Does your BNI “crackle, snap and pop”? Or is it a bit “Ho Hum”?
“Crackle, snap and pop” is good – you will attract new members no matter how small you are. “Ho Hum” is bad, very bad. You will lose members, no matter how big you are.
I talk to hundreds of BNI members and they all tell me that they come to BNI for referrals, but they also come to the meetings because it’s their weekly booster and a chance to mix and mingle with other like-minded businesses owners.
The problems begin when we all start to get a bit familiar with each other. When we start to stand up and say “I’ve done this so many times, you all know how my business works”. No, no, no – this is very bad. When this happens it’s time to shake things up a bit.
One way to do this is to introduce regular meeting stimulants (located on the www.bni.co.nz) website. Another is to applaud everybody’s 60 second – it may seem lame or ‘uncool’ but it gets the blood pumping and the pulse beating. It injects ENERGY!!!
If your visitors come to a meeting and have fun, they’ll stay no matter how small your chapter is. If your members come to a meeting and they have fun, they’ll also stay.
No fun, no referrals.
