Great way to start your year: Set up a personal board of directors
b"I may have set a new record for the shortest time from concept to production for a podcast:\\xa0 20 minutes ago, I shared on Twitter that my best friend, Desiree Adaway, set up a personal board of directors last year and just sent me her annual report. Desiree is the Senior Director of Volunteer Mobilization for Habitat for Humanity, and felt the need to get expert advice and insight from people she trusted and admired. Many people were interested in hearing her story, so I called her up and recorded a podcast on the spot.\\xa0 I hope you enjoy our conversation in which we cover: What is a personal board of directors How to choose good membersHow to make sure the relationship is mutually beneficialHow to get the most out of the mentoring relationship Desiree and I learned of the concept from Jim Collins in Good to Great.\\xa0 Here are a few articles which expand on the topic: BusinessWeek:\\xa0 Good to Great Expectations In Jim's own words from the Fast Company Design Conference in Phoenix, 2000:\\xa0 Why have a personal board of directors?"