Recently the collaborative side of networking was highlighted by a special event that I helped put on. As a Wellington Regional Director Consultant for BNI I helped organise what turned …
Networking
With all eyes on the Rugby World Cup and our hopes of victory for the All Blacks, most of the country are in a competitive frame of mind. Often with networking …
A message from BNI founder, Dr Ivan Misner, for New Zealand Networking Week 2015. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqJRBeOq4Fk
Friends with benefits
Indian yogi and guru Paramahansa Yogananda once said: “There is a magnet in your heart that will attract true friends. That magnet is unselfishness, thinking of others first; when you learn …
NZBusiness November 2013 Soapbox Article – Graham Southwell
Request for Submissions
Article contributed by Dr. Ivan Misner. Jack Canfield and I are working on a compilation book on networking. We are calling for submissions and we’d love to have Directors and …
The Daily Telegraph in the UK recently ran a feature about BNI in which it was noted that the amount business passed through BNI has risen from £185m to £269m. …
How your face can make you a lot of money
Everybody knows we do business with the people we “like, know and trust”. Therefore we can conclude that getting to this position within your broad network of acquaintances, potential referrals …
Just in: Portuguese scientists discover the secret to business networking
It’s not what you know, it’s what you know about who you know According to a report in ScienceDaily (Feb. 11, 2011), “a study of the biotech industry has revealed …
The difference between referrals by design and referrals by accident
Being part of a BNI chapter is a unique opportunity. Where else do you get the chance to form a close bond – to work as a team in multiple …