It often happens at networking events, but it should never happen at a BNI meeting. And yet it did this week! A new member of a group was left on …
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Networking
The real meaning of ‘Givers Gain’
written by BNI New Zealand
I’m speaking at the BNI Big Breakfast in Wellington next week about Givers Gain – about real reciprocity – how it’s a powerful technique of ‘influence’ and how when used …
Create the habits of excellence
written by BNI New Zealand
Article contributed by Hazel Walker. Aristotle said, “We are what we repeatedly do”. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. What habits have you created around your referrals …
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Why the six degrees of separation networking theory is dangerous
written by BNI New Zealand
A common networking theory is that ‘everybody’ is separated from one another by just six degrees of separation but, like the tooth fairy, it’s a complete myth – only less …
Networking “Across the Universe”
written by BNI New Zealand
Last month we held a BNI Directors meeting in Auckland. It never ceases to amaze me how we can assemble our team of 17 Directors from across the entire country …
Small Business Expo – Auckland
written by BNI New Zealand
Do you ask a new prospect for a referral on the first appointment? Do you wait until the second appointment? Do you wait a year into the relationship? The answer …
Many of you will know that BNI NZ enjoys a great relationship with NZ’s leading business magazine for the SME market – NZ Business. Any organisation that promotes “word of mouth” …