I'm thinking about the lessons Barry Libert shares as I reread Chapter 10 of Leaders: Their Stories, Their Words. It makes me wonder,"How can I utilize the power of my networks to give me the information, insights and perspectives I need to support my clients?"
Barry says "We'd really like to talk to our peers [leaders of other companies] to learn what the best are doing and how we can do something similar.
The question that has stuck with me is, "How can I learn from my peers to improve my performance and make better decisions?" Even today, I have friends who work at large management consulting firms and they still say the same thing: that their clients want to talk to their peers. Large companies and their leaders are not unique:
Kids want to talk to their peers before they talk to their parents.
Customers want to talk to their peers before they talk to the company.
Sick people want to talk to their peers before they talk to doctors.
Employees want to talk to their peers before they talk to their bosses.
People want to download music from their peers before they buy a song."
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