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The Power of Focus in Your Personal Leadership Development

Posted by Julie Henry on Tue, Aug 25, 2009 @ 10:14 AM
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“What you want to have, while managing the crisis,
is senior leaders with a point of view.”
Jeff Immelt, Chairman & CEO of GE

It has been said that if everything is important, nothing is important. "Having a point of view and knowing what to focus on is your ultimate advantage as a leader...", says Gregg Thompson, President of Bluepoint Leadership Development, "...it is a source of formidable leadership power."

Successful leaders are very adept at practicing this laser-like focus of attention. But it's not easy. To achieve that power of focus, you need to first have a high degree of clarity about what truly matters to you. In his new book, The Power To Lead, Thompson suggests that as a leader you need to ask yourself the following questions. What are the two or three things that are most important to you? What are your passions? What legacy do you wish to leave? Do these things get the greater part of your energy, time, and attention? If not, then you are on the road to mediocrity.

Gregg says the next step is even harder, but he insists that it is critical to "be ruthless about what you decide to concentrate on, setting aside anything and everything that does not contribute to the achievement of your goals. This is leadership on steroids.

GREGG THOMPSON is President of Bluepoint Leadership Development and author of The Power To Lead, Unleashed! – Expecting Greatness and Other Secrets of Coaching for Exceptional Performance, and The Leadership Experience. He has extensive experience as a business leader, operations manager, executive coach, facilitator and management consultant. He holds a Master of Science in Organization Development degree from Pepperdine University in Malibu, California.
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