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JANUARY 12, 2011

It starts with getting the right people and building the right culture. with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL 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. Don’t Kill It!

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AUGUST 2, 2010

with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL Have a terrific Tuesday and a productive month ahead! Don’t Kill It! Working and Walking – Where Are You Going?

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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.

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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. Shared statistical reports with the top management. Adding value – that is what project management (and all our work as professionals) is all about.

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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. Don’t Kill It!

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NOVEMBER 21, 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. with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL Check it out if you haven’t already ! 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. with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL Don’t Kill It!

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JULY 22, 2010

poor communications and expectations management? loosing great ideas because of a “compliance” culture? effective and right management can go a long way. with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL efforts spent in resolving personal conflicts and protecting individual/departmental fortresses?

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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. with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL Check it out if you haven’t already ! Don’t Kill It!

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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. with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL Check it out if you haven’t already ! Don’t Kill It!

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NOVEMBER 28, 2010

with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL Knowing how people learn, change and adapt helps when implementing significant organizational changes/improvements. - - - - - Stay tuned to QAspire Blog: Subscribe via RSS or Email, Connect via Facebook or Follow us on Twitter. Don’t Kill It!

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AUGUST 17, 2010

That, to me, is the essence of project management. For project success the points rightly identified above are part of Verification process in V&V model. with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL That is where processes and FTR approach can really help. Don’t Kill It!

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AUGUST 31, 2010

Megha By Parallel Project Management Training , September 1, 2010 @ 8:55 pm Sad to say that I know some leaders who fulfill all these requirements. Parallel Project Management Training´s last blog. with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL Thanks a Lot for again a very good Topic! Don’t Kill It!

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AUGUST 15, 2010

with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL Don’t Kill It! Working and Walking – Where Are You Going?

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AUGUST 10, 2010

with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL Your questions in the post are a checklist kind of thing to meet their needs and then delighting the customers. Don’t Kill It! Working and Walking – Where Are You Going?

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JANUARY 3, 2010

He shared some of his best work with me in 2009, in form of his books and innovatively done cards. with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL More than that, he is a wonderful friend. Don’t Kill It! Working and Walking – Where Are You Going?

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JULY 1, 2010

Learning fundamentals of project management is essential for everybody - irrespective of whether you are a project manager or not. Well, that is what project management is all about! The idea was to relate project management and PDCA cycle with all personal initiatives for improvement.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

QAspire Blog was recently featured on Community of Program and Project Managers (PPM Community). 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. Check out the feature.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2010

The point that this post tries to make is that execution (that covers all aspects of a project viz. Once plans are established, a project manager needs to constantly focus on status of execution and keep the plans aligned to the current state of the project. with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL

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JULY 1, 2010

Process culture best established when you are still small. A leader’s belief about people goes a long way in building culture. The next post talked about leadership belief and building a people-centric culture. with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL My next post helps you do that. Don’t Kill It!

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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. Whether you are a project manager or a business leader, here are a few actions you can take to set the right expectations on behaviors you value. with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL

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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. with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL

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JANUARY 20, 2011

with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL Don’t Kill It! Working and Walking – Where Are You Going?

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FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Seven Key Thoughts About Managing Human Resources Here are SEVEN most prominent thoughts that stuck me this week about managing “human” resources. A Round Up of My Writing in February 2010 Other Links to this Post QAspire Blog - Quality, Management, Leadership & Life!

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JULY 14, 2010

Oftentimes, in the larger corporate culture of focussing on quarterly results, the priority becomes the immediate short- term strategy–leading to high risk growth. Cultivating people takes time, but is at the core of leadership and building a sustainable culture. with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL

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AUGUST 20, 2010

.&# How to Discuss an Employee Performance Problem - by Dan McCarthy Dan reminds us, “Knowing how to sit down with an employee and have an effective conversation about a performance problem is one of the hardest things for any manager to do, new or experienced, and should never be taken for granted.&# You take a shot at it.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2010

with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL Don’t Kill It! Working and Walking – Where Are You Going?

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NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Article Series on Quality – A Round-Up As announced earlier , I am writing a very exciting series of articles on QUALITY over at ActiveGarage.com – it is a 12-part series that touches upon some of the most critical aspects of building a quality-centric organization culture. Don’t Kill It!

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DECEMBER 19, 2010

with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL Don’t Kill It! Working and Walking – Where Are You Going?

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JANUARY 16, 2011

with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL Don’t Kill It! Working and Walking – Where Are You Going?

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DECEMBER 8, 2009

Few years back, I heard a project manager saying, “I will screw him up if he does not complete this module today”. Statements like these tell us more about the attitude of the project manager. Toxicity in words, deeds and thoughts of leaders builds an organization culture that is very difficult to unwind.

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DECEMBER 1, 2010

with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL Don’t Kill It! Working and Walking – Where Are You Going?

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DECEMBER 21, 2010

Practicing servant leadership is most effective when the overall organization’s culture is built accordingly. with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL It allows a leader to strongly influence the people and rather than “commanding-controlling&# , they focus on&# communicating, listening and enabling&#.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2010

I read somewhere that the only legacy of great leaders is the culture they create. Culture of a team or organization forms an eco-system for people to deliver great results. Hence, culture is at the very core of a quality oriented culture. with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL Don’t Kill It!

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JULY 27, 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. All improvements are about change - in habits and in culture. with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL

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AUGUST 5, 2010

Stories create alignment and hence culture. with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL Tell tales of triumphs and trials, of success and failures, of past and future. Stories reinforce the belief system. Stories validate people’s aspirations and empower them. Listen to their stories as well. Don’t Kill It!

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AUGUST 22, 2010

with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL Don’t Kill It! Working and Walking – Where Are You Going?

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