1. Highly trained and skilled facilitators that are able to reframe interactions within the group to help you get the desired answer you are looking for.
2. A defined format that has a flow dedicated to understanding your challenge and then answering your challenge.
3. Accountability-this is a group that holds you accountable by making sure you put some skin in the game if you don't make things happen by the next session.
4. Being matched up with business owners that are in similar phases of growth is extremely important.
5. Time limits to each step of the process making sure equal times are allotted to each and every member are crucial to serving each member.
6. Solutions based paticipants-this is extremely important that the individuals in your group are all solutions based this can make or break a group.
7. The Socratic method, asking to seek to understand the challenge before actually being able to offer a solution that would best fit the situation. Being able to ask questions before offering a solution makes a huge difference to the answers you get in a group.
8. Size limit- we have found that 8 members with a facilitator make for an optimal group ready to share ideas and concepts. Larger groups tend to be harder to manage.
9. Privacy is crucial and confidentiality agreements need to be signed to give each member a sense of security so they may be open to share freely.
10. Index cards are a must for members to write down crucial contacts and resources and pass them to the member that needs them most during the session. This is a really easy and efficient way to communicate in a structured process aimed at getting targeted answers and results.
Following these rules can help towards facilitate a successful peer to peer mentoring group.
2. A defined format that has a flow dedicated to understanding your challenge and then answering your challenge.
3. Accountability-this is a group that holds you accountable by making sure you put some skin in the game if you don't make things happen by the next session.
4. Being matched up with business owners that are in similar phases of growth is extremely important.
5. Time limits to each step of the process making sure equal times are allotted to each and every member are crucial to serving each member.
6. Solutions based paticipants-this is extremely important that the individuals in your group are all solutions based this can make or break a group.
7. The Socratic method, asking to seek to understand the challenge before actually being able to offer a solution that would best fit the situation. Being able to ask questions before offering a solution makes a huge difference to the answers you get in a group.
8. Size limit- we have found that 8 members with a facilitator make for an optimal group ready to share ideas and concepts. Larger groups tend to be harder to manage.
9. Privacy is crucial and confidentiality agreements need to be signed to give each member a sense of security so they may be open to share freely.
10. Index cards are a must for members to write down crucial contacts and resources and pass them to the member that needs them most during the session. This is a really easy and efficient way to communicate in a structured process aimed at getting targeted answers and results.
Following these rules can help towards facilitate a successful peer to peer mentoring group.
Written by Chris Krimitsos, founder and CEO of http://TheWealthbuildingAnnex.com
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