Your Personal Board of Directors Put all of your exemplars on your “personal board of directors,” a concept that originates with author Jim Collins: Back in the early ’80s, I made Bill [Lazier] the honorary chairman of my personal board of directors. And when I chose members . . . they were not chosen for their success. They were chosen for their values and their character. . . . They’re the sorts of people I wouldn’t want to let down.[2] The exemplars on your personal board can be a mix of high accomplishment and high character. The only requirement is that they have a skill, attitude, or
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