaining that structure, is part of the problem.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 2, 2012

A high performance work culture needs a system that makes sure that employee goals are aligned and everyone is focused on the right stuff. Then, once a quarter, the planning team should meet offsite, preferably with a coaching resource like yours truly. Bonus points if the coach is bald-headed. You will also learn by doing.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 6, 2010

" Add to this the fact that every organization has similar but different struggles, one company may take two years to get back on track with a fantastic CEO and another may simply be already close with a CEO who needs to offer little cultural shift but is there to work on the accounting end.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 9, 2010

Make sure that everyone within your organization pays attention to design aspects relevant to their roles and responsibilities – make attention to design part of your culture.

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PowerSchool

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

The iPhone was introduced in 2007 and the iPad in 2010, and while the releases were just over 10 years ago, most would find it hard to remember life without them, especially in the K-12 classroom. It is vital to introduce exercises and assessments to develop this skill in K-12 for college, career, and life readiness.

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QAspire

JANUARY 12, 2011

It starts with getting the right people and building the right culture. It is their choice. Getting people to exercise their choice of delivering excellence is #1 leadership challenge. Finally, just like quality , excellence is a moving target. Today’s excellent becomes tomorrow’s good enough and day-after-tomorrow’s mediocre.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 5, 2010

That said, buckle-up and join me for a ride as we journey into the politically incorrect mind of Mike Myatt… The institutionalization of “Politically Correct Thinking&# in the corporate world has done more to harm operating businesses than just about any other social and/or cultural influence in recent times.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

In fact, most differences don’t require intervention as they actually contribute to a dynamic, creative, innovative culture. If the point of departure is truly causing organizational/performance disruption, and it is not your issue, then you must either coach/mentor that person through the challenge or get rid of them.

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QAspire

OCTOBER 3, 2010

A lot of what you build as a part of your organization’s culture is a result of what you have rewarded over a period of time. You can only create and reinforce a culture if you consistently catch people in the act of demonstrating the values and behaviors that make up the “how&# we get the job done. John Hunter´s last blog.

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QAspire

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. Check it out if you haven’t already ! Bonus: QAspire Blog was recently featured on Community of Program and Project Managers (PPM Community).

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

It is precisely the dispensing of one-size fits all advice that has allowed the ranks of consultants, coaches, mentors and other professional advisers to swell to historical proportions. Each company, even each department, has their own view, culture and needs that differentiate them from the ‘best practice’ currently out there.

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QAspire

AUGUST 2, 2010

Robin’s Blog Seth s Blog Steve Yastrow’s blog - new article Talking Story with Say Leadership Coaching TerryStarbucker.com The Tom Peters Weblog Utpal Writes QAspire Blog: Practical Insights on Quality, Management, Leadership and Improvement is powered by WordPress WordPress Themes

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James Shore

JUNE 2, 2021

This excerpt is copyright 2007, 2020, 2021 by James Shore and Shane Warden. Take a coach interested in trying Agile, assemble a team of novices, shake well, and bake for three years. These folks had everything stacked against them—except their coach and her approach to software development. Your feedback is appreciated!

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QAspire

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. On that note, wish you an “excellent” 2011!

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 3, 2015

How is it impacting your culture? Your key job as a leader is to create, communicate and hold your organization accountable to a set of core values that define what’s best, what's right, what's most noble about your culture. Leaders that live your core values will set the example for others and drive a phenomenal culture.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Unfortunately, our culture only recognizes the rich and the famous. I am happy to add a month’s worth of my coaching to your prize package if you wish to add that. I've seen him work with other leaders and provide training that not only equips us to coach and lead others – but to also help our own selves grow.

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QAspire

OCTOBER 10, 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. Check it out if you haven’t already ! Leadership , Process Improvement , Quality | Tanmay October 11, 2010 No Comments No comments yet.

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QAspire

JULY 22, 2010

loosing great ideas because of a “compliance” culture? efforts spent in resolving personal conflicts and protecting individual/departmental fortresses? poor communications and expectations management? not allowing people to make mistakes? acting from a reactive standpoint? not treating your customers well? not demonstrating integrity?

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QAspire

AUGUST 8, 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. Check it out if you haven’t already ! Bonus: Read my post (How to) Have a Great Monday! – and have a wonderful start into the week!

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QAspire

NOVEMBER 15, 2009

This book is a brilliant compilation of great thoughts from all time great authors and coaches. Why not now?” – James Allen (Success Coach) “It is important to remember that we are energy. Why not me? Einstein told us that. with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL

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