BANG! your way to success

by Mai-Lin Garcia-Rangel, 8 October 2009

A BANG! (Brainstorming, Accountability, and Networking Group!), also called a "mastermind" group, is designed on four principles:

Introspection. Engaging in self-evaluation and a gap analysis of one's leadership profile with peers adds a special dimension to this critical facet of the development process.

Primacy of EQ. Ultimately, business development is about augmenting the business owner's Emotional Intelligence Quotient (EQ) to manage his or her emotions and actions better, as well as those of others.

Reflective data mirroring. A highly reflective data mirror is the best way to augment the business owner's EQ portfolio, as it provides instant, candid feedback to a business owner about his or her strengths and weaknesses.

Collective learning. The most conspicuous advantage of a brainstorming group is its fertile potential for creating real-life, real-time "learning and development moments."

Brainstorming groups have proven so effective at problem solving that human resources management coaches often give them real-world situations with which a business is grappling to see what the participants can devise.

"We'll throw a problem out there that is parallel with something that we're really working on, and we'll let our business people gather thoughts on how that problem could be solved. It's a way to have a very real-world tie-in in an action learning mode," one human resources management coach reported.

Business owners typically see that a BANG! program results in performance improvements in their business, especially in areas requiring strong business development, and success for the individual participants.

Learn more here about being part of a BANG! or "mastermind" group.

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