Achieving Global Results in 12 Hours: Expanding Your Inner Circle

How far away are you from global results? When you expand your inner circle, you expedite global results.

We’ve all heard about six degrees of separation.

Consider being just 12 hours away from achieving global results.

Although we live in a theoretically connected world, our inner circle often remains unchanged. Professionally, our close network is usually confined to our specific role, company, country, or industry.

The big things happen in familiar places and, increasingly, in adjacent spaces. This could include a company launching a product that enters our market, the rise of a new industry driven by technological advances, or a city or country making strides to become a global leader.

Connected for Success?

In a changing world, our existing connections might not provide what we need.

Imagine conducting an experiment to find out how many hours are you away from:

• An essential introduction.

• Securing an investment pitch.

• Influencing new regulations that could set a global standard.

• Acquiring strategic intelligence on a yet-to-be-public threat or opportunity.

• Confirming the commercial viability of a new business model or expansion into a new market.

There are over 5.55 billion active internet users globally, with around two billion using an Apple device alone. Thoretically, accessing the above points could be instantaneous or take just minutes. Factoring in time-zone differences, achieving these should be feasible within 12 hours.

Leaders are often influenced by global occurrences - opportunities, risks, trends, technologies, regulations, talent, advisers, among others. When making decisions affected by these, leaders should ensure their core contacts include key individuals from across the globe.

There’s more to the world than what we see.

This includes beyond what appears in your phone messages and email inbox.

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