The power of the mastermind is not under scrutiny in any way.  What IS under scrutiny is the ability to organize the mastermind and the ability to include the correct people in the mastermind.

Leaders must have the ability to organize the mastermind, select the right individuals and energize those involved to attend and participate in the mastermind to the ultimate end of creating circumstances that will foster success in business and personal endeavors.

The reason many individuals fail in endeavor is that they fail to implement the process or they select the wrong individuals to participate.

Many people look for a template of what positions or people to select.  That “template” does not exist.  The key to correctly selecting the individuals lies in passion.

Selecting the right people:

The first thing the leader must look for is passion.  Not just passion for his or her position, but passion for moving the company ahead.  Sometimes these individuals are NOT in the regular positions in a company or career.  Therefore, the leader must search those individuals out and find the correct mix.  Sometimes those individuals exist within the organization, sometimes they do not.

Organizing and motivating:

The leader needs to commit to organizing this group.  This takes time and a singular focus on the task.  He or she also needs to inspire or motivate these people or this group to use their instinctive talents as well as their education and experience to move the company forward.

Creating Loyalty:

The leader must also create a loyalty that goes beyond the doors of the company.  In the military orders are obeyed or people die – I think that is a line in a movie ;  ).  But, a great leader inspires the team to follow orders based on a vision and a plan.  Create that loyalty with integrity and congruence, vision and goals, passion and follow through.

Napoleon Hill writes in his book Think and Grow Rich that a mastermind is:

“The coordination of knowledge and effort of two or more people, who work toward a definite purpose, in the spirit of harmony.”

This is an important concept as we know that it is critical to create a certain focus that is powerful.  As Napoleon Hill continued that thought he said, “No two minds ever come together without thereby creating a third, invisible intangible force, which may be likened to a third mind.”

That invisible force is what most people today are referring to as “Intention”.  It is that “intention” that is created as like minds gather and focus on a tangible goal that can be attained.  Then energy flows through the group and assist in producing actions as a result.

It is not the “how to” of a mastermind that is critical initially, it is the actions TO create.  The how tos can be read in many places.

A leader will understand the significance of this critical trait of a leader.