58.04 - Who's Got Your Back: Why You Need the "Lifeline Relationships" that Create Success and Won't Let You Fail by Keith Ferrazzi

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"Behind every great leader, at the base of every great tale of success, you will find an indispensable circle of trusted advisors, mentors, and colleagues. These groups come in all forms and sizes and can be found at every level and in nearly all spheres of both professional and personal life, but what they all have in common is a unique kind of connection with each other that I've come to call lifeline relationships.

These relationships are, quite literally, why some people succeed far more than others.

There's a good chance that you've already experienced the power and potential of lifeline relationships at some point in your life. Imagine some of the attributes of the best bosses you've ever had—the kind of boss who encourages you, who gives you space to grow, who appreciates your efforts, who doesn't micromanage but guides your development with wisdom, and who handles your slip-ups with firmness, understanding, and candor. Or think back to that good friend or family member who dropped everything to be there for you at a critical juncture in your life and didn't let you fail. Picture that associate you had at work who took a risk for you, and whose influence still touches you today.

If you've ever had an important person or group of people in your life who've shepherded you in the right direction—even if you've had just a taste of it—you know what I mean."

Comments

[andy ferguson]

This is spot on. As someone who offers coaching as part of my "mentoring program" I believe many coaches do themselves and their clients a disservice If they don't point out that finding a coach is just the first step .... the client needs to build a "Team"

Included are things like opportunity bringers, financiers, specialist mentors and trainers ... a great football team isn't just the players and the coach... It's strange that SME's etc try to reduce their team (often to a single person) and then wonder why they don't have more success.

Great little blog you've written that remind us of the importance of the "team" even if we work for ourselves.

regards

andy

[gaia gold]

Throw in accountability and you have all the tools you need to succeed. There are too many individuals with greatness potential who, because they have no accountability to anyone else but themselves for their actions, get caught up in a lie, an inappropriate situation, greed or some other sin and they go down hard.