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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. Don’t Kill It!

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JANUARY 12, 2011

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. with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL I feel Quality blended with Excellence will make a lot of difference to what we can offer.

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JANUARY 17, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Book Review: The Leadership Test by Timothy R. Clark Businesses today are plagued by people who are "installed" in leadership positions just because of their prior performance as a "worker" I have seen some excellent technical brains failing miserably as project leaders.

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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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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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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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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 Other Links to this Post RSS feed for comments on this post. Don’t Kill It! Working and Walking – Where Are You Going?

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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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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

QAspire Blog was featured in Management Improvement Carnival Blog Review by Wally Bock at Three Star Leadership Blog. Check out some fantastic blogs at Curious Cat Annual Management Improvement Carnival 2010 hosted by John Hunter. - - - - - Have a great start into the week! Thabo Hermanus´s last blog. Each one has pros and cons.

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AUGUST 2, 2010

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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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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 17, 2010

When you decide to review early and often, you should. Constant Improvement : You planned, you did and then you also reviewed. 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. 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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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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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. with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL Because, work flows horizontally. Between teams. Between members of the teams. Between different departments.

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JANUARY 31, 2010

Posts at QAspire Blog : I started 2010 blogging with a review of Nicholas Bate’s book Instant MBA. My post on Quality and Quantity – Compliance and Excellence tracked conversations of compliance versus excellence. I posted a review of the book. Simon Young at iJump posted a video review of my book #QUALITYtweet.

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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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AUGUST 10, 2010

This is also validated in Harvard Business Review’s research. 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. The key to have loyal customers is to solve their nagging problems consistently. Don’t Kill It!

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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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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

» #QUALITYtweet – Video Review — January 20, 2010 @ 1:19 pm QAspire Blog - Quality, Management, Leadership & Life! with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL The beauty of this series was that I came to realise the power of focused and theme-based writing. Don’t Kill It!

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AUGUST 15, 2010

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FEBRUARY 16, 2010

My book #QUALITYtweet has a chapter dedicated to ‘Management, Leadership and Quality’ and I thought Tom would enjoy reading the ideas presented in the book. I sent him a copy of #QUALITYtweet for review a few months back. with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL Thank you so much Tom! 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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OCTOBER 10, 2010

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JULY 22, 2010

poor communications and expectations management? loosing great ideas because of a “compliance” culture? with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL efforts spent in resolving personal conflicts and protecting individual/departmental fortresses? not allowing people to make mistakes? not demonstrating integrity?

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AUGUST 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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DECEMBER 1, 2010

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DECEMBER 19, 2010

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FEBRUARY 18, 2010

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AUGUST 8, 2010

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SEPTEMBER 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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OCTOBER 24, 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, 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 14, 2010

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