Well, the benefits are obvious to entrepreneurs and business leaders, who may already have an informal “advisory board” with whom they meet at regular intervals to review financials and to discuss the direction of the business. In addition to answering specific questions about challenges in your business or proposed marketing or sales campaigns, a Roundtable group can offer you:
a) Accountability. You’re going to write an e-book or launch a new campaign, eh? Well, when you tell others, people who have committed to help keep you accountable, you’ll find that extra bit of motivation to get something done that you don’t have when you don’t have accountability partners.ย It sort of like human cattle prods, only less painful.
b) Camaraderie. Being a leader, and even moreso a Christian leader, in modern society is a challenge. Also, business and entrepreneurship isn’t a rose garden. It’s hard, and often we simply need someone to talk to – and not someone like our staff or direct reports. Interestingly, it’s in these sorts of “venting” sessions that some creative solutions are discovered.
You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.
author Jim Rohn, Rags to Riches
c) New ideas. You never know what ideas will birth from the cross-pollination of like-minded people sharing their triumphs and disappointments. Because you are in a safe and trusted environment, you allow yourself to be a bit more daring and vulnerable with your brainstorming โ and so do your teammates.
Roundtables incorporate elements of:
- A mastermind group
- An executive roundtable
- An accountability group
- Business consulting
- Personal life coaching
- A think tank
- A social club
You are probably doing well, but you know you could do better. Honestly ask yourself, อwhat ifโฆ? What if I had a group that could truly empathize, and had similar situations but diverse experiences? What would happen if I surrounded myself with people who aren’t just “yes men,อ but instead actually care about my results? What could I be doing if I had the experience, education and capabilities of other leaders working with me to help me be the best that I can be?
Being a better you starts now.
