If you’re not getting referrals, it’s probably somebody else’s fault…

I’ve posted a lot about stickiness – being memorable, standing out in your chapter, differentiating yourself, but I’ve  been thinking… maybe it isn’t your responsibility.
Well ok, of course being memorable is your responsibility; but what I mean to say is that each person in your chapter has to take personal responsibility for getting their [...]

Deliberate versus opportunistic referral giving

To be a really successful networker I would like to suggest that we need to move our behaviour from  opportunistic, to deliberate… Let me explain.
When you achieve a referral for somebody in your network (your BNI), is it by chance because somebody  mentioned to you that they were having a certain problem, or is [...]

5 Conversation Mistakes When Networking at Business and Social Events

Most business people agree that networking is a great way to make professional contacts—but only if you do it the right way. However, make one of the following conversation faux pas and your career and professional image could be headed for trouble. Here are five career-crunching networking mistakes people make when attending social or business [...]

BNI Education Coordinators

Dr Ivan Misner – Founder and Chairman of BNI recently sent this email out to all BNI Directors – and I thought that it might be helpful to post a copy to the blog:
I recently received a message from an Educational Coordinator asking me if we had any educational content that would help him with [...]

A skinny 60 seconds can make for a sticky 60 seconds

There are many elements required to make an excellent 60 second presentation (or elevator speech), but I reckon if you can get these three things right you’ll be doing enough to be successful…
If we strip away all the other stuff, here’s what you have to absolutely get right:
1. Get attention (have you watched how many [...]