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Episode #287
Source date: 2012-12-19 Browse 2012
This is a rebroadcast of Episode 206. Synopsis It would probably surprise you to know about some of the influential people that some of your fellow BNI members know. Don’t assume that just because someone works in an.
Episode #286
Source date: 2012-12-12 Browse 2012
Today’s topic was suggested by a BNI member who couldn’t find the topic covered in the podcast. He said “A member came to me with a referral, and said that if I did business with the referral, they would like a.
Episode #285
Source date: 2012-12-05 Browse 2012
A BNI member in the Netherlands asked Dr. Misner for a history of BNI’s Code of Ethics. There are 6 points to the Code of Ethics, which is meant to be a set of principles to address conflicts or complaints. I will.
Episode #284
Source date: 2012-11-28 Browse 2012
Jeremy Walsh, director of support for BNI Connect, returns to the Official BNI Podcast. If what Jeremy talks about is not available in your area, contact your executive director. If you don’t yet have a BNI Connect.
Episode #283
Source date: 2012-11-21 Browse 2012
This is a rebroadcast of Episode 74, which originally appeared on October 1st, 2008. Synopsis Dr. Misner and BNI member Julien Sharp about how BNI can make a cross-country move easier. There are many ways BNI can help..
Episode #282
Source date: 2012-11-14 Browse 2012
Mixers are a great way to network, and in particular a great way to bring people to your office. So in addition to attending mixers held by organizations like the Chamber of Commerce, BNI members should consider.
Episode #281
Source date: 2012-11-07 Browse 2012
A listener named David commented on an earlier episode to say, “Sometimes we feel obligated to engage with a bad referral from another BNI member even if the person isn’t a good fit. How do you deal with this.
Episode #280
Source date: 2012-10-31 Browse 2012
Dr. Misner’s guest Michael Drew has helped create 74 bestsellers through his company Promote a Book, Inc., including some of Dr. Misner’s own. The topic of today’s podcast is his latest book, Pendulum: How Past.
Episode #279
Source date: 2012-10-24 Browse 2012
This week’s episode is a rebroadcast of Episode 37. Synopsis This week’s podcast was inspired by Jack Canfield’s presentation at the BNI International Conference in November 2007. If we really are the average of the 5.
Episode #278
Source date: 2012-10-17 Browse 2012
Dr. Misner’s favorite technique for inviting visitors to BNI is what he calls “We’re Interviewing.” Suppose your chapter needs a printer. When you meet a printer, explain that you’re in a referral group and say “We’re.
Episode #277
Source date: 2012-10-10 Browse 2012
This week Dr. Misner brings Jeremy Walsh of BNI Connect Global Support back to share 5 power tips to boost your ROI with BNI Connect. Update your profile. Make sure all the information is complete and correct. This.
Episode #276
Source date: 2012-10-03 Browse 2012
Today’s episode is based on an article Dr. Misner wrote for SuccessNet a few months ago. BNI Merseyside in the UK hired an independent firm (Murray Consulting) to conduct a survey on the value of BNI membership. Here.
Episode #275
Source date: 2012-09-26 Browse 2012
Jeremy Walsh of Rhode Island/SE Mass BNI, who runs BNI Connect Global Support, joins Dr. Misner today to talk about how BNI Connect fits into the VCP process. By actively participating in BNI Connect, BNI’s own social.
Episode #274
Source date: 2012-09-19 Browse 2012
This is a rebroadcast of Episode 105. Synopsis Until recently, Dr. Misner assumed that if he made an appointment with someone, he was going to be there, but there seems to be an emerging trend requiring people to.
Episode #273
Source date: 2012-09-12 Browse 2012
Most people are not born networkers, but networking is a skill anyone can learn. Commit to learning and engaging and you can become a great networker.
Episode #272
Source date: 2012-09-05 Browse 2012
Special guest Mike Roberts, Executive Director of BNI New Hampshire, joins Dr. Misner today to talk about the difference between Power Teams and Contact Spheres. Dr. Misner first coined the term “Contact Sphere” in.
