Community

Whatever the industry, leadership and business can be a lonely place - particularly when it comes to making those bold decisions necessary to secure progress. In the absence of peer colleagues, finding the right people to confide in, bounce ideas off, and generally test the integrity of your thinking, is a risky business. Who can you really trust to maintain your confidence, ask the right questions, and give objective feedback without taking over or being overly biased? Yet without access to alternative perspectives, how sure can you really be that your thinking is properly aligned with your end goals? It’s a dilemma shared by many leaders of small businesses as well as many executives and operational managers. Another common dilemma is the risk of silo thinking – arriving at decisions based only, or mainly, on thinking shaped by industry norms, without taking full account of alternative interpretations that might lead to more innovative conclusions. Developing strategies to broaden exposure to a wider range of perspectives can greatly enhance the thinking process.

Who We Spend Time With, Is Who We Become!

Where funding is available, many turn to coaching as a means to gain access to a confidential thinking partner. But not everyone has the budget for this - and not everyone needs, or even wants, this on a regular basis. Equally useful is to surround ourselves with other leaders, to grow our own networks of trusted contacts with whom we can share thoughtful conversations about things that matter to us, in the moment – and, in turn, offer our own wisdom in response to other people’s dilemmas. This is the intention behind each of the communities listed on this page – to bring people together from a range of different industries to think together, connect with each other, test ideas, hone instincts, and ultimately, grow our leadership skills.