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Great Quotes: Luc de Brabandere on Change, Innovation and Perceptions
When we encounter a change, we first perceive ourselves in a changed situation. So, our perception of the changed situation actually precedes the actual change and shapes our response. In the same context, I read two quotes by Luc de Brabandere. The first quote comes from Forbes India article by... Read More »
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Interview: Chip Bell and Marshall Goldsmith on Art of Effective Mentoring
Last week, Chip R. Bell and Marshall Goldsmith released the revised edition of their classic book “Managers as Mentors: Building Partnerships for Learning”. This week, they open up in a free-flow conversation with QAspire on the art of effective mentoring. In my view, this interview is... Read More »
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Review: Managers as Mentors by Chip Bell and Marshall Goldsmith
For thousands of years in India, there prevailed a tradition of “Guru-Shishya” – mentor and protégé in other words. In this relationship, which was a primary form of education then, powerful and subtle knowledge was conveyed to protégé on a one-on-one basis in an environment of complete... Read More »
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In 100 Words: Brian Dyson On Life Priorities
“Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling five balls in the air. You name them work, family, health, friends and spirit – and you’re keeping all of these in the air. You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. But the other four balls... Read More »
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6 Lessons in Leading a Cross-Functional Team
Being into quality and organizational improvement, I have always worked with cross-functional groups. By definition, a cross-functional team is the one where members from different functional areas work towards a common goal. A few years back, I got an assignment to lead a cross-functional team... Read More »
Service Focus Areas
Quality Consulting
With over 14 years of experience, provide leadership in total quality and organizational performance improvement through end to end process consulting and "business critical" improvement initiatives.
Training & Development
Changing mindsets, habits and hence culture requires time and effort. Having led such initiatives and imparted over 200 trainings so far, provide high quality action-oriented training programs in various technical and non-technical areas.
Independent Software Validation
Evangelize and provide independent software testing services, establishing teams, testing processes, metrics and setting up/heading offshore testing center.
Writing/Speaking
Provide thought leadership to other blogs/magazines/books as an author/contributor and deliver key notes at leading b-schools, educational institutions and events on various topics.
