I recently posted this question about brands on FaceBook and LinkedIn: “Complete this sentence with ONE word. The best brands are ________.” The responses I received online and in private tell me a few things. People have high expectations from the brands...
Today I am going to share six proven steps to get more referrals from your network. During the week, people all over the world attend BNI meetings to get and give referrals. But as it turns out, few members tap into the full potential of their BNI chapter. There is a...
I threw the Discus in High School, so I enjoy watching the Olympics. As I watched all of these great athletes compete, I started to think about how much the Olympics and BNI have in common. And here’s how: coming to BNI, having not done any work behind the...
“In today’s complex society of comparably skilled, interdependent people, it is more true than ever that success is less a function of what you know than who you know and who knows you.” Dr. Ronald S. Burt, Department of Sociology, University of...
Most of us are familiar with the BNI expression ‘people do business with people they know, like and trust’… what few people realize, however, is that trust takes a combination of factors to develop. Still, it may be short-circuited with...
