Comments on: Episode 164: “Classification Cowboy”

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Wed, 29 Sep 2010 08:02:47 +0000

[...] giver.One exercise that helps demonstrate this is the “Hot Potato.” This is a follow up to the Classification Cowboy slides we discussed in Episode 164. Givers in BNI pass referrals to each other like a hot potato. (Watch for the Hot Potato PowerPoint [...]

By: Tim Houston

Tim Houston — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 11:34:29 +0000

I think that while Membership Committees and chapters can intellecutally understand why Classification Cowboys are not good for a chapter, they sometimes forget this and end up accepting people who try to round up two or more classifications. It’s very important that Membership Committees screen new and renewal applicants to ensure that they are not doing this. Sometimes renewing members become what we sometimes refer to as “Category Creeps” because they add to their renewal applications other services/products that they were not originally accepted for in a chapter and the Membership Committee doesn’t compare their original or last renewal application to the one being presented at renewal.

It would be a good idea to not only show these illustrations to the chapter, but for Directors to incorporate this into the Membership Committee trainings.
As the saying goes, “a picture speaks a thousand words”

Well done!

By: Brett L Malofsky

Brett L Malofsky — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:32:53 +0000

Yup, I have brought in 4 additional attorneys into my chapter, so we have 5 total. We all have distinct specialties and are looking for more attorneys! Would love an intellectual property attorney, which is next on the “hit list.” And, of course, we pass thousands of dollars of business to each other every month.

By: Ivan Misner

Ivan Misner — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 19:21:54 +0000

Victoria – YES, I think this would be a great topic to bring up with core groups. Start them off right.

Thanks for asking.

Ivan

By: VIctoria Mavis

VIctoria Mavis — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 11:18:22 +0000

Ivan, This was excellent and will go along ways in educating Leadership Teams. Would you recommend sharing this podcast with start-up groups at the Pre-Core or Core level?

By: Sallie Goetsch

Sallie Goetsch — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 00:41:10 +0000

The slides are in the next post. You can download them by clicking the little disk icon. I didn’t put them all in the same post because it might have messed up the podcast feed.

By: Gerhard Kriszt

Gerhard Kriszt — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:49:07 +0000

Hi Ivan, thanks for bringing this topic up and using such great illustrations. No translation into German necessary. I will use this in the leadership team and chapter trainings.
Dan, thank you very much for your effort. A great tool to use.
Kind regards, Gerhard, ED in Austria

By: Helen Ferendinos

Helen Ferendinos — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 06:45:41 +0000

HI Ivan, wonderful to have had a chance to listen to you in Durban at the Awards Ceremony= I enjoyed this week’s podcast – will definitely share it with our chapter. (interesting you mention attorneys – I was a founder member of our chapter The Incredibles and as my speciality was conveyancing and Notarial work I was happy to have another attorney on board and so from the outset there were always two of us – I have since changed my field – I am now consulting in Occupational Health and safety law – but it worked well to have two attorneys in our chapter. Hope you enjoy the rest of your stay in SA Kind regards Helen

By: Tom Doiron

Tom Doiron — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 02:16:17 +0000

Hi Ivan,
Maybe its an operator error or my web connection, but I could not find Dan’s powerpoint download.

Wishing You Plenty to live,
Tom Doiron
Atlanta

By: David Demangos

David Demangos — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 23:35:08 +0000

You put all of my thoughts right here on this podcast! If anybody who knew me were interviewed and asked what I did, 100% of them would all only say ONE thing, SendOutCards…Not a classification cowboy!

Our Chapter has 4 attorneys also, working with each other…

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