Episode #960
Episode 960: Why Most Leaders Fail
Source date: 2026-05-13 Browse 2026
As leaders, we have two jobs: to set the vision and to remove obstacles. Use “The 3D Fix:” Discernment, Discipline, and Diligence.
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Episode #953
Episode 953: Growth in Difficult Times (Classic)
Source date: 2026-03-25 Browse 2026
Belief, passion, and leadership are the keys to business growth in difficult times. Why accept mediocrity when excellence is an option?
Episode #925
Episode 925: Opportunity vs. Obligation
Source date: 2025-08-27 Browse 2025
If you’re asked to take a leadership role in your BNI chapter, look at it as an opportunity, not an obligation.
Episode #924
Episode 924: The Five Levels of Leadership
Source date: 2025-08-20 Browse 2025
Learn how to apply BNI’s Core Values to help yourself move through John Maxwell’s Five Levels of Leadership.
Episode #918
Episode 918: Passion, People, Process (Classic)
Source date: 2025-07-09 Browse 2025
Master Passion, People, and Process to become a leader in your industry and create an enterprise that makes a difference in people’s lives.
Episode #893
Episode 893: Lasting Relational Leadership
Source date: 2025-01-15 Browse 2025
Mike Holman from BNI UK explains how our foundations as leaders and as BNI members come through the relationships that we build.
Episode #889
Episode 889: Taking a Leadership Role in Your Chapter
Source date: 2024-12-04 Browse 2024
Serving on the leadership team in your BNI chapter gives you an opportunity to increase your visibility and therefore credibility.
Episode #850
Episode 850: How Great Leaders Communicate Their Vision
Source date: 2024-03-06 Browse 2024
Learn how you can become a great leader by holding the vision of your objective and coaching your team to success.
Episode #840
Episode 840: The Value of Exit Interviews (Classic)
Source date: 2023-12-20 Browse 2023
Dr. Misner explains how exit interviews for departing members came to BNI. Take this podcast and the report to your leadership team.
Episode #791
Episode 791: Your Chapter Needs You to Be Great
Source date: 2023-01-11 Browse 2023
BNI CORE Launch Manager Andrew Johnson has a message for BNI leadership teams: your chapter needs you to be great.
Episode #775
Episode 775: Powering Up Power Teams
Source date: 2022-09-14 Browse 2022
Just like a successful BNI chapter, a successful Power Team needs structure, accountability, engagement, leadership, and communication.
Episode #756
Episode 756: BNI’s International Board of Advisors
Source date: 2022-05-04 Browse 2022
Daniel Haverman joins the podcast to share his goals as president of BNI’s International Board of Advisors (IBOA).
Episode #725
Episode 725: Growth in Difficult Times
Source date: 2021-09-22 Browse 2021
Belief, passion, and leadership are the keys to business growth in difficult times. Why accept mediocrity when excellence is an option?
Episode #700
Episode 700: Passion, People, Process
Source date: 2021-03-31 Browse 2021
Master Passion, People, and Process to become a leader in your industry and create an enterprise that makes a difference in people’s lives.
Episode #675
Episode 675: “Can’t Do” or “Won’t Do”? (Classic Podcast)
Source date: 2020-09-30 Browse 2020
This is a rebroadcast of Episode 217. Synopsis If you’re part of the leadership team and a member isn’t participating in some way, approach them and say “How can we help you (give more referrals, bring in visitors,.
Episode #635
Episode 635: Love Is Good Business
Source date: 2019-11-20 Browse 2019
Steve Farber joins Dr. Misner to explain why love is the key to great leaders, great businesses, and great BNI chapters.
Episode #606
Episode 606: Meeting at a Different Time to Get More Visitors (Ask Ivan)
Source date: 2019-05-01 Browse 2019
This entry is part 27 of 33 in the series Ask Ivan Synopsis This question comes up at least once or twice every year. A BNI director passed it on from the president of a BNI chapter. How about once a quarter we move.
Episode #582
Episode 582: The Leaky Bucket Syndrome (Classic Podcast)
Source date: 2018-10-31 Browse 2018
Education is a leaky bucket. Making training part of a replicable system is the best way to prevent leaks. Never accept anyone onto your chapter’s leadership team who isn’t willing to go to the training.
Episode #559
Episode 559: Don’t Thank the Speaker (Instead of Making a Referral)
Source date: 2018-05-23 Browse 2018
The referral part of a BNI meeting is meant for referrals and testimonials. This is your chance to tell your chapter you’ve been passing business to other BNI members. Let the chapter president thank the speaker at the.
Episode #510
Episode 510: The Leaky Bucket Syndrome
Source date: 2017-06-07 Browse 2017
Education is a leaky bucket. Making training part of a replicable system is the best way to prevent leaks. Never accept anyone onto your chapter’s leadership team who isn’t willing to go to the training.
Episode #497
Episode 497: Know Your Verb, Get Better Results
Source date: 2017-03-08 Browse 2017
Verbs increase your persuasion power. Great leaders are all about action, and you should be too. Discover your verb to achieve greater networking success.
