A Round Up of My Writing in June 2010

June 2010 – a brilliant month as far as blogging is concerned. I wrote on a wide variety of topics and a lot of my writing was recognized by the blogosphere. That was satisfying. Recognitions raise the bar and help us to do better. June was also a month of anticipating some respite in heat with monsoon setting in. Unfortunately, it hasn’t yet – but it seems it will set in soon. So, I look forward to July 2010.

In case you missed reading any of my posts, here is a quick round up of all my writing in June 2010. (You can also visit monthly round ups of Jan 2010, Feb 2010, Mar 2010, April 2010 and May 2010)

My writing at QAspire Blog

• I started the month writing about the best time to think about processes. Process culture best established when you are still small.
• In pursuit of improving and changing things for better, it is very important to identify “status-quo defenders”. My next post helps you do that.
• Next post dealt with the issue of training effectiveness and offered 5 Ideas to ensure that your training program effectively delivers value.
• Leaders can only lead effectively when they are self-assured. In survival mindset, leaders do more harm than they help. My next post underlined the fact that thinking abundance is the key to great leadership.
• My next post was an actionable list of 15 items with focus on execution. Execution is where the rubber meets the road.
• I then reviewed Seth Godin’s amazing book “Linchpin”. It has been one of the best books I have read in last few years – profound and life changing.
• Leaders play many roles when they lead teams / organizations. I explored Nine roles of great leadership.
• In pursuit of improvement, it is very important to get to the root-cause. “Five-Why” is a great technique to get to the root cause. My next post explored this technique and how it can be used.
• Whatever business we are in, we are ultimately in a relationship business. Sales managers often forget relationship aspect. The next post titled “Focus on Relationship and Tale of Two Leaders” comprised of two stories – two salesmen with very different approach.
• My next post was a mini-saga titled “Accepting Differences” with an important message on our perceptions.
• A leader’s belief about people goes a long way in building culture. The next post talked about leadership belief and building a people-centric culture.
• In the race to win, we forget to enjoy the journey. The last post of June emphasized on importance of enjoying the process of achieving our goals.

Recognitions

• Carnival of Leadership Development featured my post “Building a Culture to Promote Differential Thinking” at Maximizing Possibility blog.
• My post “15 ideas To Ensure That Trainings Effectively Deliver Value” was featured in HR Carnival over at i4cp PRoductivity Blog – along with a host of other brilliant posts on talent management, general HR, managerial advice and career advice.
• Carnival of Management Improvement at Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog by John Hunter was a fantastic collection of posts on leadership, improvement, lean and quality. Carnival included my post “Building a Culture To Promote Differential Thinking“
• My post Survival mindset, abundance and leadership was featured in The HR Carnival – Summertime Edition along with a host of other GREAT posts on people management, leadership and culture building.

Looking forward to July 2010 – Wish you a GREAT one!