Manage Better with Anshuman Tiwari

I recently spoke at the Quality Council of India virtual quality conference. Here is an edited version of my address. I spoke briefly about the need to improve the quality of quality professionals and why the profession needs a name.  Follow me on LinkedIn, YouTube, and all popular Podcast channels - Anshuman Tiwari

Last week, Balaji S Reddie and Anshuman Tiwari met up with Dr Parag Rindani for the first Qualitist webinar. The term Qualitist was coined by Dr J M Juran and evangelised by Suresh Lulla of Qimpro Consultants Pvt. Ltd. Dr Rindani is the first Qualitist of the Month, announced in May this year. The series is dedicated to bringing the story of Qualitists in the public domain and encourage quality pr...

I recently spoke with Nitin Seth on my show Manage Better. The show was live on LinkedIn, YouTube, and Twitter and over 250 people watched it live. Here is a recording of the entire 45 mins chat. My top moments from the chat: 1. We are in the Digital Age already and it is getting more #digital 2. Almost all #transformation today is #digitalbusinesstransformation or tech-enabled. 3. #digitisation i...

Last week Balaji S Reddie of the #Deming forum, and I spoke to our guru and mentor Suresh Lulla on my show Manage Better. This was the season finale show and was totally worth it. Mr Lulla is a legend and the foremost Quality teacher and consultant we have. A disciple of Dr J M #Juran , in this one-hour interaction he shared nuggets never heard before in public. Key points included: 1. How he star...

Dr. Oleg Konovalov and I met up recently for my LinkedIn Live show - Manage Better. Here is the YouTube link - https://lnkd.in/gJxNGwz Oleg is called the Da Vinci of Visionary Leadership. Oleg is on the Thinkers50 and is #1 Global Thought Leader on Culture as rated by Thinkers 360. He shared lessons he learnt across his teaching and while writing the bestseller - The Vision Code. Some key lessons:...

OKRs entered the business lexicon with the publication of Measure What Matters by John Doerr.  Many small and large companies have now adopted OKRs and are achieving their objectives. I spoke to three of India's top minds on OKRs - Vaidyanathan of OKR Stars, Sienam of OKR Edge, and  Senthil of Profit Co on my LinkedIn and YouTube show - Manage Better. The show had over 1000 registrations/subs...

Subir Chowdhury is a leading management consultant and bestselling author and is hailed by the New York Times as 'the leading quality expert' and by the Business week as 'The Quality Prophet'.  He has authored 15 books on quality and management. His company, ASI Consulting Group, LLC, advises CEOs and Senior Leaders of many of the world's largest corporations.  His book TH...

In this episode, Paula Rizzo and I discuss tips to become more productive with a special focus on Lists.  Listen on to learn more about - Using lists to become more productive - getting more done - Making a just enough list  - Timing your own tasks so you can schedule and plan accordingly - Being kind and mindful - Why not everything is urgent - Relying on memory to remember your tasks is not a go...

Prof. Dr Monica Khanna is one of India's leading Management Educators and Director of the K J Somaiya Institue of Management. She is often invited to share her views on improving management education in India and has won several awards in a glittering career. In this episode we explore the question -  Why do an MBA? And if you do, then how to make the most of it? Listen in for Prof. Monica&ap...

In this masterclass, Ravi Arora, VP of Innovation at Tata Sons, talks about  - Why Innovation needs to be defined by the organisation as they have the best context - How and why product innovation takes the limelight and service innovation fails to - Sherpa analogy on how to support innovative people And, much more. For video version please visit - https://youtu.be/Akky7YLSDSk More on www. ManageB...

In this episode, I summarise all key episodes of 2020 and invite you to re-visit some popular ones.  I had a fantastic guest list and am grateful to all for their kindness.  Carmit Berdugo Cohen Geetha Kannan Shital Kakkar Mehra Hemant Urdhwareshe Nina Mulheisen Nigel Adams Debashis Sarkar Satyendra Kumar Pankaj Rai Nirmala Peters Mehandale I look forward to more guests in 2021.  Follow me on Link...

Kindness is an often ignored virtue. It is for others.  Nirmala Mehandale is the President of the World Kindness Movement and is trying to bring joy to people across through the world with sustained kindness.  In a world full of negativity the kindness movement is trying to make a mark. You can help too. This Christmas be a Santa to Someone. Reach out to Nirmala for more. In this episode Nirmala e...

