14 Apr 2009
Sharing the results of hosting event on last Saturday... 52 visitors, genarating 47 referrals... To Achievers Chapter, it is an encouragement! Well done...!
But I'm not sure what is the quality of the referrals... Members might put high expectation on its especially the new members. I personally feel that we still can improve in the "feed back form" session.
Overall the energy level of this morning meeting was a bit low... Few members absent, no visitors... It is already 2 weeks no visitors so far... A warning signal to Achievers... I'm not sure the rest of the leaders notice or not... But I can confirm, at least 2 weeks in a row no visitors...
Is it because of the meeting is too small & too pack to members who are sitting at the back? With themselve also feel not confortable then how are they going to invite visitor to experience the unconfortable environment... 25 members meeting only arrange with 24 seats...! Expecting not a full attendance with no visitors???
I hope that is my "miss judgement" on members not inviting visitors...
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Monday, April 13, 2009
Achievers Chapter - Hosting Event on 11 Apr 2009
Another hosting in Achievers Chapter... It might be a taboo to some of the members, but it had been another productive activity to some new members in term of VCP (Visibility, Creditability, Profitability)
The event is host by 4 members as the main speakers, and it was planned since last year... Till last month, we manage to "kick start" the event by finalised the list of speakers...
Briefing, printing tickets, annoucement, promoting, rehearsing, slides preparations, inviting visitors, room arrangement, create "air time" for other members, setting up the mini exhibition room, F&B, etc...
It was a busy week for me just before the hosting date. Luckily I only need to help a speaker to prepare his presentation slides and not asked to help for all the 4 speakers... Helping to setup the rooms, all the tiny jobs during prepararions...
In the process... you can see the participating of the 4 speakers, they really go all out to invite the visitors, prepare thier slides, F&B, ticketing & etc... And of course we break another record of having hosting in Achievers Chapter.
For the past few years, we experienced various of hosting event... We did have "First Time" hosting, "Wrong Location" hosting, "Only 3 Visitors" hosting, "Only Members' Spouse" hosting...
Last year end, we did a better hosting... That was the turning point to the members, because they started to see the results... The result of the number of visitors, the result of translating them to referrals...
Ya... sometime, not every body will get the results immediately from the hosting... That's why not all members will participate in this kind of activities... And there is a group of member who give full participations in the activities but didn't get the immediately results (referrals) too... Is this called "Givers Gain" or "Farming Business"...? Am I belonging to the group? Then I have to repossitioning myself...
The event is host by 4 members as the main speakers, and it was planned since last year... Till last month, we manage to "kick start" the event by finalised the list of speakers...
Briefing, printing tickets, annoucement, promoting, rehearsing, slides preparations, inviting visitors, room arrangement, create "air time" for other members, setting up the mini exhibition room, F&B, etc...
It was a busy week for me just before the hosting date. Luckily I only need to help a speaker to prepare his presentation slides and not asked to help for all the 4 speakers... Helping to setup the rooms, all the tiny jobs during prepararions...
In the process... you can see the participating of the 4 speakers, they really go all out to invite the visitors, prepare thier slides, F&B, ticketing & etc... And of course we break another record of having hosting in Achievers Chapter.
For the past few years, we experienced various of hosting event... We did have "First Time" hosting, "Wrong Location" hosting, "Only 3 Visitors" hosting, "Only Members' Spouse" hosting...
Last year end, we did a better hosting... That was the turning point to the members, because they started to see the results... The result of the number of visitors, the result of translating them to referrals...
Ya... sometime, not every body will get the results immediately from the hosting... That's why not all members will participate in this kind of activities... And there is a group of member who give full participations in the activities but didn't get the immediately results (referrals) too... Is this called "Givers Gain" or "Farming Business"...? Am I belonging to the group? Then I have to repossitioning myself...
Monday, April 6, 2009
BNI Achievers Meeting 07 Apr 2009
07 Apr 2009, Tuesday
First meeting of new term. Few new faces in Leadership Team. New President Script. New NEC. Emm... So far the new NEC was doing well this morning...
Before the meeting started, few of the members discussed about becoming the Leadership Team in chapter. Most of them not really want to participate due to their main reason... "We are so busy in our own business, where got time to involve in the chapter activities...?"
Well... What is the Main Reason to join BNI? To get more referrals/ business? If every member saying that they are busy on their own business, then nobody will lead the chapter and who will get business from the chapter? Now who is the farmer & hunter? As long as they are good follower, chapter will always in the "Balance" situation...
Celebrating 6th Anniversary of Achievers Chapter with a simple cake cutting, group photo. One of the member asked me why that is no outside celebration like kind of dinner or what... I just smile to him...
2 absent this morning, 1 member fall to sick and 1 absent without reason for continuously 2 weeks... In fact he told me he plans to quit from the group. I asked him to stay at least till the membership due. He just smiled to me...
According to him, he did not get enough business/referrals from the group. I was so queries then why he renewed his membership 5 months ago...? Of course that is no right or wrong in this world. Maybe this is call quick reaction in the business world... But I still feel that we must put more effort to build the relationship then the business will come automatically. One typical example I see in the chapter is our Will Writer. He didn't get even many referrals for his first 18 months in the chapter. But recently I can see he started to give Thank You Notes.
To get business in BNI Achievers, you really got to be a farmer & good follower...
First meeting of new term. Few new faces in Leadership Team. New President Script. New NEC. Emm... So far the new NEC was doing well this morning...
Before the meeting started, few of the members discussed about becoming the Leadership Team in chapter. Most of them not really want to participate due to their main reason... "We are so busy in our own business, where got time to involve in the chapter activities...?"
Well... What is the Main Reason to join BNI? To get more referrals/ business? If every member saying that they are busy on their own business, then nobody will lead the chapter and who will get business from the chapter? Now who is the farmer & hunter? As long as they are good follower, chapter will always in the "Balance" situation...
Celebrating 6th Anniversary of Achievers Chapter with a simple cake cutting, group photo. One of the member asked me why that is no outside celebration like kind of dinner or what... I just smile to him...
2 absent this morning, 1 member fall to sick and 1 absent without reason for continuously 2 weeks... In fact he told me he plans to quit from the group. I asked him to stay at least till the membership due. He just smiled to me...
According to him, he did not get enough business/referrals from the group. I was so queries then why he renewed his membership 5 months ago...? Of course that is no right or wrong in this world. Maybe this is call quick reaction in the business world... But I still feel that we must put more effort to build the relationship then the business will come automatically. One typical example I see in the chapter is our Will Writer. He didn't get even many referrals for his first 18 months in the chapter. But recently I can see he started to give Thank You Notes.
To get business in BNI Achievers, you really got to be a farmer & good follower...
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