Episode #271
Source date: 2012-08-29 Browse 2012
This is a rebroadcast of Episode 120. Synopsis Dr. Misner had an experience at a restaurant in Japan that inspired today’s podcast. The waitress and all the patrons greeted every new arrival with “Welcome to the.
Episode #270
Source date: 2012-08-22 Browse 2012
We’ve all seen people at networking meetings who promise that their products or services will deliver something that they themselves obviously don’t have. If you are promoting yourself as a wellness coach but you’re.
Episode #269
Source date: 2012-08-15 Browse 2012
Brian Silverio from BNI Miami Beach joins Dr. Misner to share his humorous signs that you might be a BNI member. You might be a BNI member if… You understand that a Dance Card doesn’t involve any dancing. You wake up.
Episode #268
Source date: 2012-08-08 Browse 2012
This is a rebroadcast of Episode 50. Synopsis How do you avoid people whose only interest in networking is “What’s in it for me?” Look for the signs of people who believe in giving as part of networking: They ask how.
Episode #267
Source date: 2012-08-01 Browse 2012
Dr. Misner encounters five basic personality types in BNI. The Hermit: No network, no positive message, not good with prospects or sales. Technology- and systems- rather than people-oriented. They can learn to succeed.
Episode #266
Source date: 2012-07-25 Browse 2012
This week Dr. Misner shares tips for giving good referrals from Whistler, Canada: Listen to other people’s needs. When you hear a need that matches someone you know, bring out your BNI business card file. Keep the.
Episode #265
Source date: 2012-07-18 Browse 2012
Brad Sugars of ActionCOACH joins Dr. Misner today to talk about three things: The 5 factors that exist in every business to increase and multiply profits. How just a 10% increase in each of those factors can mean a.
Episode #264
Source date: 2012-07-11 Browse 2012
A post on the BNI Facebook page asking members who had influenced them generated a lot of responses, so Dr. Misner decided to share some of the people who had influenced him personally and professionally here on this.
Episode #263
Source date: 2012-07-04 Browse 2012
This is a rebroadcast of Episode 112, originally published on July 8th, 2009, while Dr. Misner was in Tokyo. Synopsis Today’s networking lesson comes from dry farming techniques practiced in Napa Valley vineyards. The.
Episode #262
Source date: 2012-06-27 Browse 2012
In response to a request from Entrepreneur.com. Dr. Misner consulted with some BNI colleagues for tips on doing business and networking in Asia. BNI Taiwan National Director Jihong Hall explains that “face” is.
Episode #261
Source date: 2012-06-20 Browse 2012
Cindy Mount Managing Director of BNI Ont. GTA Plus joins Dr. Misner to remind listeners of the importance attendance plays in the VCP process. If you don’t show up at meetings, you don’t have visibility with your.
Episode #260
Source date: 2012-06-13 Browse 2012
How do you know whether you’re denying your contacts something good if you don’t know anything about this person or their product?
Episode #259
Source date: 2012-06-06 Browse 2012
Sometimes we make networking harder than it really is. To become a great networker, learn from other people’s successes and mistakes.
Episode #258
Source date: 2012-05-30 Browse 2012
Bill Ulvund from BNI Michigan joins Dr. Misner to offer some suggestions for ways to make use of this podcast. Members who invest time in the podcast will have stronger relationships because they focus on the.
Episode #257
Source date: 2012-05-23 Browse 2012
Lawrence Conyers from the BNI Prince Bishop chapter in the UK joins Dr. Misner today to share some points from the educational videos he created for his BNI group. Lawrence decided to set the example for his chapter to.
Episode #256
Source date: 2012-05-16 Browse 2012
This is a rebroadcast of Episode 99, published in April 2009. Melinda Potcher adapted Dr. Misner’s Ten Commandments of Networking (discussed in Episode 32 and Episode 33 of this podcast) into the Ten Commandments of.
Episode #255
Source date: 2012-05-09 Browse 2012
The full title for today’s podcast is “Getting to the referral stage with a new contact.” If you remember Episode 253, there’s no way to rush a business relationship. So how do you get to the referral stage with a new.
