Members,
on
the
other
hand,
would
say,
"Those
are
exactly
the
people
who
need
CEBI
the
most
--
people
who
wish
they
were
making
more
money
or
had
more
free
time
to
enjoy
it."
Why
is
that?
It's
because
they've
had
the
benefit
of
a
Mastermind
Group
--
and
not
a
group
of
just
ordinary
people,
but
a
group
made
up
of
only
CEOs
and
business
owners.As many readers know, Chief Executive Boards International works on the old Napoleon Hill Mastermind Group principle. Sometimes known as the "Wisdom of Crowds". Thousands of CEOs and business owners have benefited from CEBI groups over the years, saying things ranging from, "It's been a major factor in my success" to, "It saved my business."
Why is that? I've taken a look at why our Boards work so well, and here are some key success factors:
- We
Question
-
A
member
was
recently
quoted
as
saying,
"When
you
go
to
one
of
those
meetings,
you
better
have
your
act
together."
Members
ask
each
other
hard
questions,
constructively
looking
for
the
root
causes
of
problems,
not
superficial
symptoms.
- We
Challenge
--
Members
challenge
each
other's
assumptions
and
perspectives.
Your
employees
can't
do
that.
Most
service
providers
won't
(they
want
to
keep
your
business).
And
people
who
don't
own
and
run
businesses
just
don't
have
the
knowledge
or
experience
to
challenge
you.
It's
amazing
how
Board
members
get
each
other
to
look
at
situations
a
different
way,
opening
up
a
whole
different
set
of
possible
solutions
that
they'd
have
never
thought
of
on
their
own.
- We
Engage
--
Members
actively
provide
ideas
you
would
never
have
had
on
your
own,
referrals
to
expert
sources
of
help
you
would
never
find
on
your
own
and
accountability
for
action
on
your
part.
- We Alert -- Amazingly, when I ask members at the end of a meeting to list the things they're taking away, many times it's an idea, suggestion or alert they got from another member's topic. They hear another member talking about a pothole they haven't even thought of falling into yet, and go away knowing "That's a problem I can avoid."
And
finally,
it
is
the
combined
experiences,
knowledge
and
talents
of
the
group
that
really
make
this
work
--
the
synergy
of
not
1
or
2,
but
6
or
8
other
CEOs
and
business
owners
working
together
confidentially
and
collaboratively
to
help
each
other
with
opportunities,
solutions
and
ideas
far
superior
to
those
any
of
them
could
have
individually
discovered.
Fresh
ideas
drive
successful
businesses.
What
drives
the
fresh
ideas?
In
the
case
of
CEBI
members,
it's
their
Local
and
National
Boards.
We
Share
Ideas,
and
our
members
profit
greatly
as
a
result.
