Is It Okay to Leave Your Business Group?
It was a tough decision for Ami Kassar, especially given that he’s president of EO’s Philadelphia chapter.
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Here are today’s highlights:
Victor Hwang says it’s time to change the way we help entrepreneurs finance their businesses.
Carvana thinks it’s going to be a winner in the trade wars.
ICE is targeting the family farms that grow coffee in Hawaii.
MANAGEMENT
This week, Ami Kassar writes about whether it’s okay to leave your business group: “I am a huge proponent of peer groups. Over the last decade, I have been in two different Vistage groups and am now in my second Entrepreneurs’ Organization forum. I found my home when I joined EO seven years ago, and next month I will wrap up my term as president of the EO Philadelphia chapter. Recently, though, I decided to switch forums after being in one group for more than six years. This was a difficult decision, and I struggled with it for a long time.”
“A few months ago, friends from EO around the world decided to start an international forum. I worked closely on EO global initiatives with these friends, and their offer to join the group was intriguing. I had learned so much from them, and I was impressed by the diversity of their experiences and international perspectives. Yet I was struck with guilt about leaving the forum that had been my home for six years.”
“Could I bring myself to change forums? I loved the members in my previous group. We had been through a lot together, and I didn’t want to leave them. This group had helped me through my Dad’s passing and many tough business issues.”
“One solution I considered was to participate in two forums at once. A few years ago, I tried to be in a Vistage group and an EO forum at the same time, and I found the experience to be too much. I committed to myself to only participate in one group at a time.” READ MORE
