Episode #891
Episode 891: Be Prepared, Always Win
Source date: 2024-12-18 Browse 2024
The prepared always win when it comes to networking. Guest host Tim Roberts explains how to prepare for networking at holiday social events.
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Episode #890
Episode 890: Finding the Good in Bad Times (Classic)
Source date: 2024-12-11 Browse 2024
Dr. Misner shares 7 takeaways from 2020 to get you started reflecting on the good that came out of a difficult year.
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 #888
Episode 888: How to Educate Others to Refer You
Source date: 2024-11-27 Browse 2024
Phil Berg explains how to empower people to want to refer you and give them the tools they need to make the referral.
Episode #887
Episode 887: Integrating AI into Your Company
Source date: 2024-11-20 Browse 2024
AI adoption is about human behavior change. It’s a people issue. It’s a change management issue that you have to lead.
Episode #886
Episode 886: The ABCs of AI
Source date: 2024-11-13 Browse 2024
If you really want to use AI to be creative, you have to interact with it differently than we have been doing for the last 20+ years.
Episode #885
Episode 885: The Connector Effect (Classic)
Source date: 2024-11-06 Browse 2024
Robert Skrob explains the Connector Effect and how it makes BNI the single most effective growth strategy for business owners.
Episode #884
Episode 884: I Can’t Refer You
Source date: 2024-10-30 Browse 2024
Get creative with your offerings if you aren’t getting referrals. Special offers can produce fantastic testimonials and multiple referrals.
Episode #883
Episode 883: Fear Forward
Source date: 2024-10-23 Browse 2024
Dr. Oudi Abouchacra explains his F.E.A.R Forward method to take a quantum leap forward in your business and your life.
Episode #882
Episode 882: Having a BNI Guide
Source date: 2024-10-16 Browse 2024
Networking is like whitewater rafting: you need an expert guide to succeed. Second-generation BNI member Kamryn Reynolds explains.
Episode #881
Episode 881: The Customer Care Checklist
Source date: 2024-10-09 Browse 2024
Learn how to use the Customer Care Checklist to generate referrals with Julian Lewis, co-author of Dr. Misner’s new book, Infinite Legacy.
Episode #880
Episode 880: Giving Is Transformational (Classic)
Source date: 2024-10-02 Browse 2024
Consciously giving has a profound ripple effect. You can be a role model for the people around you by supporting and helping others.
Episode #879
Episode 879: It’s a Small World After All
Source date: 2024-09-25 Browse 2024
What are the odds of connecting with another BNI member just by dialing a number incorrectly? That exact thing happened to Dr. Misner.
Episode #878
Episode 878: Failing to Follow Through
Source date: 2024-09-18 Browse 2024
Networking without follow-through is a waste of your time and money. If you’re not going to follow up, don’t bother showing up.
Episode #877
Episode 877: Solutions Focus–Think Big, Act Small
Source date: 2024-09-11 Browse 2024
The bigger the issue, the smaller the step that is going to unlock it and start to reorient things and move things in a useful direction.
Episode #876
Episode 876: Solutions Focus — A Better Future
Source date: 2024-09-04 Browse 2024
A problem-focused approach works if you’re dealing with a broken washing machine. When people are involved, you need a solutions focus.
Episode #875
Episode 875: We Don’t Pay You to Think (Classic)
Source date: 2024-08-28 Browse 2024
Always pay people to think. Not only does it make employees feel valued, they can give you some great ideas and help your business grow.
Episode #874
Episode 874: Small Acts Equal Big Results
Source date: 2024-08-21 Browse 2024
Your BNI chapter could double in size in the next month if you level up the way you invite visitors. Tim Roberts explains how.
Episode #873
Episode 873: You Own Your Results
Source date: 2024-08-14 Browse 2024
You are the one in charge of the results you get from your BNI membership. Guest host Tim Roberts explains what you can do to improve them.
Episode #872
Episode 872: Ask Ivan about GDP and Morning Meetings
Source date: 2024-08-07 Browse 2024
This entry is part 33 of 33 in the series Ask Ivan Is TYCFB really the BNI equivalent of GDP? And why are most BNI meetings early in the morning? Dr. Misner answers in this week’s episode.
Episode #871
Episode 871: When Conversation Stops, Conflict Escalates
Source date: 2024-07-31 Browse 2024
Prevent conflicts in your BNI chapter and business by approaching conversations with a mindset of collaboration, not competition.
Episode #870
Episode 870: Co-opetition
Source date: 2024-07-24 Browse 2024
Steve Renz explains how specialization allows BNI members to collaborate with their competitors to capture value within their markets.
Episode #869
Episode 869: Is There Room for Intuition in Business? (Classic)
Source date: 2024-07-17 Browse 2024
Intuition is quickly using reasoning given your amassed understanding of a particular issue and definitely has a place in business.
Episode #868
Episode 868: 10 Ways to Create Referrals for Life
Source date: 2024-07-10 Browse 2024
Establishing lasting referral connections is essential for any sustained growth in business. Here are 10 ways to create referrals for life.
Episode #867
Episode 867: Making Positivity a Habit
Source date: 2024-07-03 Browse 2024
Norm Dominguez shares his Positivity Pillars of Strength and Positivity Umbrella to help BNI members excel in networking, business, and life.
Episode #866
Episode 866: The Influence of the Minority
Source date: 2024-06-26 Browse 2024
The only way for BNI members to succeed is to have chapters large enough to generate multiple referrals per week for every member.
