By Kostas Voutsinas |A lot of leadership programs are driven from CEO or Directors in cooperation with Human Resources Department. They both choose an external consultant to run a leadership program. At most of the time their decision is based at price and references. They develop a plan, with a duration of three -four months, with steps and tools, and urge people to follow it with passion. Several months later, the project owners realize that there were no results on behaviors. However, they believe that they gave to their leadersSEE DETAILS

by Kostas Voutsinas| Nowadays, due to increasing competition buyers focus more and more on cost cutting. Suppliers provide lots of products and services at low price to satisfy buyers’ expectations. However, for many companies low priced competition is meaningless and risky. On the other hand, according to Porter’s Generic Competitive Strategies, to set a high price one should differentiate the product and develop a position far from commodity.It is needed a total approach that differentiates your product or services based on your competitive advantage, a Premium Offer.There are four elements that contribute equally inSEE DETAILS

by Bluepoint Leadership Development |“If a man takes no thought of what is distant, he will find sorrow near at hand.” – ConfuciusFor leaders, experience is by far the best teacher. It teaches them how to adhere to core values, coach and mentor others, encourage creativity and innovation and inspire diverse populations – all very important leadership competencies and practices. Unfortunately, this same experience is an untrustworthy guide for the world we are about to enter. To continue to have a real impact on their organizations, leaders are well advisedSEE DETAILS

by Susanne Biro |My mother and father were European, Austrian and Hungarian to be specific. One of the things this meant for me growing up was that if someone came to our house, everyone had to come out from wherever they were, say hello, and immediately we had to offer that person a drink (preferably alcoholic). If the person stayed for more than 30 minutes, it was necessary to offer them food and then, even if they declined (and sometimes especially if they declined), feed them. Providing the basic necessitiesSEE DETAILS

by Bluepoint Leadership Development |Leadership development workshops are very expensive. And I’m not just referring to the cost of facilities, materials, trainers, and bagels. When a company takes 20 or so managers out of the organization for several days, it is making a significant investment in their development. Those of us who are the architects of these workshops need to ask ourselves the question: Have we designed a workshop that is worthy of this investment? We at Bluepoint have been delivering leadership workshops for over twenty years and have learnedSEE DETAILS