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Are you lonely? If you’re looking around but not seeing many people like you, try Zweig Group’s new 2018 seminar, CEO Roundtable. Visit bit.ly/2kUiLZy for more information.
W e hear it all the time: “It’s lonely at the top.” The farther you move up the pyramid, the fewer the peers you’ll find there, but it doesn’t have to be lonely.
Leadership loneliness is just a state of mind, because there really are others out there just like you. You just have to look for them. During a conference I attended a few of years ago, the presenter asked the audience of a couple hundred business executives to count the number of people they had in their professional circle. These were the people you could rely upon for unfettered advice and counsel. The audience was asked to raise their hand if they had one personal advisor. Nearly every hand went into the air. Three advisors? More than half of the hands dropped. Five? Ten advisors? Out of the 250 or so people in the room, only two hands remained. As we progress up the leadership ladder, it becomes increasingly critical that we maintain a group of peers we can turn to for advice. The larger
our group, the broader the expertise we can rely upon. “As we progress up the leadership ladder, it becomes increasingly critical that we maintain a group of peers we can turn to for advice. The larger our group, the broader the expertise we can rely upon.” So where do you find those peers who understand what you’re going through, regardless of your level within your company? ❚ ❚ Network at industry events. Take advantage of more than just the agenda at an industry confer- ence. If you normally sit with people from your firm
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