Leveraging Collective Expertise, Wisdom, and Guidance Through Mastermind Teams

Leadership positions with enormous responsibilities are challenging; at times leaders may feel isolated or lonely. A mastermind team is a small group of peer mentors or a personal board of directors, who meet on a recurring basis to share ideas for feedback, groupsource solutions, and to celebrate/commiserate on events. Joining a mastermind team helps leaders receive psychological support, encouragement, inspiration, suggestions for solving problems, and resources to manage challenges. This commentary reviews the purpose and concept of mastermind teams. Included in the review are practical suggestions for ways to form a team, set ground rules, implement engagement approaches, establish meeting formats, and create psychological safety. Mastermind teams can help leaders grow personally and professionally.