PeerSight Online

One of my challenges, and I doubt I'm alone as a small business leader, is getting good advice. By good I mean useful, in-depth, independent, unfettered, concise, independent of any vested interests, only one agenda and that's helping/being helped, and with people whose advice matters.

It's generally not considered a sign of competence by an executive to admit, much less, to admit challenges exist in their business. ( For the record, over the years, I've grown comfortable asking strangers, even among my gender, for directions...) But they do; and we do. Challenges exist. We face them and need solutions...today.

So the idea that you can meet in an environment of trust with our CEOs and share your pain, your successes, maybe some solutions you've earned, gain some from the other members or have solutions percolate up as part of the open conversations among your CEO peers is...a godsend.

John Jantsch of Duct Tape Marketing recommended I look at PeerSight Online. It's created and run by Andrew and Steve MacGill. Luckily, I followed John's recommendation and contacted them.

Quite honestly, it's been a delightful surprise. It's so rare a resource truly delivers on their promise.  But PeerSight Online with Andrew and Steve fulfill their promise and they're great to work with. Hence, the surprise and the delight.

The format is a regularly scheduled conference call with 6-8 other business executives. It's hosted by a facilitator. There's an agenda for the meeting for targeted discussions and time for open dialogue. There's a strong accountability element, peer approval, for tasks and goals and solutions to be delivered. Other than answering to your peers there's no penalty. But that alone is a motivator, a great motivator. It serves as a real clarifier for my planning and goal-setting and resource allocation process.

The members cover a range of industries and experience. That only broadens the learning curve we provide each other.

As we get to know each other, it's my experience that the meetings and results keep growing richer and deeper and more valuable.

And Andrew and Steve are great listeners. They're willing to incorporate any idea that helps the members reach their goals and helps PeerSight Online achieve theirs.

Guys, thanks.