I recently got to listen to Jim Collins talk about being Good to Great. One of the things that I took away was that he encouraged people to have a personal board of directors. You need people in your personal circle that can guide you, instill wisdom in you, correct you, keep you focused, and to encourage you. Businesses get this at the corporate level. There are a board of directors that keep the leadership and direction of a company on the right track. Collins’ makes a great point that the same is required at the personal level.

An easy exercise: write down those in your personal circle. Perhaps you’ve got some “vacant seats on your bus” (as Collins would say)