How does a Power Group Differ from a Mastermind Group?

A Mastermind Group can be similar. Both groups depend upon members to help each other, pass leads, brain-storm, and make the success of each member the success of each other. In both groups, self-serving members are soon asked to leave or are ignored.

In a typical Mastermind Group, there is often no leader or coach to facilitate the meetings. The same is true for Power Groups.

The major difference is that Mastermind Groups are typically used by entrepreneurs to help each other obtain customer or client leads, discuss business marketing, best practices, leadership, and a broad range of issues that are business focused.

A Power Group is usually job search or career development focused. Whereas business discussions can occur in both groups, a Power Group often gets far more personal, intimate, and may deal with very sensitive issues.

It is not unusual to see Mastermind Groups help each other at an arm’s length while Power Groups put their arms around each other. Both groups can develop into long term commitments but Power Groups have a stronger potential to develop into lifetime trusted relationships.

Which group should you join? It depends upon your objective. If you are in a job search or trying to develop your career, I recommend the Power Group. The only exception would be for those joining a Jobpreneurship™ Mastermind Group lead by a Job Doctors Certified Coach™.