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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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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.” I have gone through a great transformation in priorities”, says Aguilera, “and how I measure success and quality of life.”

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JANUARY 16, 2011

Jessica Cox Becomes First Pilot With No Arms By Hemal, January 17, 2011 @ 12:31 pm I have no other words than “Simply&# superb ! with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL Hence, Rosabeth Moss Kanter , a professor at Harvard Business School believes, “ The next big trend is simple: to simplify. ” Don’t Kill It!

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

Complimenting the StrategyDriven Management & Leadership articles, these conversations examine the real world challenges managers face every day that are not easily solved with a new or redesigned process and instead demand the application of soft leadership skills to achieve a positive outcome.

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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. with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL

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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. Best, Tanmay By Maria Payroll , January 17, 2011 @ 7:55 pm Great post. 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

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. with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL More preparation, more foresight generally means less pain. Don’t Kill It!

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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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QAspire

OCTOBER 3, 2010

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. Best, Tanmay By John Hunter , October 11, 2010 @ 4:44 pm coaching is very important. And far too little focus is given to coaching. Incentives are most often counterproductive.

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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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AUGUST 2, 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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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. with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL Why not me? Einstein told us that. Don’t Kill It!

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QAspire

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 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. with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL RSS feed for comments on this post. Don’t Kill It!

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DECEMBER 1, 2010

with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL 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. Sir, Thank you very much for providing such nice stuff. Don’t Kill It!

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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. with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL Don’t Kill It!

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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. Don’t Kill It!

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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. 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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NOVEMBER 17, 2010

with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL 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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JANUARY 17, 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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SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL If you are viewing this post in RSS reader or Email, click on “Display Images Below&# to see the picture. Don’t Kill It! Working and Walking – Where Are You Going?

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AUGUST 8, 2010

with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL Tags: Business , Business Performance , improvement , Metrics , Performance , Quality Improvement & Development , Leadership , Process Improvement , Quality | Tanmay August 9, 2010 No Comments No comments yet. RSS feed for comments on this post. Don’t Kill It!

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OCTOBER 24, 2010

with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL Tags: Culture Building , improvement , Quality Improvement & Development , Process Improvement , Quality | Tanmay October 25, 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 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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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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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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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Alexa Rank : 63,303 Google Page Rank : 5 PostRank Leadership Score : 2 Number of Posts in last 30 days : 13 TwitterGrader Score : 100 Lead By Example : John Baldoni is a seasoned leadership pro and one of only a few leadership coaches that I endorse. You can follow John on Twitter @JohnBaldoni. You can follow Steve on Twitter @steveroesler.

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OCTOBER 10, 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 20, 2010

with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL Must read if you are struggling with your productivity. Have a Fantastic Friday and a refreshing weekend! Don’t Kill It! Working and Walking – Where Are You Going?

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL Tags: Friday High-Five , Link Love Improvement & Development | Tanmay September 17, 2010 1 Comment By Jay Chhaya, September 17, 2010 @ 8:31 am Liked John Hunter’s and Patty Azzarello’s blogs. Visit TEDxAhmedabad’s website and register for the event.

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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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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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FEBRUARY 18, 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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