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OCTOBER 31, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Thoughts on Project Leadership and Choices I love project management as a subject not only because it gets so much work done, but also because project management manifests how people operate. Don’t Kill It! Working and Walking – Where Are You Going?

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AUGUST 2, 2010

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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. Don’t Kill It!

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

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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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QAspire

AUGUST 22, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Innovation, Quality & Entrepreneurship at Akshaya Patra Akshaya Patra Foundation in India is a shining example of how social entrepreneurship combined with power of innovation can make a HUGE difference. First, some background information. million children across India on all school days.

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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. 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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QAspire

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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Women on Business

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

Now 45, Heather Aguilera—who was an IT Project Manager “earning six figures” at a major Canadian bank before she left to become a SAHM—was eventually reduced to thinking she “would have to work in a donut shop.” 5 Winning Strategies For Starting a Business Guest post by Jane Wesman (learn more about Jane at.

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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. Our progress as professionals depends a lot on our ability to undergo the pain of delivering things out. Check it out if you haven’t already !

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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. He knows the basics. He is able to play the music according to notes. Don’t Kill It!

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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 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. Don’t Kill It! Working and Walking – Where Are You Going?

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QAspire

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

In software development world, inaccurate estimates are a major cause of project failures.) In my view, Agile is not just a software development methodology, agility is also a mindset. So next time you plan your project / initiative, remember that quality of execution depends on quality of planning.

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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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QAspire

NOVEMBER 28, 2010

Tags: improvement , Process Improvement , Processes , project management , Quality Managing Projects , Process Improvement , Quality | Tanmay November 29, 2010 1 Comment By Jay Chhaya, December 1, 2010 @ 12:16 pm Masterpiece co-relation between teaching and process improvement aspects.

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QAspire

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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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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QAspire

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. On a second thought, you can only innovate when you don’t have to worry about doing the routine stuff right. That is where processes and FTR approach can really help.

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QAspire

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. Thanks a Lot for again a very good Topic! It’s amazing that they get to the top. A tendency to overly criticise others.

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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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QAspire

AUGUST 10, 2010

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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QAspire

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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QAspire

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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QAspire

AUGUST 8, 2010

Tags: Business , Business Performance , improvement , Metrics , Performance , Quality Improvement & Development , Leadership , Process Improvement , Quality | Tanmay August 9, 2010 No Comments No comments yet.

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QAspire

JULY 22, 2010

Bacharach for including my post “5 Ideas to Ensure Lessons are Really Learned” in his list of 10 Must-Read Social Media & Leadership Stories From July 12-17 My post “ Leadership Belief and Building ‘People-Centric’ Culture ” was featured in Carnival of HR – Online Degree Edition along with other GREAT posts on HR and Leadership.

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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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QAspire

JANUARY 9, 2011

It is important to realize that it is virtually impossible to develop a process/approach that will foresee all possible issues organization will face. Peter Senge has done some amazing work on organization development and systems thinking. This is true for all businesses large and small. What about you? Don’t Kill It!

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QAspire

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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AUGUST 20, 2010

Six Thoughts About Middle Management - by Lisa Haneberg Lisa says , “Management is a social act. These brilliant posts hit the point and leave us with some excellent lessons. A big high-five to these amazing folks. Conversations are your currency to generate excellence and bring out the best in others. Don’t Kill It!

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QAspire

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. Opportunities are everywhere. Don’t Kill It!

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OCTOBER 24, 2010

Tags: Culture Building , improvement , Quality Improvement & Development , Process Improvement , Quality | Tanmay October 25, 2010 No Comments No comments yet.

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QAspire

AUGUST 1, 2010

Jason Seiden at “Fail Spectacularly” blog has hosted the latest Carnival of Leadership Development featuring my post “ 5 Ways to Build Trust&# Lessons from a Conversation) ” along with a host of other GREAT posts on leadership and executive development. Check it out – some great ideas waiting to be explored! Don’t Kill It!

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 26, 2011

Social Nation sets forth the foundations for this new way of doing business. 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. And it’s a good thing, too.

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QAspire

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Photo Courtesy: DJHuber’s Flickr Photo stream Tags: comfort zone , getting things done , Leadership Improvement & Development , Leadership , Managing People , Process Improvement , Self Growth | Tanmay February 3, 2010 4 Comments By shahmaulikn, February 3, 2010 @ 9:06 am Truly Motivated and learning. Have a wonderful Wednesday!

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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. February Leadership Development Blog Carnival By Katy , February 10, 2010 @ 8:05 pm Hi Tanmay - great post! Tom Glover´s last blog.

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QAspire

JULY 8, 2010

Great Quotes , Improvement & Development , Quality , Self Growth | Tanmay July 9, 2010 2 Comments By Jay Chhaya, July 9, 2010 @ 11:38 am Some people aren’t use to quality centric environment and the reason is that actions in such environment requires additional efforts to strive to quality standards. Don’t Kill It!

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