Episode #254
Source date: 2012-05-02 Browse 2012
Morgan Rothwell of D&M Creative Limited in Lancashire joins Dr. Misner to talk about the importance of branding and to introduce the new BNIBranding.com website to members. Here are some of the advantages of successful.
Episode #253
Source date: 2012-04-25 Browse 2012
Emory Cowan of BNI Colorado joins Dr. Misner for today’s podcast. He tells a story about the time he tried to make peach wine from some leftover Georgia peaches, following a recipe from his parents’ farm. After a few.
Episode #252
Source date: 2012-04-18 Browse 2012
This is a rebroadcast of Episode 65, originally recorded in 2008. This week Dr. Misner describes a unique experience: a meeting about storytelling. Academy Award-winning movie producer Peter Guber invited about 16.
Episode #251
Source date: 2012-04-11 Browse 2012
Every contact you have with someone is a chance to either construct or de-construct a relationship. Be sparing about the way you criticize people, especially if you don’t know them well. Before you either press the.
Episode #250
Source date: 2012-04-04 Browse 2012
The divided loyalties of members who belong to more than one BNI group create serious trust issues in both chapters.
Episode #249
Source date: 2012-03-28 Browse 2012
Tim Paulin from BNI Louisiana Mississipi joins Dr. Misner this week to discuss the four pillars of a successful BNI group: visitors, well-run meetings, follow-up, and accountability.
Episode #248
Source date: 2012-03-21 Browse 2012
This episode is a rebroadcast of Episode 107, from 2009. Dr. Misner shares three networking faux pas that he’s run into over the years. Not responding quickly to referral partners. Don’t put off returning phone calls.
Episode #247
Source date: 2012-03-14 Browse 2012
Marketing and sales is not something Dr. Misner was always confident about, but he unexpectedly became the marketing manager at a business he worked for, so he started reading and learned on the job. Sometimes our.
Episode #246
Source date: 2012-03-07 Browse 2012
This week Dr. Misner answers a question from a BNI member named Robert: “How do you handle requests from people you barely know or don’t know at all, who ask you to give them names of your contacts so they can connect.
Episode #245
Source date: 2012-02-29 Browse 2012
Today Mike Ryan, a founding member of the founding chapter of BNI, joins Dr Misner on the podcast to provide some tips on how to keep your BNI meetings fresh. (Yes, even after 27 years of attending the same chapter.
Episode #244
Source date: 2012-02-22 Browse 2012
This is a rebroadcast of Episode 152. About 20 years ago, Dr. Misner met a commercial light bulb salesman who wanted to join BNI. He was a little concerned that a person in such a unique profession might not do well,.
Episode #243
Source date: 2012-02-15 Browse 2012
In the course of research for his book Business Networking and Sex (Not What You Think), Dr. Misner found that people who had a system for tracking the money they generated were more likely to feel that networking.
Episode #242
Source date: 2012-02-08 Browse 2012
This week Bob Burg, author of It’s Not About You: A Little Story About What Matters Most in Business, joins Dr. Misner in honor of International Networking Week. Bob reminds us that people only do business with those.
Episode #241
Source date: 2012-02-01 Browse 2012
According to one of the surveys conducted for Business Networking and Sex—Not What You Think, referral networks have an 82.8% success rate in terms of generating business, while online networks only have a 27.4%.
Episode #240
Source date: 2012-01-25 Browse 2012
International Networking Week will take place February 6-10, 2012. There are events around the world, focused on bringing people together to network with each other. Visit www.internationalnetworkingweek.com to find.
Episode #239
Source date: 2012-01-18 Browse 2012
Today Linda Macedonio, Executive Director of BNI Rhode Island/SE Mass, joins Dr. Misner to explain why bigger is better for your BNI chapter. In one region of Massachusetts, the average of the top 5 chapters was over.
Episode #238
Source date: 2012-01-11 Browse 2012
Gender differences in networking are real–and you need to understand and adopt the style of the opposite sex to succeed.
Episode #237
Source date: 2012-01-04 Browse 2012
A power team is a group of professionals in BNI who work in non-competing, related fields and have developed relationships so they can refer customers to each other. Here are ten questions you should ask potential.