Here's my short list of the benefits of belonging to a Catholic business owner (or Catholic Business Leader) peer group.
The most important insight is understanding how important your vocation as a Catholic business owner, business leader actually is to the Church, and to the world.
The introduction of True Leadership by the Habiger Institute states that “The health of the society is dependent on the quality of its leaders.” We can see the negative societal effects of poor leadership due to the lack of true leadership in all sectors from the international level all the way down to the offices of a local business. True leadership from a Catholic perspective is holistic. It takes into account the development of the whole executive – mind, body, and soul with the goal of becoming an integrated business leader modeled after Jesus Christ.
The Catholic Church sees Catholic business owners as being a light in the world by building and leading valuable businesses that are a force for good; good for the business owners and their families, good for society from a goods and services perspective, and good for society by modeling Christ’s leadership and evangelizing through service to their employees, customers, vendors, and the community at large.
The Church Supports Catholic Business Owners.
Support, trust, and accountability from your peers
A Catholic business owner peer group is built on the mutual trust and respect of its membership. The Attollo membership agreement addresses the need for strict confidentiality which allows members to be open about issues they face about their faith walk, at home, and at work. What is said during an Attollo peer group meeting stays there. The support, trust, and accountability from your Catholic business owner peers eliminate the loneliness of being at the top as well as feeling alone as a Catholic in our increasingly secular society.
Additionally, every member of the group becomes a defacto advisor to you. a peer group member has an opportunity to bring up issues they are facing for discussion with the other members of the group. They bring to the table, their own real-world experience and can provide a wider and deeper perspective from various viewpoints. Lastly, you will get real feedback, since peer group members have no hidden agenda so they can be truthful.
A peer group should have a proven process to grow your business.
Attollo is a partner of the Value Builder System, a statistically proven methodology for increasing the value of your company. It’s a powerful tool available to all Attollo members to help them identify opportunities to grow the value of their business.
Value Builder System helps drive efficiency so even if you lead a non-profit or if your business is employee-owned, using “Catholic Speak”, you are being a good steward of the resources in people, cash, time, and materials that fuel your business. Take the Value Builder Assessment for free if you want to know how your company compares to 65,000 others.
