Comments on: Stop Turning Your Talk Up…and Be Heard http://www.bluepointleadership.com/blog/archived-posts/stop-turning-your-talk-upand-be-heard/ Bluepoint Blog Thu, 17 May 2012 23:58:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Jeff Giraud http://www.bluepointleadership.com/blog/archived-posts/stop-turning-your-talk-upand-be-heard/#comment-5761 Jeff Giraud Mon, 13 Sep 2010 14:33:07 +0000 http://www.bluepointleadership.com/blog/?p=115#comment-5761 Wonderful insights often come from the most unlikely places and children are an incredible repository of wisdom…we just have to listen. This is a great lesson for life – not just for leadership. How many people wander though their lives shielded in armor that actually keeps the harmful stuff in as much as keeping the nurturing stuff out. One of my greatest joys each summer is the first year experience for the incoming freshman class at Texas Christian University. Selected faculty and staff join with upper class students and groups of these fresh young students at camps away from campus. We play games, go rock climbing, white water rafting, discuss fears and preconceived ideas about college: In the end the new students see the faculty as human, approachable and vulnerable. It leaps through months of trust and communication in a matter of 3 to 5 days creating relationships that last for years. I love your example – “Never let them see you sweat.” That has been the model for leadership for far too long. It was appropriate when Patton, Eisenhower and Nimitz were working diligently to win a world war. It’s still appropriate on the battlefield and when life and death decisions have to be made. But off the field, in the training room – even hardened combatants will have more faith in a leader that they love than one they fear. This is a great coaching session Joan; I will be sharing this with my group and keeping this in my files for future use. Keep up the great work! Wonderful insights often come from the most unlikely places and children are an incredible repository of wisdom…we just have to listen. This is a great lesson for life – not just for leadership. How many people wander though their lives shielded in armor that actually keeps the harmful stuff in as much as keeping the nurturing stuff out.
One of my greatest joys each summer is the first year experience for the incoming freshman class at Texas Christian University. Selected faculty and staff join with upper class students and groups of these fresh young students at camps away from campus. We play games, go rock climbing, white water rafting, discuss fears and preconceived ideas about college: In the end the new students see the faculty as human, approachable and vulnerable. It leaps through months of trust and communication in a matter of 3 to 5 days creating relationships that last for years.
I love your example – “Never let them see you sweat.” That has been the model for leadership for far too long. It was appropriate when Patton, Eisenhower and Nimitz were working diligently to win a world war. It’s still appropriate on the battlefield and when life and death decisions have to be made. But off the field, in the training room – even hardened combatants will have more faith in a leader that they love than one they fear.
This is a great coaching session Joan; I will be sharing this with my group and keeping this in my files for future use. Keep up the great work!

]]> By: Steve Borek http://www.bluepointleadership.com/blog/archived-posts/stop-turning-your-talk-upand-be-heard/#comment-5738 Steve Borek Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:04:18 +0000 http://www.bluepointleadership.com/blog/?p=115#comment-5738 I really like the point of making a personal connection. This is not just for the leader but for everyone in the group. I'm sure you've read the 5 Dysfunctions of a Team by Lencioni. The first is absence of trust. People need to be vulnerable and show themselves, warts and all. A leader that does not show who they are, end up having their team members walking around them on egg shells. Sort of like when you go on those first few dates with someone. We want to be perfect. Showing the team your true self allows people to operate in a relaxed atmosphere. In addition, they understand its ok not to be perfect. I really like the point of making a personal connection. This is not just for the leader but for everyone in the group.

I’m sure you’ve read the 5 Dysfunctions of a Team by Lencioni. The first is absence of trust. People need to be vulnerable and show themselves, warts and all.

A leader that does not show who they are, end up having their team members walking around them on egg shells. Sort of like when you go on those first few dates with someone. We want to be perfect.

Showing the team your true self allows people to operate in a relaxed atmosphere. In addition, they understand its ok not to be perfect.

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]]> By: Sushil Baveja http://www.bluepointleadership.com/blog/archived-posts/stop-turning-your-talk-upand-be-heard/#comment-5578 Sushil Baveja Sat, 14 Aug 2010 19:25:17 +0000 http://www.bluepointleadership.com/blog/?p=115#comment-5578 A very nice article...makes the right connect, provides some practical tips to leaders. A very nice article…makes the right connect, provides some practical tips to leaders.

]]> By: Christine Eastman http://www.bluepointleadership.com/blog/archived-posts/stop-turning-your-talk-upand-be-heard/#comment-5551 Christine Eastman Wed, 11 Aug 2010 21:36:57 +0000 http://www.bluepointleadership.com/blog/?p=115#comment-5551 I was struck by this article as I have been pondering group morale and leadership. I greatly enjoyed the quotes and stories that were well used to flesh out the article. I was struck by this article as I have been pondering group morale and leadership. I greatly enjoyed the quotes and stories that were well used to flesh out the article.

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