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Episode 207: “EGBOK”

June 1st, 2011

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Synopsis

Dr. Misner brought up the concept of EGBOK at the recent national conference in Rhode Island as part of a discussion about change, leadership, and solutions. The idea, introduced by Mark McKergow, is that you need to focus on what’s working, not what’s wrong.

If you focus on solutions, you can get almost anything done. Panic shifts responsibility away from ourselves. It reinforces counterproductive impulses.

So take a deep breath and remember EGBOK. Everything’s Gonna Be OK. It’s going to be okay because you do the hard work to make the vision a reality, because of your adaptability. The commitment and shared vision of the people in BNI mean that Everything’s Gonna Be OK in spite of challenges, technology problems, and personality conflicts.

Dr. Misner even handed out EGBOK buttons at the national conference. If you think the buttons are a good idea, say so here in the comments, and BNI will make more.

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Classification Cowboy Slides

July 21st, 2010

Classification Cowboy Slides

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Episode 164: “Classification Cowboy”

July 21st, 2010

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Synopsis

This week’s topic is the Classification Cowboy, illustrated by BNI member Dan Fletcher. View and download the slideshow in the next post.

A Classification Cowboy is someone who tries to take more than one profession within a chapter. If you try to take more than one classification in a chapter, you’re blocking the connections and referrals that can be brought to the chapter.

The best way to handle this is to address the problem before the person joins the chapter, rather than after accepting a person with multiple businesses as a member. A chapter with multiple attorneys with different specialties is much stronger than a chapter with someone who doubles as attorney and paralegal.

You can download the slides in the next post to show to your chapter.

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Published In: BNI Fundamentals | Membership Committees
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Episode 116: “Full Participation in BNI”

August 5th, 2009

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In week two of BNI Fundamentals, Dr. Misner addresses “Full Participation in BNI.” (Remember, Education Coordinators can download all this material in advance from BNI.com.)

Be there every week. Out of sight, out of mind. And if you show up late for BNI, we assume you’ll show up late with clients.
Participate in the networking time that starts each meeting. Don’t sit down until the president calls the meeting to order. Pay special attention to visit.
Participate 100% in the meeting. Treat whoever is speaking as if they were the biggest client you could possibly land.
Attend the BNI trainings and embrace a culture of learning.

All four of these practices demonstrate the Givers Gain mentality. The more you put into BNI, the more you’ll get out of it.

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