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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. I recently visited Sabarmati Ashram , one of the residences of Gandhi, where we got a glimpse into Gandhi’s life as a national leader.

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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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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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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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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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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. Secondly, excellence has a lot to do with people’s motivation to do a great job. It is their choice. Finally, just like quality , excellence is a moving target.

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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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JULY 22, 2010

Have you ever realized the costs of: having an inefficient leadership team? loosing great ideas because of a “compliance” culture? Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Hidden Costs 25 As a business leader, if you think “costs” are only the ones where you spend real money, think again. setting wrong examples?

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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. Check it out if you haven’t already ! Check out the feature. Don’t Kill It! Working and Walking – Where Are You Going?

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AUGUST 2, 2010

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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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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. Don’t Kill It! Working and Walking – Where Are You Going?

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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. Don’t Kill It! Working and Walking – Where Are You Going?

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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! – Don’t Kill It!

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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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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. Check it out if you haven’t already ! Don’t Kill It! Working and Walking – Where Are You Going?

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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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JULY 1, 2010

Process culture best established when you are still small. My next post underlined the fact that thinking abundance is the key to great leadership. I explored Nine roles of great leadership. A leader’s belief about people goes a long way in building culture. My next post helps you do that.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Article Series on Quality – A Round-Up As announced earlier , I am writing a very exciting series of articles on QUALITY over at ActiveGarage.com – it is a 12-part series that touches upon some of the most critical aspects of building a quality-centric organization culture. Don’t Kill It!

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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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SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

The book carries some very interesting anecdotes from Chris’ travel in different countries. He has been to more than 125 countries so far. Have a GREAT week ahead! Don’t Kill It! Working and Walking – Where Are You Going? with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL

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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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JANUARY 12, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Quality and Quantity – The Conversation Continues On 8th Jan, 2010, I wrote a post on Quality and Quantity – Compliance and Excellence. Quality and Quantity – The Conversation Continues Other Links to this Post QAspire Blog - Quality, Management, Leadership & Life! Don’t Kill It!

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DECEMBER 1, 2010

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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 20, 2010

Three Years of CO - by Kurt Harden Cultural Offering blog completed three years and Kurt ruminates on the journey so far. He also offers practical tips to handle a performance problem. He says, “That is the deal that is blogging. You take a shot at it. Put some thoughts down. Must read if you are struggling with your productivity.

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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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FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Today, Tom features my guest post “ Intersection of Reflection Leadership and #QUALITY ”. Here is an excerpt: Leadership creates an environment for people to work. I read somewhere that the only legacy of great leaders is the culture they create. Hence, culture is at the very core of a quality oriented culture.

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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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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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NOVEMBER 28, 2010

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JULY 27, 2010

Delivering great experiences through people, processes and leadership comes with a cost, but that cost is far less than the cost of losing a customer and then acquiring a new one all over again. It is easy to fall in trap of compliance to standard processes and get boring. All improvements are about change - in habits and in culture.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 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 I think it’s not only business specific.

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AUGUST 22, 2010

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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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NOVEMBER 17, 2010

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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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