Core Values
The most important of BNI's values, it also doubles as the organization's motto
What is "Giver's Gain"?
We keep these off during the meeting
What are cell phones?
These leaders help members and visitors check into the meeting
What are Visitor Hosts?
Two words to avoid when delivering your weekly "ask"
What are "anybody" or "somebody"?
The minimum number of visitors each BNI member should bring per month
What is 1?
This core value balances what has worked for BNI in the past with what we can do to improve it in the future
What is "Traditions + Innovation"?
Wearing this during the meeting helps visitors know who we are
What is a name badge?
This leader is tasked with ensuring the meeting follows the BNI agenda
What is the President?
The amount of time a good one-to-one should last
What is an hour?
This non-optional portion of the meeting is designed to answer a visitor's questions about joining BNI
What is the Visitor Orientation?
BNI Academy exemplifies this core value
What is "Lifelong Learning"?
The most important thing we report during the "Referrals and Testimonials" portion of the meeting
These leaders are responsible for making sure new members start off on the right foot in BNI
What are Mentor Coordinators?
This graph showing your referrals received in BNI drastically spikes once members start to trust you
What is the confidence curve?
This BNI metric measures how many visitors become members
What is conversion?
We can live this core value by having one-to-ones, attending spotlights and socials, and engaging in open networking before the meeting
What is "Building Relationships"?
Two things we don't talk about in BNI
What are politics and religion?
This leadership team role is often considered the most thankless and demanding
What is the Vice President?
Fellow members are our salesforce rather than this
What is a customer?
Visitors are much more likely to attend if you invite them using this method
What is a phone call?
This core value is what distinguishes BNI from other networking organizations like the Chamber of Commerce
What is "Accountability"?
We prevent the meeting from turning into this by not speaking when it's not our turn, and by giving having the Secretary/Treasurer deliver any announcements
What is an open forum?
Without these leaders to enforce BNI rules, chaos would ensue, and the chapter would crumble
What is the Membership Committee?
This is how you get to "profitability" in BNI
What is "visibility + credibility"?
This is where you find visitors
What is everywhere?