Mastermind Groups In Your Organization
Mastermind groups is a great tool to help your employees grow, learn from each other and build strong connections that will benefit your in many ways.
What Is a Mastermind Group?
"Mastermind" is a group of peers who support and help each other in achieving their personal goals through sharing experiences and ideas.
Participants
Participants with relevant experience so everyone could be helpful to others. For example, that might be a group of managers or team leaders who support each other in their professional growth. Ideal size of group is 7-9 peers.
Regular Meetings
The group meets regularly for a period of at least 3 months, on bi-weekly or monthly basis. During these sessions, each participant has the opportunity to bring their question to the group.
Structure
All meetings are moderated and have a structure: opening, discussion part, and closing. All blocks are time-boxed, so everyone has equal opportunity to ask for help, contribute to others' questions and reflect on their learning.
Sharing Experience
Participants share their experiences: what worked or didn't work for them, how they handled similar challenges in the past or how they would approach it now.
When Mastermind Groups Are Helpful
Mastermind groups can serve different purposes and be used in a variety of ways:
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Professional growth and sharing experienceGroups facilitate professional growth through the exchange of experiences. Each participant has the opportunity to bring their questions to the group: ask colleagues how they handled similar challenges in the past, seek feedback, or brainstorm ideas. Participants share what worked or didn't work for them and discuss how they would approach similar situations now. -
Consistent movement to personal goals and skills masteryGroups support employees in achieving their professional goals. Participants define their goals and select skills they want to master to address challenges in their daily tasks. The group helps them practice deliberately, keep focus, track progress, and celebrate achievements. -
Supporting beginnersSupport the growth of new team leaders, managers, or other key employees. These meetings provide them with an opportunity to share their challenges with colleagues, seek advice, receive support and learn from each other. -
Enhancing trainings effectivenessGroups help apply new skills during or after trainings. Participants choose which new skills to practice in their work situations, reflect on progress, share challenges with colleagues, and support each other on their learning journey. -
Building connections and increasing engagementEmployees gain awareness of what's happening in other teams and departments. Such groups help building communities, foster stronger relations among employees, increasing their engagement. More recognized, engaged, and connected employees contribute to higher retention. -
Implementing new processesRegular group work is a valuable support when implementing new processes, initiatives and practices at the organizational level. It creates an opportunity for employees or change agents to share and discuss challenges, support each other in adopting new practices, and ensure a common understanding.
Case Studies
How mastermind groups work in organizations:
Goal: create a space for managers to discuss their challenges, gain input from their colleagues to make better decisions and learn from each other
- A monthly 2-hour meeting for Project Managers
- Each manager can bring a question to the group, share the challenges they face, and ask for opinions and ideas.
- Other participants share their experiences, their thoughts or suggest how they would approach the situation.
- All discussions are time-boxed.
Goal: support Team Leaders in their professional growth, create a space for them to practice skills, discuss their challenges, gain input from their colleagues to make better decisions and learn from each other.
- Introductory webinar for Team Leaders to explain the format and answer questions.
- First meeting: participants define goals and choose skills they want to master, necessary for their daily tasks, answering questions: What challenges do you face right now? What competences will help you to address them?
- Bi-weekly 2-hour meetings for Team Leaders where they discuss cases from their work. Others share their experience, exchange ideas, or engage in role-playing games to gain insights into situations and master particular skills.
- Progress is checked every 3 months: TLs reflect on their growth, and recognize progress.
- I share a report with the management, highlighting the competences TLs chose to develop, group strengths, the progress they made, and the need for additional training.
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