Mini Workshop – Relationships 001

This is a 2-3 minute activity that involves those at the meeting.
You will need to read it through beforehand and be prepared.
What you say out loud to the group is in larger type in bold.
Purpose: To focus on ways to build relationships.
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Start by asking the members…..
What are the three most important aspects of [...]

13 Networking Mistakes

 I came across a great article about networking this week through my Twitter network and thought that some of you may be interested in it also: 
You wouldn’t wear jeans to a job interview, but do you pay as much attention to job-hunting etiquette when networking? If you’re approaching potential contacts in an offhand way, you may be [...]

It’s not what you know, it’s who you know

I’m rapidly coming to the conclusion that the old saying “it’s not what you know, it’s who you know” really is the secret to success. It’s not so secret of course – we all know it, but few of us ever spare it enough thought and, more importantly, have a plan to ‘do it properly’.
May [...]

Laugh and the world laughs with you, cry and you cry alone

I had a graphic designer friend once who was going through a hard time. People would ask him how he was and he would share his pains – it was, he said later, one of his biggest business mistakes of all time.
The fact is there is a difference between personal relationships and business relationships. It [...]

BNI – A social business networking platform par excellence

I thought that you might be interested to read the following article in ‘Network Marketing Secrets’ about BNI:
A latest survey done extending during the period of the Sub prime crisis, when companies were busy filing for bankruptcy, revealed that about 80% companies who had good business networks and realized the importance of networking for business, [...]