Our objective is to put the concept and practical steps for creating and managing your own Strategic Conversations peer group into focus.
I'm really glad you've joined us on this journey toward more Strategic Conversations! Take 2 minutes now and listen to how it all began..
By the end of this seven part services, delivered to you via email of the next 21 days you will be well equipt to begin leveraging the power of your peers to create sustainable results for each one of you.
We have found that providing the steps that you will need to take in this manner provides the necessary time for you to both internalize the new information and take the recommended action steps.
This material is sequential, so you need to follow it in the order that you receive it. Do not skip a session looking for a shortcut or file them away until the last video when "all will be revealed." It does not work that way. This is a building block process with each session adding to what has come before it.
Today's session covers three essential points - to provide you with the time tested formula for success based on small group dynamics and to get you thinking about what's important to you as you begin this process.
A brief history of the peer-to-peer collaboration model
Different approaches for successful peer-groups
Putting you and your needs first
Important points to consider and questions to ask yourself
Once you have integrated the Strategic Conversations process thoroughly, you will see this as the single most effective way to make decisions of all kinds. Eventually virtually every group you are involved in as an organizer will be created using this model. For now we want to start with that first group, the foundational group for you and your peers.
For you, right now, which approach makes the most sense
An Industry Specific Group. In this type of group environment each person shares common industry knowledge, must deal with many common challenges and the opportunities recognized by one person are likely to have direct relevance to everyone else. And because the members are geographically dispersed, far outside their traditional marketing area, they can share their experiences in confidence, knowing they are not providing ammunition to their competitors.
An Industry Diverse Group. Cross pollination makes plants stronger. New ideas, or even old ideas from a new perspective help us see obstacles and opportunities more clearly. Members whose experience is totally different might see solutions that are obvious to them, that are easily transferable to your business, that you would never have been able to recognize much less adapt.
Job #1 for you right now. Think about what type of group you would want; a group of peers from your industry, or a more diverse pool of members.
Job #2 - once job one is done. Who is the best person you can think of to join you on this journey? What sort of person are you looking for? From there, the two of you can discuss a third person, and so on and so forth.
In the next video, we will cover getting the group going. For now, get clear now on your objectives and the first person you want to join you.