Jamie Millar is the founder of SkyBridge Associates and the former director of MBA Admissions at Harvard Business School. He spent his career creating networks, or peer groups for C-Suite executives, and board directors, essentially hand selecting discussion groups for those who don’t have many peers internally and may not realize how to benefit from them. He is the author of the brand-new book BUILDING BRIDGES: The Case for Executive Peer Networks which details why these relationships are important and how to create them.
Top Takeaways: The Difference Between Networks and Networking with Jamie Millar
- We all have the same amount of time- it is all about choosing, prioritizing
- Networking is a verb, networks are a noun
- Networks become a community
- Leadership is more art than science and is becoming more difficult
- The difference between “complicated” and “complex” problems
- Art is about creativity and a willingness to experiment
- Leaders role is to make their beliefs know
- Beliefs drive behavior and behavior determines outcome
- The higher you rise in a corporation, the less often peer group conversations occur
- Networks are different from mastermind groups
- Networks must be “invitation only”
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Learning From Leaders:
Current Book: Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age by Sherry Turkle
Leadership Superpower: Inspiration- Curiosity and the ability to build trust
Motivational Mantra:
[shareable cite=”Yoda”]Do, or do not, there is no try[/shareable]
[shareable cite=”Lindsey Buckingham”]If you are any good at all- you can be better[/shareable]
[shareable cite=”Jerry Garcia”]Don’t be the best in the world in what you do, be the only one in the world[/shareable]
[shareable cite=”David St. Hubbins – Spinal Tap The Movie”]It’s such a fine line between stupid, and uh…clever[/shareable]
Book Most Often Gifted: The Fourth Industrial Revolution by Professor Dr.-Ing. Klaus Schwab
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
Additional Items Mentioned
Jamie’s Website: skybridge.associates
Building Bridges: The Case for Executive Peer Networks by James Millar