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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. Thanks Tanmay.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer A Round Up of My Writing in February 2010 February was an amazing month for me personally – lot of new exploration, new experiences (good and bad, bad left me with some good lessons) and new ideas. Subroto Bagchi has a deep impact on the way I think about entrepreneurship and leadership.

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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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JANUARY 12, 2011

Getting people to exercise their choice of delivering excellence is #1 leadership challenge. 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. Finally, just like quality , excellence is a moving target. Don’t Kill It!

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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? By Anil Kumar, July 23, 2010 @ 8:48 am Awesome!!! By Megha Mehta, July 23, 2010 @ 9:11 am Simply Great!! setting wrong examples? not treating people well? not allowing people to make mistakes?

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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 ! Bonus: QAspire Blog was recently featured on Community of Program and Project Managers (PPM Community).

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AUGUST 15, 2010

By Saket Bansal , August 16, 2010 @ 10:08 am good pointers… i am bit unclear about “Ask open ended questions&# … Is this required to know the person only? Become a Generalizing Specialist or T-Shaped By Tanmay , August 16, 2010 @ 10:25 am @Anand - Thanks Anand, glad you liked the pointers and the acronym.

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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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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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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. Very truely said - “Striving for excellence” should be a call to action for us.

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JANUARY 3, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Nicholas Bate’s Book ‘Instant MBA’ and Other Great Resources for 2010 Nicholas Bate is a prolific thinker, blogger and author. 2010 promises to be exciting and there is no better time than now to read such brilliant resources and go from good to great!

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DECEMBER 1, 2010

Regards, Jay Chhaya By Nikunj, December 2, 2010 @ 5:53 pm Truely. Tags: connecting with our own self , real worship , self development Random Musings , Self Growth | Tanmay December 2, 2010 3 Comments By Jagat , December 2, 2010 @ 1:44 pm Just 2 Words, Mind Blowing. Sir, Thank you very much for providing such nice stuff.

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AUGUST 22, 2010

By Maulik Shah , August 23, 2010 @ 12:36 pm Nicely observed and nicely presented by you.I By Maulik Shah , August 23, 2010 @ 12:36 pm Nicely observed and nicely presented by you.I Thanks By Tanmay , August 30, 2010 @ 7:02 am @Maulik - Thanks! really true way of action of making change, with quality. Don’t Kill It!

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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. On 11th Jan 2010, Harvard Business Review’s blog featured a post titled “ Why Good Spreadsheets Make Bad Strategies ” by Roger Martin.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

Photo by Tanmay Vora at Indroda Nature Park, Gandhinagar, 2010. Regards, Jay Chhaya By Hemal, September 20, 2010 @ 10:42 am Yes Tanmay, I am certainly listening. By Joe@Leadership blog , September 21, 2010 @ 11:14 pm Fantastic looking plant, not one we have in the UK unfortunately it would seem. Have a great week ahead!

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JANUARY 17, 2011

found that the number of women in top executives positions in Canada has fallen over the past year from 37 women in the highest-paying executive jobs in 2006 to just 31 in 2007. Tags: Catalyst Women , women in business , businesswomen , female executives , leadership , women on business No related posts, yet. in the prior year).

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OCTOBER 17, 2010

Along with experience, gaining expertise is always benifitial as it adds value addition to work and organizations By Conor Neill , October 18, 2010 @ 12:05 pm I recall from an academic paper that I read last year a taxonomy of levels of knowledge which I have tried to recreate here 5 levels of knowledge 1. Consistency matters! .

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JANUARY 9, 2011

. - - - - - Acknowledgements: The Rainmaker ‘Fab Five’ Blog Picks of the Week - 2010 Rewind Edition includes my posts. QAspire Blog was featured in Management Improvement Carnival Blog Review by Wally Bock at Three Star Leadership Blog. Thanks Chris! Thabo Hermanus´s last blog.

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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! – and have a wonderful start into the week!

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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. I am so glad you liked it.

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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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NOVEMBER 17, 2010

By Tanmay , November 18, 2010 @ 7:23 am @Ketan - Thanks so much Ketan, am glad that you liked it. Best, Tanmay By Jay Chhaya, November 18, 2010 @ 12:18 pm Nice topic for today’s post! I hope you are doing well there. Yes - no pain, no gain theory applies here. The point is that most people know this theory. Don’t Kill It!

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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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JULY 4, 2010

Managing Communication , Managing People , Managing Projects , Process Improvement , Self Growth | Tanmay July 5, 2010 4 Comments By Tanveer Naseer , July 5, 2010 @ 7:12 pm Another great list of points, Tanmay. I think great leadership is all about having simple rules of thumb and follow them consistently. Thanks again!

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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 1, 2010

Jason Seiden at “Fail Spectacularly” blog has hosted the latest Carnival of Leadership Development featuring my post “ 5 Ways to Build Trust&# Lessons from a Conversation) ” along with a host of other GREAT posts on leadership and executive development. Passing Thought By Jay Chhaya, August 2, 2010 @ 8:54 am Great, Superb, Excellent!!

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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 28, 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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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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SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

I am glad I did, because this book instantly made it to my favorite books in 2010 which also includes Seth Godin’s Linchpin. By Tanmay , September 27, 2010 @ 8:35 am @Chris - My pleasure Chris. So when I heard about his new book “ The Art of Non-Conformity ”, I could not wait to order it. The book is sub-titled “ Set Your Own Rules.

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OCTOBER 24, 2010

Train your middle managers on quality to build a right leadership ecosystem. Tags: Culture Building , improvement , Quality Improvement & Development , Process Improvement , Quality | Tanmay October 25, 2010 No Comments No comments yet. Deliver induction trainings to all new joinees and constantly train them thereafter.

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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 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. By Tanmay , July 28, 2010 @ 7:57 am @Anand - Thanks, and am glad you liked the reference. Check it out if you haven’t already ! Thanks a lot!

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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 17, 2010

By Tanmay , August 18, 2010 @ 7:57 am @Anand - Thanks for the comment. Do, what you know Best, Tanmay By Jay Chhaya, August 19, 2010 @ 8:11 am Determination is the name of the game. On a second thought, you can only innovate when you don’t have to worry about doing the routine stuff right.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2010

That is the core of leadership. Photo Courtesy: DJHuber’s Flickr Photo stream Tags: comfort zone , getting things done , Leadership Improvement & Development , Leadership , Managing People , Process Improvement , Self Growth | Tanmay February 3, 2010 4 Comments By shahmaulikn, February 3, 2010 @ 9:06 am Truly Motivated and learning.

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