{"id":6705,"date":"2024-01-23T09:36:53","date_gmt":"2024-01-23T14:36:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovators.org\/?p=6705"},"modified":"2024-01-23T12:53:05","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T17:53:05","slug":"its-lonely-at-the-top-join-a-ceo-advisory-group-for-entrepreneurs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovators.org\/stage\/blog\/its-lonely-at-the-top-join-a-ceo-advisory-group-for-entrepreneurs\/","title":{"rendered":"Navigating Leadership Alone? Discover Your Ideal CEO Peer Advisory Group"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the ever evolving, complex world of business, entrepreneurs and business owners are challenged to continue to learn, evolve, adapt, and innovate, all while effectively leading and sustaining their business.\u00a0 How does one balance the many complex and competing priorities that come with entrepreneurship while staying focused on the big picture?\u00a0 By joining an executive peer group.<\/p>\n

CEO advisory groups provide the opportunity to connect regularly with a group of other business leaders from non-competing businesses at different stages of development.\u00a0 What these individuals have in common is that they are all business owners trying to build successful organizations who also want to discuss the challenges they are facing.<\/p>\n

For many, the experience of being an entrepreneur is vastly different from other forms of work. It can be a lonely experience that doesn\u2019t provide the opportunity for colleagues in the way that other career paths can.\u00a0\u00a0 This is where your Innovators CEO advisory group can step in.<\/p>\n

Here are three reasons why an<\/strong> e<\/strong>xecutive <\/strong>n<\/strong>etwork, like Innovators <\/strong>Alliance, is what<\/strong> you need to be the accountable, competitive, and inspired leader you want to be in 2024. <\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. It provides a network to other leaders like you. <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The Innovators Alliance chapter community is the most transformational element of membership. Members meet with their chapter group of entrepreneurial peers \u2013 within their own geographic community – at ten half-day meetings each year.\u00a0 Sara Clarkson, CEO Market Support shares; \u201cSuddenly I had a network of entrepreneurs who were at all different stages of their business. The opportunity for us to review our successes, share our challenges and work together to help support each other was priceless for myself and my company.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n

    Each Innovators Alliance chapter meeting is chaired by a professional facilitator whose goal is to ensure impact and accountability.<\/a><\/p>\n

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    1. The network will provide new learnings and insights.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Through the power of your CEO advisory group network, you\u2019ll gain insights acquired from the hard-fought lessons your peers have already experienced. Innovators Alliance member\u00a0Steve McGowan\u00a0is grateful for the support, guidance and experience he found at IA<\/a> that helped him weather a severe economic downturn. He appreciated knowing that others had gone through similar trying times.<\/p>\n

      When your business is struggling, having a CEO advisory group to speak with can be invaluable to help you develop best practices, gain new business perspectives, and receive guidance on business strategies.<\/p>\n

      In addition, CEO advisory groups provide best in class growth resources for leaders, including access to tools and resources to improve the growth and profitability of their businesses.<\/p>\n

      In our annual member survey,<\/a> one member anonymously shared; \u201cAs a CEO \/ Entrepreneur, I look to Innovators Alliance to provide me with a glance at the “horizon” for all business leaders in Canada, North America, and Globally. Innovators \u2018resources\u2019 are most beneficial in guiding us to use those best practices which assist us with our decisions while keeping an eye on the \u2018horizon.\u2019<\/em> \u201c<\/p>\n

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      1. Your business will innovate and evolve. <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Members of Innovators Alliance are committed to growth through innovation and are continually challenging themselves \u2013 and their peers \u2013 to do the same.<\/p>\n

        Innovation focused resources and events, including Innovators Chats<\/a>, Bi-annual Power<\/a> m<\/a>eetings<\/a>, and the opportunity to engage with strategic partners<\/a> at every chapter meeting are included as part of membership, and members are encouraged to reflect on their current priorities, overarching initiatives, and ways of innovating at each meeting.<\/p>\n

        Karl Scholz, Innovators Alliance member, shares his thoughts on the value of the annual Innovator\u2019s Alliance \u2018Innovation Journey\u2019<\/a> \u2013 unique to Innovators Alliance. Through this journey, each member is encouraged to set and present a big strategic goal, which can be part of their business plan for peer input annually.<\/p>\n

        Karl shares; \u201cPrior to joining Innovators Alliance, I had a business plan, but I didn\u2019t have my feet to the fire. Having my chapter mates questioning you on the approach, and progress (or lack thereof) really keeps me on my toes.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n

        Maybe 2024 is the year you decide you need to invest in yourself to invest in your business. <\/strong><\/p>\n

        Feedback from Innovators Alliance members reveals the benefits they value from the IA Network include:<\/p>\n