Being a business leader can sometimes feel like you are freefalling!

At times running a successful business is like jumping from a plane… seeing the bigger picture can lead to a sense of excitement and exhilaration, counter-balanced with a fear of losing control and uncertainty of when to act. Things can happen quickly, and decisions are down to you. How do you respond under pressure?

Whether new to a Directorship or an experienced Business Leader we all face challenges. It can feel very lonely in that position; there are pressures and stresses to deal with; often combined with self-doubt or concern that decisions being made are the right ones. You are not alone. Other business leaders, all with different experiences and expertise, no matter what industry they are in or what level of leadership they are at, share the same issues and common frustrations.

SO, HOW CAN A PEER-TO-PEER FORUM SUPPORT YOUR DEVELOPMENT AS A LEADER?

Connecting with other business leaders and sharing experiences, brings different perspectives and insights to the table. This leads to a deeper understanding of the challenges and solutions that every individual leader is facing:

• Articulating your challenge to other leaders and responding to their questions, in itself helps create clarity over situations
• Getting different perspectives and fresh ideas regarding your challenges provides you with new options
• Learning from each others’ successes and failures can accelerate your own personal growth and skill development
• It’s inspiring to hear how others have dealt with leadership
• When people share leadership experiences, they also talk about the challenges they’ve encountered and how they have overcome them. This, in turn, can spark creative problem-solving and innovative thinking amongst the others
• You can adapt these solutions to your own situations and find new approaches to the issues you have been dealing with
• Learning from others, using that shared knowledge, helps to reduce making the same mistakes which saves time, resources and potential setbacks

THE BENEFITS OF PEER-TO-PEER SUPPORT THROUGH A LEADERSHIP BOARD^®

Our Leadership Boards^® are collaborative forums where leaders can work together on their business, new perspectives, gain fresh thinking and hone their leadership skills. They are places where the diversity of views, the challenge of new thoughts and the desire to learn from each other can reap enormous benefits for leaders.

As well as peer-to-peer support, you are led by a professional coach to guide you through those freefall moments and get you to a safe landing.

A Leadership Board^® by Growth Plans^® is a confidential, friendly space, providing a supportive and challenging environment for growth as a leader. They are aimed at:

• Directors
• Companies with 40-300 employees
• All industries (although no competing businesses are allowed on the same Leadership Board)

Are you ready to make the jump? If you’d like to know more or experience one of our Leadership Boards^® at one of our taster sessions, then Contact Liz Whitfield to see if she is right for you and you are right for Growth Plans^®. [email protected]