Episode #494
Episode 494: Why Everyone Should Go to Leadership Training
Source date: 2017-02-15 Browse 2017
Shawn Yesner joins Dr. Misner to talk about Leadership Team training and why every member of your chapter should attend–not just to learn the position you’re going to serve in, but to make connections throughout the.
Episode #492
Episode 492: Chambers and BNI (Classic Podcast)
Source date: 2017-02-01 Browse 2017
This is a rebroadcast of Episode 366. Synopsis This week Barry Johnson, president and CEO of the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, joins Dr. Misner to talk about the relationship between BNI and chambers of commerce..
Episode #475
Episode 475: A Path to Business Leadership
Source date: 2016-09-21 Browse 2016
If you’re a business owner or an entrepreneur, you know how difficult it can be to find the path to business leadership that works for you. Leadership styles are a dime a dozen, and no one has time to try every idea..
Episode #474
Episode 474: A Lesson in Leadership
Source date: 2016-09-14 Browse 2016
Dr. Misner shares a story from John C. Maxwell that illustrates both leadership and networking principles. Don’t expect something for nothing, be prepared, and take notes, and only ask for a referral if they think.
Episode #464
Episode 464: What’s the Real Secret?
Source date: 2016-07-06 Browse 2016
A BNI chapter’s leadership team is its pilot. If they don’t complete their training, they’re going to crash the chapter. Following the system is the real secret to a successful chapter.
Episode #421
Episode 421: Can’t Decide? Listen to This
Source date: 2015-08-26 Browse 2015
At the last conference of the Transformational Leadership Council,someone told Dr. Misner an incredible story about making a tough decision about whether to move. Dr. Misner and Priscilla are both people who make lists.
Episode #396
Episode 396: Host Leadership
Source date: 2015-03-04 Browse 2015
Dr. Mark McKergow, co-author of The Solutions Focus, joins Dr. Misner today to talk about the concept of host leadership. If we think of ourselves as hosts and our team members as our guests, a whole new paradigm of.
Episode #378
Episode 378: Two Tips for Moving People in the Right Direction
Source date: 2014-10-15 Browse 2014
Any time you hold a leadership position, you face the challenge of getting people to follow the direction you think they need to go. It’s important not to burn down the barn in order to roast the pig. There are two.
Episode #366
Episode 366: Chambers and BNI
Source date: 2014-07-23 Browse 2014
This week Barry Johnson, president and CEO of the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, joins Dr. Misner to talk about the relationship between BNI and chambers of commerce. For years, Dr. Misner has recommended that BNI.
Episode #357
Episode 357: The Secret to Great Leadership Teams
Source date: 2014-05-21 Browse 2014
Sara Minnis and Flynn Nogueira from Del Fuego join Dr. Misner to talk about the newest CD in the BNI Fast Track Program, “The Secret to Great Leadership Teams.” Here are some key points from the new series. The speed.
Episode #352
Episode 352: “EGBOK” (Classic Podcast)
Source date: 2014-04-16 Browse 2014
Dr. Misner brought up the concept of EGBOK at the recent national conference in Rhode Island as part of a discussion about change, leadership, and solutions. The idea, introduced by Mark McKergow, is that you need to.
Episode #351
Episode 351: Dog Sled Leadership
Source date: 2014-04-09 Browse 2014
Last year in Sweden, Dr. Misner and his wife had the opportunity to take a dog sled excursion. While waiting to start, all of the dogs on the team barked, leaped up, and strained at their harnesses–except for the lead.
Episode #230
Episode 230: The Value of Exit Interviews
Source date: 2011-11-09 Browse 2011
Dr. Misner explains how exit interviews for departing members came to BNI. Take this podcast and the report to your leadership team.
Episode #217
Episode 217: Can’t Do, or Won’t Do?
Source date: 2011-08-10 Browse 2011
If you’re part of the leadership team and a member isn’t participating in some way, approach them and say “How can we help you (give more referrals, bring in visitors, etc.)?” The person will respond with either a.
Episode #214
Episode 214: Why Leadership Team Training?
Source date: 2011-07-20 Browse 2011
BNI requires that all its officers attend leadership team training, which is generally offered one or two months a year. Members have sometimes suggested that the training not be required for committee members, in.
Episode #207
Episode 207: “EGBOK”
Source date: 2011-06-01 Browse 2011
Dr. Misner brought up the concept of EGBOK at the recent national conference in Rhode Island as part of a discussion about change, leadership, and solutions. The idea, introduced by Mark McKergow, is that you need to.
Episode #181
Episode 181: Turn the 80/20 Rule Upside Down
Source date: 2010-11-17 Browse 2010
Jim Butcher from Capital Trust Realty, “retired” president of the East Texas and Houston East region of BNI, joins Dr. Misner to talk about how his chapter used Fast Track to ensure that every single member brings 3-4.
Episode #12
Episode 12: Leadership Team Transitions
Source date: 2007-06-27 Browse 2007
– In this episode, Dr. Misner talks with BNI Minnesota Executive Director Nancy Giacomuzzi about the process of transitioning from one Leadership Team to the next including: Ivan Spoke Before 400+ BNIers in Minneapolis.