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OCTOBER 2, 2012

They include construction, computer system, computer software, marketing, web development, book writing, process improvement, and plant expansion projects. I have also attended workshops and read books on project management. Regardless of the project management tool, type of project or scope of work, people are always involved.

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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. with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL

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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.

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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. 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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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

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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JANUARY 12, 2011

Getting people to exercise their choice of delivering excellence is #1 leadership challenge. 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. It starts with getting the right people and building the right culture.

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

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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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JULY 22, 2010

Have you ever realized the costs of: having an inefficient leadership team? not aligning middle managers with vision at the top? poor communications and expectations management? loosing great ideas because of a “compliance” culture? effective and right management can go a long way. setting wrong examples?

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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. with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL

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NOVEMBER 21, 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. with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL Check it out if you haven’t already ! Don’t Kill It!

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

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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. with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL Why not me? Einstein told us that. Have a super-productive week ahead!

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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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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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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”. with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL RSS feed for comments on this post.

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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.

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

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JANUARY 17, 2010

with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Not Found Sorry, you are looking for something that isnt here. Don’t Kill It! Working and Walking – Where Are You Going?

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DECEMBER 1, 2010

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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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. with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL

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AUGUST 10, 2010

. - - - - - Stay tuned to QAspire Blog: Subscribe via RSS , Connect via Facebook or Follow us on Twitter Tags: customer delight , Customer Relationships , Excellence , project management , Quality Leadership , Managing Projects , Quality | Tanmay August 11, 2010 7 Comments By Anil Kumar, August 11, 2010 @ 8:59 am Fantastic post!!

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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. with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL Check it out if you haven’t already ! Don’t Kill It!

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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. with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL Regards, Jay Chhaya By Hemal, September 20, 2010 @ 10:42 am Yes Tanmay, I am certainly listening. Don’t Kill It!

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OCTOBER 24, 2010

Train your middle managers on quality to build a right leadership ecosystem. Organize events like group discussions and brainstorming sessions to promote ideas, share success stories, best practices and project case studies. with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL Check it out if you haven’t already !

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL I think it’s not only business specific. 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 7, 2010

. - - - - - Thanks Dan McCarthy for featuring my post " Quest of Better Outcomes: Hierarchy & Process " in Early Bird Edition of Leadership Development Carnival - - - - - Have a GREAT start into the week! The point that this post tries to make is that execution (that covers all aspects of a project viz. Don’t Kill It!

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AUGUST 22, 2010

with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL Tags: akshaya patra , entrepreneurship , Innovation , Quality , social entrepreneurship Leadership , Quality | Tanmay August 23, 2010 3 Comments By ajay, August 23, 2010 @ 12:29 pm excellent post !! really true way of action of making change, with quality. Don’t Kill It!

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NOVEMBER 17, 2010

with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL Best, Tanmay 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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JANUARY 31, 2010

I wrote earlier about “ toxic leadership ”. This month, I touched upon “ Instinctively Reactive Leadership ” and how it is a huge cost to the organizations. My post on Quality and Quantity – Compliance and Excellence tracked conversations of compliance versus excellence. The Leadership Test by Timothy R.

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OCTOBER 17, 2010

Leadership lessons from the Chile mine rescue By satyanjoy, October 19, 2010 @ 8:02 am Very nice article and never thought about Experience and Expertise in this way, so my take away is : Expertise is the skill that we developed during our experience Other Links to this Post RSS feed for comments on this post. Consistency matters!

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