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2008 - Was this the dawn of a new age of networking?
This article was originally published in The National Networker Has this been the year networking has grown up in the UK? There certainly seem to have been more changes in the last 12 months than any comparable period in the last decade.
SOCIALLY CHALLENGED? - Business and the Social Networking Revolution
Far from the days of the old school tie and unusual handshakes, the last decade has seen an unparalleled rise in business networking. Many of the traditional networks, such as the IoD, Chambers of Commerce and Rotary have had to rise to the challenges posed by a host of groups, both international and local. Opportunities abound, ranging from breakfast meetings, through lunch and into dinner. There have even been twenty-four hour charity ‘networkathons’, so you don’t even have to go home for want of an event to go to! There’s a new kid on the block now, however, and he’s making a big impact very quickly. Over the last ten years there has been a slow but steady growth in the number of networking organisations appearing on the internet.

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Meetings
I had breakfast today with a senior executive who estimates she spends more than 30% of her time in internal meetings.
Mentors – Do you have one?
I had a meeting with one of my clients the other week for breakfast and as we were finishing up and attempt to schedule our next meeting, we ran into a conflict. He could not meet with me on Tuesday for breakfast, that was the day every week he had breakfast with his mentor, and he had to buy. Not a strange story, until you add the fact that my client was 65 and his mentor, 82.
Master Your Game: Meeting Effectiveness
Excellent meetings are productive, engaging, and synergistic; participants emerge from these sessions filled with great enthusiasm, energy, and a greater clarity of purpose. Effective meetings facilitate collective decisions that people will actively support by following through and taking action. Unfortunately, not all meetings are effective. Meetings can be energy-draining, time-wasting and costly.

Never Leave a Meeting Feeling Good
Do your meetings result in everyone feeling good after they leave? Does very little get done in your meetings? If so, your meetings function like most, and they are probably worthless! Most often leaders are concerned with there being too many meetings, or meetings being too long, or some other wrong measurement. I would like to suggest that you change your measurement systems. For example, a good leading indicator that something important is being discussed is conflict. Other indicators of good meetings are the number of decisions made and the number of people held accountable for decisions made at the prior meetings. These are real indicators that your meetings are worthwhile. If you have a really good meeting, then everyone leaves feeling uncomfortable because there is so much more to be done, and they have a stake in it!

CONNECTING IS NOT ENOUGH: Busting the Myth
This article originally appeared in The National Networker It’s time to shatter a few illusions now. I’m sorry but networking groups do not produce referrals. That may disappoint a few people who have spent a lot of time and money joining groups in the hope of generating new business. Hours spent at breakfast meetings, lunches and chatting over canapés when you could have been watching The Apprentice…..all wasted.
Sales Meetings
Have you ever sat through a pointless meeting and calculated how much of the company’s money was being wasted on individuals sitting around a table completely zoned out? Sales meetings in particular are an important tool for helping you to keep your team’s performance on track. Effective sales meetings don’t just happen, and improving your meetings isn’t just a case of ordering drinks and a plate of muffins. Successful meetings require a range of skills, a disciplined approach and an effective leader. Here are some handy tips on how to prepare for and conduct effective sales meetings so that you and your team get the most out of them.
Are We Online Network Marketers Destined To Become Members Of The Lonely Hearts Club Band?
At times as we work our network marketing businesses, we can get a feeling of loneliness. Gone are the traditional ways we market our business having meetings practically every night of the week. These meetings being replaced by online webinars and conference calls. Gone too are the social “meetings after the meetings”.
The Dreaded Monday Morning Sales Meeting
Do They GET TO GO or HAVE TO GO? For years as a speaker/trainer/coach, salespeople have approached me with feedback regarding their regular company sales meetings. This is what I hear: -The meetings are boring with little to no direction -The meetings turn into individual gripe sessions -The meetings turn into complaint sessions by management -The meetings tend to “bring down” the reps rather than “pump up” the reps -The meetings tend to be filled with reports, data, stats, and rules -The meetings never start on time -The meetings never follow an agenda -The meetings never end on time Does any of this sound familiar to you? Do your people tend to “go through the motions” in your sales meetings? Do they complain about having to come to these meetings regularly? Do you sometimes agree with them?

Bridges and Walls
Each time we interact with another person, we are given the opportunity to build a bridge or a wall. There are no neutral meetings among people. Each contact either builds up or tears down the relationship. Recently, I had the opportunity to have breakfast and lunch in the same hotel dining room on the same day. During breakfast, it was a bit crowded and the food was somewhat slow in coming; however, the waitress was polite, pleasant, and professional. She inquired about me and the purpose of my trip. She seemed to genuinely care. I was left with a very positive impression of what otherwise could have been a mediocre to poor experience.

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