Episode #865
Episode 865: A Beacon of Hope in a Sea of Fear (Classic)
Source date: 2024-06-19 Browse 2024
Don’t give up on BNI. BNI won’t give up on you. Today more than ever people need their network. Today more than ever they need BNI.
Episode #864
Episode 864: Creating a Layered Referral Machine
Source date: 2024-06-12 Browse 2024
Dawn Lyons demonstrates how you can create a layered referral machine by helping other BNI members in their businesses.
Episode #863
Episode 863: Students and Networking in the Job Market
Source date: 2024-06-05 Browse 2024
This week, Dr. Misner provides six networking tips for college students, recent graduates and anyone else looking for a job.
Episode #862
Episode 862: The Success Guidebook
Source date: 2024-05-29 Browse 2024
Podcast guest Elizabeth Hamilton-Guarino invites BNI members to redefine success, dream big, and communicate their goals and dreams.
Episode #861
Episode 861: Five Ways to Encourage Employees to Network (Classic Podcast)
Source date: 2024-05-22 Browse 2024
Building a business through word of mouth is everyone’s job. Here are five tips to develop a networking mindset in your staff.
Episode #860
Episode 860: CEUs, Testimonials, Presentations, and TYFCB (Ask Ivan)
Source date: 2024-05-15 Browse 2024
This entry is part 32 of 33 in the series Ask Ivan Dr. Misner answers member questions about Continuing Education Units (CEUs), Testimonials, Presentations, and TYFCB.
Episode #859
Episode 859: Voracious Podcast Consumption
Source date: 2024-05-08 Browse 2024
Terry Donaldson aka Sparkles the Clown shares what she learned from listening to 700 episodes of the podcast during her first year in BNI.
Episode #858
Episode 858: The Makeover of Your Weekly Ask
Source date: 2024-05-01 Browse 2024
Guest Jim Meadows shares how he turned a blasé, general, and repetitive weekly presentation into a 50-week sales training curriculum.
Episode #857
Episode 857: Networking—It’s More Than Just Talking Business (Classic)
Source date: 2024-04-24 Browse 2024
A referral relationship is more than just doing business. You need to find common ground on a personal level. The GAINS Exchange can help.
Episode #856
Episode 856: A reason, a Season, a Lifetime
Source date: 2024-04-17 Browse 2024
Whether we know people for a reason, a season, or a lifetime, it’s important to recognize our relationships in BNI.
Episode #855
Episode 855: Referrals Through Customer Appreciation
Source date: 2024-04-10 Browse 2024
Michael Ann Dillinger explains how to use your customer appreciation program to refer your customers to members of your BNI chapter.
Episode #854
Episode 854: The World’s Best-Known Marketing Secret
Source date: 2024-04-03 Browse 2024
The World’s Best Known Marketing Secret was first published in 1994. Ivan Misner and Mike Macedonio tell us why the book is still relevant.
Episode #853
Episode 853: Six Degrees of Separation
Source date: 2024-03-27 Browse 2024
Together, they discuss ways BNI members can become super-connectors and ways that BNI can recognize members for those efforts.
Episode #852
Episode 852: “Take Off Your Bib” (Classic)
Source date: 2024-03-20 Browse 2024
Networking will never work if you’re here for yourself. You need to take off your bib, put on your apron, and learn to serve other people.
Episode #851
Episode 851: The Benefits and Drawbacks to Co-Creation
Source date: 2024-03-13 Browse 2024
This week, Dr. Misner shares the top 7 benefits and top 7 drawbacks and potential pitfalls of co-creation.
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 #849
Episode 849: The Intangibles of BNI
Source date: 2024-02-28 Browse 2024
People join BNI for its tangible benefits. Dr. Ben Reebs shares 4 valuable intangible benefits of being a BNI member.
Episode #848
Episode 848: Want Referrals? Don’t Bore Me to Tears (Classic)
Source date: 2024-02-21 Browse 2024
To give your networking contacts the tools to find you referrals, tell the story from the client’s point of view. Facts tell; stories sell.
Episode #847
Episode 847: The Four Knows to Success
Source date: 2024-02-14 Browse 2024
Before you begin collaborating with outside companies and individuals, you need a solid understanding of the Four Knows of your own operation.
Episode #846
Episode 846: Cracking the WHY Code
Source date: 2024-02-07 Browse 2024
When you talk about why you do what you do, you stand out from everyone else that does what you do. Discover your 9 WHYs with Gary Sanchez.
Episode #845
Episode 845: Boost Creativity, Community, and Sales
Source date: 2024-01-31 Browse 2024
Discover the five types of co-creation and what each of them brings to the table for like-minded entrepreneurs and business owners.
Episode #844
Episode 844: Is Your Chapter on Fire, on Hold, or in a Hole? (Classic Podcast)
Source date: 2024-01-24 Browse 2024
Is your BNI chapter On Fire, On Hold, or In a Hole? Use the Rate Your Chapter Worksheet to find out–and learn what you can to do be On Fire.
Episode #843
Episode 843: The New Force Driving Business Success
Source date: 2024-01-17 Browse 2024
In the age of co-creation, consumers want to work together with brands to ensure that products and services meet their needs.
Episode #842
Episode 842: Creating a Chapter of Over 100 Members
Source date: 2024-01-10 Browse 2024
Shirley Towne joins Dr. Misner this week to explain how to create a culture of growth to get your chapter to 100 members and beyond.
Episode #841
Episode 841: Member Retention
Source date: 2024-01-03 Browse 2024
Michael Mayer explains why caring about new BNI members and building relationships with them is the key to member retention.