Successful Principles of Networking Meeting Groups--Part 3

So far we have talked about giving referrals and giving feed back to referrals as two key principles for networking success. The third principle is Responsibility.

Responsibility in network meetings comes in a variety of forms. First, it means showing up for the actual networking meeting. It has been estimated by people who study network meetings that in missing one meeting you actually lose three weeks of momentum with your group.

It you cannot attend a meeting, look for a substitute to take your place and keep your business visibility before other group members. You can use one of your employees, a friend, a spouse or even better, a client of your business who can give a testimonial about your business. Remember out of sight, out of mind.

A second form of responsibility comes by participating in the group’s activities. Every networking group has a variety of activities that need to be performed if the group is to function. Volunteer for one of these “jobs”. It could be an officer, a record keeper, a visitor welcome person, an educational or inspirational person. There are many jobs to be done. Your participation in these “jobs” of the group will give you more visibility with the group and it also says volumes about you as a business owner. Don’t stand on the sidelines watching the game, participate in the game.

The third form of responsibility involves the principle of giving before you get. If you have not received many referrals from your group, you may start by asking how many have you given. You get in proportional to the amount of giving. Giving involves time, talents and referrals. You could probably go around your group right now and identify who are the givers in the group and who are the takers.  Who is more likely to get your referrals?

Network group prosper when everyone in the group takes personal responsibility for contributing to the group.

In the next blog, I will focus on the 4th Principle for achieving network group success.

Comments

[benjack]

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