QAspire

AUGUST 17, 2010

You spend efforts and energy on preventing the errors (prevention cost) and then checking your work (appraisal cost). 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. Don’t Kill It!

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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

AUGUST 15, 2010

It drains the energy! with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL When working with the team, be cheerful and make things more interesting that way. Don’t talk small : You have a goal to achieve as a team. Don’t let that focus dilute with small talks and gossiping. Motivate others : Motivate others to raise their game.

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QAspire

JANUARY 16, 2011

One thing that really struck me was the simplicity of his life and his messages (like the one below): Photo by Tanmay Vora at Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmedabad Gandhi was a simple leader who used simple language and lived a simple life – yet he was able to concert energies of an entire nation towards achieving Indian Independence. 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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QAspire

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

Seven Key Thoughts About Managing Human Resources was the post I wrote for business owners, team leaders and human resources teams. Lead Well and Prosper by Nick McCormick is a fantastic book that I reviewed in February. Thanks also for sharing your energy with me and my readers Tanmay! You made it super easy to share you.

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Marcus Blankenship - Podcasts

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Use discount code MB20 to save 20% on Bronze, Silver, and Gold packages. Intro: Welcome to the Programming Leadership Podcast, where we help great coders become skilled leaders and build happy, high-performing software teams. And, over time, you have to coach them into becoming rock makers. September 4-7, 2019. Credit Karma.

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Marcus Blankenship - Podcasts

APRIL 16, 2020

In this episode of Programming Leadership, Marcus talks with Laurel Farrer, CEO and founder of Distributing Consulting, about the challenges facing remote workers and their managers. Despite being around for decades, there are still many managers pushing back against remote work. O’Reilly Software Architecture Conference: [link].

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James Shore

DECEMBER 4, 2020

To share your thoughts, join the AoAD2 open review mailing list. Provide training, coaching, and other ways for people to get help without feeling judged. In your conversations, starting with that first manager, talk about the challenges your organization faces with software development. Your feedback is appreciated!

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James Shore

OCTOBER 15, 2020

To share your thoughts, join the AoAD2 open review mailing list. As we’ve seen in the previous chapters, Agile is a philosophy: a way of thinking about software development. Agile software development is an ongoing process of learning and improvement. This excerpt is copyright 2007, 2020 by James Shore and Shane Warden.

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QAspire

NOVEMBER 20, 2009

When they are energetic themselves… …and generate energy in people around them. with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL When they do what they really enjoy doing. When they stick to it till it gets done. When they are uber-positive about life. When they are “light” from within. When there is a “light” within.

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QAspire

DECEMBER 8, 2009

Few years back, I heard a project manager saying, “I will screw him up if he does not complete this module today”. Statements like these tell us more about the attitude of the project manager. with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL It has little to do with title/designation. Don’t Kill It!

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QAspire

JULY 18, 2010

Leaders can simply do transactional communication ("Do this form by end of tomorrow and lets review it then") or truly connect with their team members. Writing them (and then receiving these comments) gives me similar shots of energy! with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL Have a GREAT week ahead!

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QAspire

FEBRUARY 7, 2010

It just refreshes me, pours new energy into my system and makes me more effective at work” – he says. with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL It could be playing a guitar, learning salsa, hitting the gym, writing a blog, reading novels, learning how to cook, starting a social initiative and so on. Don’t Kill It!

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