Comments on: Leadership Lessons from Katie http://www.bluepointleadership.com/blog/archived-posts/leadership-lessons-from-katie/ Bluepoint Blog Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:00:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: The Power of Focus | Bluepoint Blog http://www.bluepointleadership.com/blog/archived-posts/leadership-lessons-from-katie/#comment-3472 The Power of Focus | Bluepoint Blog Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:52:14 +0000 http://www.bluepointleadership.com/blog/?p=78#comment-3472 [...] Click to read next article [...] [...] Click to read next article [...]

]]> By: Sushil Baveja http://www.bluepointleadership.com/blog/archived-posts/leadership-lessons-from-katie/#comment-3389 Sushil Baveja Thu, 10 Sep 2009 08:10:11 +0000 http://www.bluepointleadership.com/blog/?p=78#comment-3389 Well, there is a lot to learn from everyone around us...be it a child or adult. Well, there is a lot to learn from everyone around us…be it a child or adult.

]]> By: Kate Lavender http://www.bluepointleadership.com/blog/archived-posts/leadership-lessons-from-katie/#comment-3388 Kate Lavender Thu, 10 Sep 2009 07:57:59 +0000 http://www.bluepointleadership.com/blog/?p=78#comment-3388 Joan - this is a great story and so true. I too have five year olds and they teach me lessons every day. Not least of which is that you have no real control. Yes of course you discipline and provide frameworks but fundamentally you have to use your imagination day in , day out to influence and inspire them to go in the direction that will enable them to be loving generous and confident people. I know that I have never had to work so hard at my leadership skills as I have since becoming a parent. Would that more people deployed some of that imagination and energy into the work place that they so lovingly give at home. Joan - this is a great story and so true. I too have five year olds and they teach me lessons every day. Not least of which is that you have no real control. Yes of course you discipline and provide frameworks but fundamentally you have to use your imagination day in , day out to influence and inspire them to go in the direction that will enable them to be loving generous and confident people. I know that I have never had to work so hard at my leadership skills as I have since becoming a parent.

Would that more people deployed some of that imagination and energy into the work place that they so lovingly give at home.

]]> By: David Parks http://www.bluepointleadership.com/blog/archived-posts/leadership-lessons-from-katie/#comment-3383 David Parks Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:58:40 +0000 http://www.bluepointleadership.com/blog/?p=78#comment-3383 Joan This is a lovely story. Thanks for sharing. When you think about it leadership development starts at around age 4 or 5 (or maybe even earlier. Parenting itself is a big leadership challenge. One of my contentions is that if the right foundation and behaviors are instilled early on, the Leadership Development industry might find itself in less demand. Parenting, like leadership is easy to talk about / hard to do. I can see that Katie is getting the best of the best in her formative years. Again, thanks for sharing. David Joan

This is a lovely story. Thanks for sharing.

When you think about it leadership development starts at around age 4 or 5 (or maybe even earlier. Parenting itself is a big leadership challenge. One of my contentions is that if the right foundation and behaviors are instilled early on, the Leadership Development industry might find itself in less demand.

Parenting, like leadership is easy to talk about / hard to do. I can see that Katie is getting the best of the best in her formative years.

Again, thanks for sharing.

David

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