Perficient

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Why have many company cultures allowed themselves to be so buttoned up and restrictive? billion), music ($43 billion), and book publishing ($26.8 Years ago, I found the book series by Jean-Marie Dru and it immediately hit home for me. I was assigned perhaps the least interesting character in the book. market size (6.9%

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CIO

AUGUST 4, 2023

Since I was adept at project management, I was asked to head the IT department for one of the small subsidiaries of TATA organization. For instance, the IRCTC online booking portal came into India well before tech giants like Amazon and was responsible for many of the mainframes that started the planning and scheduling of trains.

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Lacework

JANUARY 17, 2024

Recognizing the increasing challenges yet often underappreciated role of these professionals, we launched the 50 CISOs to Watch initiative last year to celebrate the CISOs demonstrating outstanding technical and leadership qualities. Dr. Anand Singh blends exceptional cybersecurity leadership with academic brilliance.

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Perficient

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

If you’ve checked my other blog posts , I tend to focus on innovation , creativity , corporate culture , project management , and organizational change management. Depending on the corporate culture, I might be overly opinionated due to my excitement of what is possible. It was a tough situation all around.

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CIO

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

We live in a world that is more global than ever before and it is important to experience different cultures, customs, and traditions,” he says. I had spent more than two decades working for multinational companies such as L&T and Welspun in India and already had exposure to international projects.

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Evolution4all

MARCH 15, 2023

Our Digital Transformation Framework is the subject of my latest book Adapt which outlines an iterative process based on the five pillars of my ADAPT Methodology®. Agile Leadership & Mindset Many people struggle to understand why adopting the Agile Leadership and mindset is so hard for executive managers and leaders.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 26, 2021

How do we move LGBTQ Inclusion from a “Check the Box” exercise to an integrated part of our culture? And, ultimately we were able to work together as we brought a leadership development program to her company. AskingForaFriend. More on Tammy Cravit and her Journey as a Transgender Woman and Inclusive Workplace Role Model.

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Xebia

JANUARY 19, 2023

The following is a review of the book Fundamentals of Data Engineering by Joe Reis and Matt Housley, published by O’Reilly in June of 2022, and some takeaway lessons. This book is as good for a project manager or any other non-technical role as it is for a computer science student or a data engineer. Embrace FinOps.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 22, 2021

In addition to our love for software development, we also had strong ideas on the kind of culture that would likely inspire smart people to do their best in a technology-focused organization. Each team is typically working on just one client project at any given time. Arbisoft is a manifestation of many of those ideas.

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QAspire

MARCH 11, 2014

Supervisors commanded and controlled others and leadership was often equated with “taking power”. Mary Parker Follett defined management as “ the art of getting things done through people ” and collaborative leadership embodies and extends this belief. When required, they collaborated in person.

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Lead on Purpose

SEPTEMBER 29, 2012

Leadership and motivation are practically synonymous in certain sectors. Speaking in a business sense, leadership can be defined in a number of ways. The same notion that being authoritative puts you out as unfair and disconnected from the company culture is hogwash as well. Leadership is about listening and reacting.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 1, 2023

Do I feel sick or nauseous when working with a particular colleague or manager? If you have a cocktail of the above going on, chances are you’re dealing with some degree of workplace bullying, or at the very least toxic management or bad team culture. You shouldn’t have to face this situation on your own.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 3, 2023

In their new book, Move Fast and Fix Things, Frances Frei and Anne Morriss outline five strategies to help leaders tackle their hardest problems and quickly make change. Their second strategy is to build — or rebuild — trust with your stakeholders.

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QAspire

DECEMBER 21, 2009

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Top 10 Project Management Mistakes You Should Avoid I was recently studying the anatomy of failed/troubled projects and following came out as a learning. Starting project without 102% clarity (100% clarity on scope/technology and 2% knowledge of how you can add value).

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QAspire

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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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2023

In their new book, Move Fast and Fix Things, Frances Frei and Anne Morriss outline five strategies to help leaders tackle their hardest problems and quickly make change. Their final strategy is to execute your plan with a sense of urgency.

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QAspire

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. Maxwell’s latest book “ Everyone Communicates, Few Connect ”. Tags: Book review , communication lessons , John C. Don’t Kill It!

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QAspire

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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QAspire

OCTOBER 24, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Establishing Forums to Build a Quality Oriented Culture Total Quality Management (TQM) says that quality is everybody’s job. Train your middle managers on quality to build a right leadership ecosystem. TQM is not just a philosophy. Check it out if you haven’t already !

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QAspire

DECEMBER 1, 2009

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer #QUALITYtweet – Book Release My first book #QUALITYtweet – 140 bite-sized ideas to deliver quality in every project , released on 11-Nov-09 is now available on Amazon ( Paperback and Kindle Versions). You can purchase the book from Happy About Store or Amazon.

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QAspire

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. A few years back, I was facilitating a discussion between the project leaders. Don’t Kill It!

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 3, 2011

Regardless of your level of experience in project management, set these 5 goals for every project you manage. Jason Westland introduces us to a Method123 Project Management Methodology (MPMM TM ), which defines the best practice phases, activities and tasks required to complete a project on time and within budget.

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QAspire

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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QAspire

JANUARY 16, 2011

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Gandhi, Leadership And A Few Lessons On Simplicity I have been a great admirer of Mahatma Gandhi - one of the greatest leaders India has ever produced. 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!

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Codegiant

OCTOBER 24, 2020

75% of employees think good teamwork and leadership skills are crucial to the success of their projects. Project management and collaboration apps can increase productivity by up to 30%. Using project management tools allows for remote work. It helps build a collaborative culture.

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QAspire

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. The format of the book also makes it easy to go back and reread.

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QAspire

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. This book is a very handy tool for young managers and aspiring leaders to lead well and prosper.

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QAspire

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. Their title may read “Project Leader” and they may be managing a few people, but that does not make them real leaders.

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CIO

APRIL 10, 2024

There’s been a 23% increase in project communication skills, a 22% increase in professional development skills, and a 13% increase in project management skills, according to the company’s 2024 tech trends report, released in January. Core leadership skills is one.” How do you manage difficult conversations between people?

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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).

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Codegiant

OCTOBER 24, 2020

75% of employees think good teamwork and leadership skills are crucial to the success of their projects. Project management and collaboration apps can increase productivity by up to 30%. Using project management tools allows for remote work. It helps build a collaborative culture.

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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.

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Codegiant

AUGUST 14, 2020

When it comes to Agile project management, managers here don’t tell the team what they should be working on. Second, if you feel like waterfall methods keep your team’s productivity stagnant then it may be a good idea to try the Agile project management method. In that case, no Agile framework will likely save you.

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QAspire

JANUARY 12, 2011

Getting people to exercise their choice of delivering excellence is #1 leadership challenge. It starts with getting the right people and building the right culture. with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL Secondly, excellence has a lot to do with people’s motivation to do a great job. It is their choice.

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QAspire

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

Seth Godin, in his book ‘Linchpin’ says, Shipping is the collision between your work and the outside world. with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL A writer has to constantly review/revise the piece before it goes out. Musicians have to rehearse and practice before they perform. Check it out if you haven’t already !

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QAspire

SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

So when I heard about his new book “ The Art of Non-Conformity ”, I could not wait to order it. I am glad I did, because this book instantly made it to my favorite books in 2010 which also includes Seth Godin’s Linchpin. The book is sub-titled “ Set Your Own Rules. Tanmay: Your book made for a wonderful read.

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QAspire

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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