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JULY 25, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Book Review: Everyone Communicates, Few Connect A few weeks back, my friend Becky Robinson at Mountain State University gifted me with a copy of John C. Tags: Book review , communication lessons , John C. Maxwell’s latest book “ Everyone Communicates, Few Connect ”. Have a GREAT week ahead!

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer In Review: The Art of Non-Conformity by Chris Guillebeau I have been following Chris Guillebeau ’s remarkable work via his blog since last couple of years. This led me to ask one question to Chris (the same one that I asked Seth Godin about in Linchpin’s book review ). Don’t Kill It!

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DECEMBER 19, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Leadership and Maintaining a Positive Outlook Conversations are at the core of good leadership and how/what a leader communicates reveals the personality of the leader. I read this on Twitter recently - conversations are the currency of leadership. Don’t Kill It!

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FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer #QUALITYtweet – Interviews, Guest Post and Reviews I am delighted to share a couple of things that happened this week around my book #QUALITYtweet. He reviewed the book in a previous article and shared two-part interview with me. You can read Part - I and Part – II of the interview.

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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. I have written before that Projects are a great opportunity to practice leadership. Don’t Kill It!

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FEBRUARY 11, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Book Review: Lead Well and Prosper by Nick McCormick Being a good manager (self-management and team management) is essential ingredient of success in today’s business environment. Nick was kind enough to send me a signed copy for review. A great tool for the beginners in management.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer #QUALITYtweet at Reflection Leadership (Thanks to Tom Glover) Tom Glover is a “Leadership Friend” who hosts Reflection Leadership Blog. I came to know Tom via our common leadership community over at Twitter. I sent him a copy of #QUALITYtweet for review a few months back.

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AUGUST 31, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Great Leadership: Beware of These Nine I’s I wrote earlier about Nine I’s and Great Leadership. Ineffective : Leadership delivers performance. Tip : For a better understanding and correlation, read this post along with my earlier post Nine I’s and Great Leadership.

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Agile Pain Relief Notes from a Tool User

MARCH 13, 2020

Dynamically Shared Leadership [ 9 ]. External Coach – in Scrum this is the ScrumMaster [ 10 ]. Many other coaches cite historical examples going back to the Roman army, which used small military unit sizes of around 8 people. Putnam and Myers surveyed data from 491 software projects in a large corporation. [

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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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JANUARY 12, 2011

Getting people to exercise their choice of delivering excellence is #1 leadership challenge. By Jay Chhaya, January 13, 2011 @ 9:30 am One more thought to add - An individual’s attitude gives birth to excellence in work which in turn results in quality in outputs. It is their choice. Don’t Kill It!

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JANUARY 9, 2011

QAspire Blog was featured in Management Improvement Carnival Blog Review by Wally Bock at Three Star Leadership Blog. What fascinates me is how the company has continued to grow with a leadership that is set on throwing money and more people at the problem rather than any other approach to remedy. Thabo Hermanus´s last blog.

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AUGUST 24, 2010

When you review progress, you can review the accurate status of a deliverable (results), if it is defined early on. 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. Don’t Kill It!

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 9, 2010

Are you likely to adopt a new software application that is poorly designed? Largely due to the iPod’s strong integrated design qualities it is the dominant brand in its class, commands a pricing premium, and has developed an extremely loyal and satisfied customer base.

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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 Don’t Kill It!

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NOVEMBER 21, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer On Delivering In software world, delivering is generally associated with painful process of testing, rework, defect fixing, perfecting, packaging and then shipping. Software has to be perfected before shipping. A writer has to constantly review/revise the piece before it goes out.

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Six Disciplines

MAY 3, 2011

Ohio-based Consulting Firm Sees Growth Through Strategy Execution Coaching Program. It includes the technology to easily monitor and measure the progress from a management and coaching perspective. Our efforts are focused on achieving a sustainable growth path by reviewing the execution progress and its impact on business performance.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2010

Life Lesson on Endurance What I learned from my daughter about “Persistence” Tags: Leadership , Persistence Leadership , Managing People , Managing Projects , Process Improvement , Self Growth | Tanmay September 13, 2010 No Comments No comments yet. RSS feed for comments on this post. Don’t Kill It!

