Recently I have been speaking to some members in the referrals generation organization I lead and have come to realise that people are too nice. So nice that their business is suffering!
I think this needs some clarification:
A particular member explained to me that he referred business to his colleague (service provider) in his BNI Chapter [...]

This morning I had a forum with some team members from a referral generation group.
They are facing a couple of issues: commitment and communication.
Some of the members are having issues which are quite normal, within the context of people in their group.
The issue behind the issue is that the members in the group are too [...]

I am planning to organize a networking dinner to introduce you to some industry leaders.
Among the people who are attending the event are:
1. Mr. Lim Yuh Hock, an architect linked with a major property development company in Damansara Damai and Damansara Perdana.
2. Mr. Jason Moriarty, the owner and consultant of Tropics Fitness, a firm consulting [...]

Alright, this is a heavy discussion, and you will need to be up for it:
I was having a conversation with some partners about why I ended up being in their circle.
Sometime in 1997, I read a book titled: Boom, Bust, Echo, written by a Canadian researcher on human demographics and that book discussed how generations [...]

I was having a conversation with some colleagues after visiting their networking group last week.
In that meeting, the speaker of the week was swamped with many questions from members, which was good, however, the only drawback was that all of the questions were of personal in nature with regards to the person asking them.
They were [...]

Some weeks ago, I acquired some products from a member in the networking group that I am leading for my private consumption.
Specifically, they were some vouchers for an eye-screening service to prevent vision loss for those with glaucoma and are diabetic.
After acquiring them, I was excited and rang a few friends to give them the [...]

Today, as the week begins, I thought it would be ideal to pick up on the subject of networking conversations. You may want to re-read that article before proceeding to this one.
The following are questions to be engaged when meeting a person who is a colleague of yours in a strong contact network, such as [...]

The networking expert says that, if you are in business, then you better get good at mastering networking conversations.
Today, we will examine some simple networking questions which you can engage when speaking to someone you have just met, either in a networking environment, or even if you were introduced by a common friend.
These are all [...]

This happened like four years ago, but I recalled this today: a friend was done for for Driving-Under-Influence (DUI).
I came to know although I was at home, presumably watching footy on the telly, as it was a Saturday night, and I am a fan of the English Premier League.
I received a call, it was about [...]

Well, here we go again. I thought I was through this already last year. But it seems that I have to invest considerable time to teach, educate and inspire my team members about making common sense into common practise.
Yes, I know I was beating this drum last year: it was not the cleverest sperm that [...]