International Networking Week, 5th – 9th February, is a BNI initiative that is in its 17th year! International Networking Week is a celebration that highlights the valuable advantages of networking …
Chat GPT It’s been a little over 6 months since Chat GPT (Generative Pre-trained Transformer) 4 was released on an unsuspecting world. Over that time many people have tried using …
In life, we often find ourselves navigating a complex web of relationships, be it with family, friends, colleagues, partners, or other BNI Members. These relationships are built on a foundation …
Serial 1-2-1 Postponers Occasionally we all might have something come up that means we can’t make a scheduled 1-2-1. Life happens. But, in some BNI chapters, hopefully not ours, some …
Imagine your network as a bulls-eye, with each concentric circle representing a different networking relationship, like in this illustration Make Your Contacts Count by Anne Baber and Lynne Waymon. Let’s …
Quickly, think of a PALM…. Who thought of a hand or a tree? In BNI, PALMS are the way we track our activity. It’s an acronym that stands for: Present, …
Building Relationships One of BNI’s Core Values is to Build Relationships. In BNI building relationships means generating trust that brings friendship and referrals. But we don’t need to just build …
Who’s been ghosted? We’ve all heard about being ghosted on social media. You know when you are going back and forth and suddenly, they leave the conversation. It’s like you …
The Networking Disconnect Who here has ever been to a one-off networking event, or an event described as a networking opportunity? Ok, most of us. Who received genuine business opportunities …
Politics, Religion and BNI On October 17 New Zealand goes to the polls to decide who will govern the country for the next three years and to give the government …
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