The Official Bni Podcast

Ask each member of your chapter to tell you one thing that's working for them to find out how far beyond referrals the benefits of BNI go.

Generic requests yield disappointing results. If you want better referrals, ask for introductions to specific people by name.

Today’s podcast is based on Dr. Misner’s new book, Who’s in Your Room? There is no one rule to achieving balance in your life, but there is one truth about creating harmony: the quality of your life depends on the people in your life. If everyone who came into your life was going to be […]

If you do not learn to execute the fundamentals flawlessly, if you do not engage in the conditioning necessary, you will never be a champion on or off the field.

BNI members average 5 times as many referrals after 200 hours in a chapter as when they started.

How do you end a conversation at a networking event? Keep it simple. Thank them for the conversation, get their contact info, and make an introduction if you can.

An effective doorman for your personal room (or BNI chapter) lets people in based on how well they fit with your core values.

Strengthen and balance your BNI chapter's contact spheres to offer all members an equal opportunity for success and increase member retention.

Synopsis This episode is a rebroadcast of Episode 522, originally released on August 30th, 2017. David Clegg joins Dr. Misner this week to talk about the value of visitors in BNI. Visitors pass referrals to BNI members, whether or not they join. The average Thank You for Closed Business for a visitor in BNI is […]

Cindy Mount explains the difference between self-employed and entrepreneur and how you can use BNI to build your business into an asset.

Synopsis Today’s theme is activity vs. results, the conversation Dr. Misner has had since he started BNI 34 years ago this week. Meaghan Chitwood, Director of Global Training for BNI explains that your activities have to change as you become busier, because you need to get more results from the same amount of time. An […]

Why do people pay $1 million+ to invest in a McDonald's franchise? It's a proven system. If you follow the system, you're guaranteed results. When you join BNI, you're investing in a system. If you follow the system, you're guaranteed results.

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.

The quality of your life depends on the people in your room--and anyone who enters will be there forever. The new edition of Who's in Your Room is an action-oriented guide to moving your relationships from dissonance to resonance.

Graphic communicator Colin Horner joins Dr. Misner on the BNI Podcast today to talk about how the Power of 1 drives chapter performance in BNI. There are four tasks to complete each week and one task to complete each month, and when the members of a chapter do them and measure them, referrals and closed business skyrocket.

A supposedly no-win situation can turn into a big win for everyone when you exercise persistence and creativity, the way Ivan Misner did as an undergraduate in search of a non-math lab class.

On this week's Official BNI Podcast, Rod Kuncaitis of BNI Grand Rapids talks about how ethics and etiquette affect BNI. If you set out to be number one, remember that it matters how you win.

Hazel Walker joins Dr. Misner to talk about why it's important to show up for your BNI meeting on time. Being late undermines your credibility and causes you to miss out on referrals.

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.

The most important communication lesson Dr. Misner ever learned was to include an executive summary with every report. Busy people don't have time to read all the details just to find out the main point.