You may remember this advertising campaign from T-Mobile. In their commercials, a few garbled or dropped words during a cell phone conversation resulted in unexpected consequences. And usually, they weren’t good ones. While T-Mobile was referring to 5G Networks, their tagline applies to more than that. It’s critical you don’t trust your “Big Decisions” to just any personal network.
Over the last year we’ve dug into the value you can receive from developing peer networks in your personal and professional life. A network of peers is a fantastic source of ideas and feedback and an amazing tool for exploring challenges and opportunities. Your counterparts have lived in your shoes and share the same daily struggles you do. You have these groups all around you and whether you realize it or not you’re probably a member of quite a few. When it comes to finding a good painter to freshen up the walls of your house, you may turn to a neighborhood text group or “Nextdoor”; the app which creates a virtual network comprised of your physical neighbors.