One of my mentors, Thomas Leonard, (1955-2003) known in circles as the ‘father of coaching’ did something magnificent. He created an R/D team made up of people he knew, ezine subscribers and people who had purchased his products. He had over 1000 business owners on that team when he died.
I had such an R/D team, but with 100 subscribers. But two years ago, I shut it down. Why? I realized that I needed it had gone stale. People weren’t contributing as often, the level of contribution was down, etc. I realized that my R/D team was no longer based on the client I was trying to reach. So I reengineered my ideal client profile. And now it’s time to start it up again.
Power Alliances, R/D Teams, Advisory Boards – whatever they maybe called, whatever reason they’re created, need to keep up with your business direction. I don’t want “yes men”, I don’t want lots of people like me – but they have to agree with my vision. And my former list didn’t do that.
I wanted to show you Thomas’s R/D team page – the one I subscribed to many years ago; however, the page is gone. So the best I can do is show you my page – which was developed based on Thomas’s original version. (which he allowed, those of us who graduated from his coaching school to do) http://www.ElevatingYourBusiness.com/rd/ Maybe having an R and D Team will help you!?!
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