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John Colburn Senior Facilitator

John Colburn is a Senior Facilitator at Bluepoint Leadership Development. His exceptional skills as a facilitator have been honed by 30 years in industries as diverse as Social Services, Consumer Products, Medical Products and Software Development. John joined the Bluepoint team in 2006 after a long-standing career at Microsoft Corporation. In his time at Microsoft he was responsible for design and delivery of many aspects of management and leadership development including the Microsoft Leadership Bench and the Management Excellence initiative. Working across divisions at Microsoft as an HR business partner, John knows how to keep leadership development activity close to the business goals.

John has successfully facilitated groups of leaders across North America, Asia and Europe. His clients have described him as a passionate, engaging and entertaining educator and speaker, and have noted his unique ability to touch people deeply regardless of their cultural background. Using a combination of thoughtful and genuine listening and questioning skills, a no-nonsense, say-it-like-it-is directness, and good humor, John helps people get clear about what it takes to become the best leader they can be. His passion is helping people sort through the complex and challenging demands of their lives to define their unique path to leadership success.

He is certified or qualified in a host of leadership development tools and programs including MBTI, The Organization Workshop and Situational Leadership.

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