It takes a lot of time and energy to be an effective Owner every day. It’s lonely in your position. Sometimes you need to be held accountable and told the unbiased truth. You may not have put your own group of objective, experienced advisors together to facilitate effective strategic decisions about next steps but we have put your own group of advisors together to accomplish this.
A peer advisory council is a hand-picked group of 8 to 12 business owners who help each other identify and capitalize upon their opportunities, and discover insights into their toughest challenges.
Council members must be 1) from non-competing industries, 2) unbiased, with no conflicts of interest, and 3) committed to confidentiality and accountability.
Each council meets once per month for half a day, and creates deep, trusting relationships that one member described as “the best friends I see only three hours per month.” There truly is nothing like the relationship that quickly develops with people who are going through exactly what you are.
You Face New Challenges, Opportunities, Problems, and Issues Regularly. A Table full of Owners may have already experienced these and can weigh in for you.
Employees, clients, vendors, family, and friends will never tell you what you really need to know, even if they want to, because they often don’t understand the complexity of what you’re talking about.
Insiders have their own biases and conflicts of interest to cloud their judgment. They simply have a different perspective.
But peers, real peers – people who run a company of a similar size and scope – know exactly what you’re talking about.
They share your perspective and have “been there, done that.” Because they speak your same language, yet have their own unique experiences, they bring solutions and insights you never considered, and opportunities you never even conceived.
We do the legwork, considering dozens of factors during a discovery interview to decide if a business owner is even eligible for membership and, if so, on which individual council they would best fit.
When the optimal members are identified, the council begins meeting once a month for half a day. All you have to do is to commit to being open, honest, and prepared each month with non-urgent, vision-based needs ready for your council members’ insight.
Do I Really Have Time For This?
It’s ROI – Return on Involvement.
An Hour Spent in the Meeting Typically Generates 3 to 4 hours of time saved in the office. Resources, answers, new looks, efficiency…
Challenges, Opportunities, Problems and Ideas – They Can Represent Costs, Savings, New Profits…
What Could an Owner From Another Industry Know About My Business?
Possibly Nothing! But it is not simply about your company, your industry, your customers and competitors, your operations.
It is About Solving Problems, Opportunities Challenges and Ideas – Universally.
And You May be able to weigh in and help your peers, as well!
Be part of a global community of CEO’s
Utilize practical concepts to expand your leadership as a CEO
Make the best decisions, not just good decisions
Find out what you don’t know you don’t know
Take time to think & run the business proactively, not reactively
Ensure you can speak openly about any topic after signing an NDA
Solve challenges and make hard decisions faster with experienced insights
Positive reinforcement from other successful Owners
Be vulnerable and have others’ support when needed most
Develop the most trusted peer relationships