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February 7, 2018
Diversity Should Be Part Of Our Core Values. – by Marc-William Attié
International Networking Week: “Diversity in Networking” stories from various international BNI leaders Submitted by Marc-William Attié Directeur National, France et Belgique francophone When I first attended a BNI meeting in the UK in 2003 my first impression was WOW and the second one was: this is incredible to see so different people working together. My previous experiences in […]
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February 6, 2018
Networking in the Gutter – by Charlie Lawson
International Networking Week: “Diversity in Networking” stories from various international BNI leaders Submitted by Charlie Lawson National Director BNI UK & Ireland I once attended a networking event with about 200 business owners. Alongside the open networking sessions, there were some speaker sessions. Unfortunately one of the speakers wasn’t a great speaker. I found myself rather slumped in […]
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February 5, 2018
Welcome to the 2018 International Networking Week®
The 2018 International Networking Week® is an initiative of BNI®. International Networking Week 2018 features a number of networking events occurring the week of February 5 through 9, 2018 worldwide! #BNIINW18 Welcome to the 11th annual International Networking Week® This Year’s International Networking Week Theme: DIVERSITY! Networks are by nature “clumpy”. We tend to surround ourselves with people who […]
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February 1, 2018
The A-Z of Networking: O is for… (by Andy Lopata)
This month, Andy Lopata shares his networking tips which begin with the letter “O” Oasis Obligations Observations Offer Support Open Heart and Minds Openings Opportunities Optimizing Your Network Organization Owning The Space and more about Networking. Click here to watch this video Please click below to see Andy’s playlist of his networking tips from A […]
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January 29, 2018
Why Make All the Mistakes, When We Can Learn from Others?
There are “tried-and–true” networking techniques that are so simplistic they seem that they cannot be really effective. Many times, we try to re-evaluate, improve upon and complicate them. Why make all the mistakes, when we can learn from others? An experience I had once while on vacation reminds me of how we try to make […]
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January 25, 2018
Working IN versus ON with Tiffanie Kellog
Tiffany Kellog joins Jason Avery to discuss his journey from being the worker to being the owner. They offer the following tips about Working IN versus ON your business: Find someone who could do the labor Hire a General Manager so you can focus on referrals Bring in more labor crews to support the added […]
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January 22, 2018
Include a P.S. In Your Email Signature
In our latest book, Networking Like a Pro 2nd Edition, Brian Hilliard, the co-author of our book discusses making a brief addition—a P.S. message—to your email signature. It is easy but is not used very often. At the end of your automated signature, include something like this: P.S. A great referral for me would be someone who […]
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January 18, 2018
Four Desperate Networkers
Desperation is not referable. When people demonstrate certain behaviors as part of their networking efforts, it’s a tell-tale sign of desperation. Here are four types of behaviors that desperate networkers exhibit: Click here to watch this video The Card Dealer This is probably the most common form of desperation that I’ve seen over the years. […]
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January 15, 2018
Storytellers are Important in Networking
Before television there was radio. Before radio there were books. And before books there were storytellers. The power of a well-told tale, passed down from generation to generation and recited from memory over a campfire, is the power that brought people together and formed the beginnings of cultures that have lasted even to the present […]
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January 11, 2018
Networking Up: Connecting with Successful People
We’ve all heard the advice: “you become the people you hang out with”. This means that you need to surround yourself with successful people (however you define success). Plus, you also need to be networking up to raise the bar for yourself over time. Having run the world’s largest business networking organization for more than […]
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