Pankaj is a master networker with a difference. He seeks to help and give first. And there lies the key to networking! Some nuggets from my interview with him: 1. Be of service but have a purpose to connect 2. Networking is not a maths exercise. Your give and take doesn't have to add up 3. Don't be too shy to reach out but just don't say Hi! 4. Connect to learn and grow not just gai...

Satyendra Kumar (Kumar) is a legend in the Quality arena. There are very few people who can claim to have injected #Quality in the DNA of two leading organizations - Tata and Infosys. He is globally respected leader famous for his insight into how companies work. His unique perspective of bringing Business Acumen to Quality is a legacy we all benefit from. His true legacy however is a group of qua...

Aalok Gupta is a Partner with LSF Global and is based in Hong Kong. He is a speaker of international repute and one of the most effective communicators I know. He has straddled atleast five  career changes and mastered them all. His passion for helping people achieve their potential is unmissable when you talk to him. He is an award winning speaker and public speaking coach. Listen in for tips and...

In this episode Nina and I discuss Digital Transformation - why you don't need a definition but need action. Nina shares a roadmap that she uses with her clients and also shares examples of how to implement the roadmap.  Get a window in the minds of one of Australia's finest Digital Transformation consultants when you listen to this episode.  Follow me on LinkedIn, YouTube, and all popul...

Nigel is transformation professional of repute and is the Author of the excellent - Match Fit for Transformation.  In this episode Nigel distills transformation for us and give an easy to understand step by step path to success. Listen in to understand how a world-class transformation expert approached thinks and works.  Nigel's book recommendations are interesting. He has over 2000 of them i...

In this short 9 min episode I share some tips for early career candidates who are appearing for interviews shortly. I spoke to students of my almamater recently and shared some tips. Sharing the same here in a condensed form. Tips include suggestions on on setup/location and then three key pointers - preparing in advance, interview is an exchange, and the three sections of interviews. All the best...

In this episode we have a Manage Better conversation with Debashis Sarkar, author and consultant for Quality and Customer Centricity. Debashis is a Managing Partner at Proliferator Advisory - a firm focused on client success through improved customer centricity. Debashis distills the concept of customer centricity and how it is connected to Quality. He also shares tips that all of us can use to ma...

In this episode I talk to Shital Kakkar Mehra, India's leading Author and Coach on improving Executive Presence. In this masterclass Shital shares with us why Executive Presence is vital and how one can improve it across three career stages of Fresher, Mid-Career, and Senior. Shital also shares her research based POISE model for listeners to self-diagnose their Executive Presence and identify...

In this episode Ramesh Dorairaj, author of Games Customers Play, explains the four quadrants of understanding how buyer-seller relationships work. Intertwined with anecdotes and concepts Ramesh brings to life the complex world of what customers say and more importantly, don't say. Follow me on LinkedIn, YouTube, and all popular Podcast channels - Anshuman Tiwari

Hemant is head of the Institute of Quality and Reliability in Pune, India. He is a Fellow of the ASQ and is probably the first ASQ certified Black Belt and Master Black Belt from India. He has guided thousands of quality professionals through certifications and also helped clients solve chronic quality problems. In this chat Hemant and I discuss how he ventured into quality, his quality journey, h...

In this podcast I share an overview of why managing better is as required as sound leadership. Someone has to get the job done.  www. ManageBetter.in  Follow me on LinkedIn, YouTube, and all popular Podcast channels - Anshuman Tiwari

In this episode we talk to Geetha Kannan, founder and CEO of www. Wequity.tech - a forum dedicated to bringing equality through equity. We discuss at length how we can make the world more equal for women in tech. While the discussion is around women in tech the discussion is relevant for all men and women who want to make a difference and manage better. This podcast and a transcript will be availa...

Hello Friends. I am Anshuman Tiwari and this is my podcast now called Manage Better www.managebetter.in with Anshuman Tiwari. This podcast was earlier called Operational Excellence and I am expanding it to – Manage Better. I am hoping to bring to you best practices and stories from all aspects of managing better. If you like these episodes please share it across your network. And please do subscri...