http://www.bluepointleadership.com/blog Bluepoint Blog Thu, 18 Aug 2011 21:47:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en By Gregg Thompson Forget the notion that you will be idolized, universally admired and richly rewarded. When you choose to become a leader, you are choosing a road plagued with failure, disappointment, confusion and resentment. Your best decisions will be mocked, your friends will abandon you and loneliness will become your ... http://www.bluepointleadership.com/blog/gregg-thompson/the-sacrifices-of-the-leader/ By Jim Boneau One afternoon, inspired by a desire for nostalgia, I toured my boyhood hometown and found myself driving through an area I had thought 30 years ago was my dream neighborhood. I always imagined buying a home there and settling my future family into that community. Remembering that goal, ... http://www.bluepointleadership.com/blog/archived-posts/how-current-are-your-current-measures-of-success/ By Gregg Thompson Sadly, when speaking on the topic of The Leader as Coach, the first question I usually hear is not, “What’s the most potent thing I can do to improve my effectiveness as a coach?” but rather, “What can I do with all the people on my team who ... http://www.bluepointleadership.com/blog/gregg-thompson/coaching-the-uncoachable/ We are pleased to let you know that Gregg Thompson’s article, The Real Source of Leadership Power, is featured as the cover story in the November issue of HR Future Magazine. So if you missed this article when it first appeared in The Point, you can access a pdf copy ... http://www.bluepointleadership.com/blog/gregg-thompson/120/ By Jim Boneau What if I told you that you should be the smartest person in the room? That you should lead with a heavy dose of direction? That you should take your hands off the steering wheel and let your employees drive for a while? That building strong ... http://www.bluepointleadership.com/blog/archived-posts/navigating-your-approach-to-leadership/ by Susanne Biro For the last ten years I have had the good fortune of working with hundreds, perhaps thousands of senior leaders in many different parts of the world. I am grateful for the insight this experience has given me. It has put a face to large organizations and granted ... http://www.bluepointleadership.com/blog/susanne-biro/all-leadership-development-is-self-development/ Why should anyone be coached by you? How many people would willingly choose you as their coach? When you look at the people with whom you interact on a daily basis, how many attribute their success to your influence? As managers, we do not automatically assume the mantle of coach. Hiring, ... http://www.bluepointleadership.com/blog/gregg-thompson/earning-the-right-to-coach/ Imagine that tomorrow you meet someone who you will readily welcome into your life. This is a very special kind of person, one who looks right past the superficial parts of your personality, your typical defenses, the insecurities you’ve worked so hard to mask, and the failings you’re ashamed to admit, ... http://www.bluepointleadership.com/blog/gregg-thompson/a-perfect-partnership-the-high-performance-coaching-relationship/ How often do you engage in the kind of conversation that stimulates others to change their performance? First, reflect on the following: How many conversations do you have during an average day? 30, 50, 100? How many of these simply function as social lubricants, helping you slide through the day ... http://www.bluepointleadership.com/blog/gregg-thompson/dangerous-conversations-coaching-for-exceptional-performance/ By Gregg Thompson I must say from the outset that when the words “leadership” and “emotions” are used in the same sentence, I cringe. (Actually, a minute electrical signal is passed from my brain stem to a little almond-shaped thingy in my brain called the amygdala whereupon it is quickly ... http://www.bluepointleadership.com/blog/gregg-thompson/the-emotionally-powerful-leader/