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LEADERSHIP SECRETS OF HILLARY CLINTON

people to join us, and she had an agenda for us to work
though after dinner. When we all arrived, she referred to
us as her personal board of directors. We chatted during
dinner and then listened while she explained her situation
and what she considered to be her options. We all con-
tributed our ideas and shared insights from our own expe-
riences. By the end of the evening, she had achieved her
goal of thinking outside the box and was able to see her
choices in a new light. I thought this idea of having a per-
sonal board was terrific, and I immediately created one of
my own.
Because several of the folks I chose to be on my personal
board lived far away from me, I approached each one indi-
vidually, and we did much of our initial work together via
the phone. I still reach out to them whenever I need a
sounding board or just need someone to talk straight with
me about something. Over the years, I have helped hun-
dreds of others to create their own personal boards, and the
results have been incredible. You might want to consider
doing this for yourself as you are getting connected in
terms of your role as a resilient leader. These relationships
can be formed for a number of reasons. You may want to
benchmark an idea that you have had, look at ways to
expand your own business perspective outside your organ-
ization, or be connected to someone whom you don’t know
or whom you would value to gain some feedback on your
role and your impact as a leader.

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