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OCTOBER 13, 2010

The intent, intensity and diligence with which they execute that piece of work, and how well they are equipped to execute largely determines quality of the outcomes. The edition features my post “ Setting Expectations on Behaviors You Value: 5 Pointers ” along with other excellent thoughts on HR, OD and Leadership. Between teams.

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JULY 4, 2010

Not reviewing the progress. When you don’t review the progress periodically, you loose momentum. Projects generally start on a high note – keep the momentum going by periodic reviews. Review early and often. I think great leadership is all about having simple rules of thumb and follow them consistently.

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AUGUST 12, 2010

I am fortunate to a part of a wonderful leadership/management community who so generously share their ideas, insights and knowledge. Wally Bock at Three Star Leadership prescribes a method to treat “Idea Deficit Disorder”. So, here are 5 posts that I totally enjoyed reading in the last week, and I am sure you will enjoy them too.

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DECEMBER 21, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Great Quotes: Gems from Subroto Bagchi on Leadership I have always enjoyed reading thoughts of Subroto Bagchi , one of India’s most well known and respected leaders from the IT industry who operates as a “Gardener” and Vice Chairman at MindTree. Read the reviews here and here ).

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

My Writing at QAspire Blog Excellence: Lessons From Anupam Kher The ‘Invisibles’ in Business Performance Engagement, Leadership and Power of Storytelling Metrics: Are They Mapped With Your Business Objectives? (You can also visit monthly round ups of Jan 2010 , Feb 2010 , Mar 2010 , April 2010 , May 2010 , June 2010 and July 2010 ).

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JANUARY 17, 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 Don’t Kill It!

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AUGUST 26, 2010

To complement this effort, give them the URL’s of some of the best leadership blogs out there. Share other useful resources like free presentations, eBooks, podcasts and videos that would help them get into a leadership mindset. Explore more articles tagged under “Leadership” at QAspire Blog. Thanks for adding that.

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DECEMBER 8, 2009

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Invisible Cost of “Toxic” Leadership Many organizations today are plagued by so-called leaders who don’t carry a leadership mindset. We all know that leadership is a mindset, a way of thinking and attitude. It has little to do with title/designation.

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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. Leadership , Process Improvement , Quality | Tanmay October 11, 2010 No Comments No comments yet. Don’t Kill It!

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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. Have a super-productive week ahead! Stay tuned for more posts this week. Don’t Kill It!

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OCTOBER 3, 2010

In performance appraisals, specifically mention the behaviors you have appreciated when reviewing overall performance. Best, Tanmay By John Hunter , October 11, 2010 @ 4:44 pm coaching is very important. And far too little focus is given to coaching. Share feedback. I am worried about “strategic reward systems.&#

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DECEMBER 1, 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 Don’t Kill It!

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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. What are you doing to seize them?” Don’t Kill It!

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AUGUST 15, 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 Don’t Kill It!

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AUGUST 17, 2010

When you decide to review early and often, you should. Constant Improvement : You planned, you did and then you also reviewed. The plans you established needs to be followed. Discipline, in simplest terms, is your ability to fill the gap between what you know and what you actually do. 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. 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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SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

By Joe@Leadership blog , September 21, 2010 @ 11:14 pm Fantastic looking plant, not one we have in the UK unfortunately it would seem. Regards, Jay Chhaya By Hemal, September 20, 2010 @ 10:42 am Yes Tanmay, I am certainly listening. but going forward, after reading this thoughtful post, I will LISTEN more… Really fantastic !

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QAspire

OCTOBER 24, 2010

Train your middle managers on quality to build a right leadership ecosystem. Establish quality circles or improvement/quality focus groups and rotate people to give everyone a chance to participate. Deliver induction trainings to all new joinees and constantly train them thereafter. Check it out if you haven’t already ! Don’t Kill It!

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NOVEMBER 28, 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 Don’t Kill It!

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