It’s the “I” in Team that Missing

Posted on February 1st, 2010 by

We often see it in Sport, in business, in companies and if we are not careful our Referral Networks.
The “cheers of approval” or “nods of agreement “as a team agrees on a decision, that will ultimately take the group to success. The members all really believe in the need for success, they know why, they [...]

New Year message From Ayad Abbas

Posted on January 3rd, 2010 by

One of the Certified Networkers on our course sent this out to his network. What a great idea in this modern age.
helping others in and out of business can improve the quality of your life and that of others. Good luck for 2010 Ayad
Ayad Video messageClick here

International Networking week Feb 2010

Posted on December 14th, 2009 by

International networking week in Dubai
Open to see the video of Dr Ivan Misner and what the week is all about

An easy way to network effectively

Posted on December 14th, 2009 by

There are a couple of fears that keep arising as I discuss networking with people.
1               Is that people do not like to go alone
2               Is that people are uncomfortable with approaching people to “sell” themselves
Firstly, remember that we should be looking to help other people as networkers not selling ourselves and our products/services but I [...]

Forget “The Secret” just ask questions

Posted on October 20th, 2009 by

Let me set the scene.
I am in Dubai in the UAE it’s a Monday Morning 07.15 and I am networking at SABCO the South African Business council ( I am British ).
I bump into a British chap who I met at a recent Danish Networking event.
We start talking and using my now natural Skills of [...]

Certified networker graduation social

Posted on October 9th, 2009 by

 Click on the Photo to see some very proud happy professionals

The last certified networker Graduation in Dubai

Posted on October 9th, 2009 by

Certified Networker Graduation Dubai oct 2009

Share a car and deepen relationships

Posted on October 8th, 2009 by

How much time do you spend in a car alone.  We all live so far apart that we end up driving for hours a day. What do we do in the car:
Listen to music?
Listen to self improvement tapes?
Listen to Audio books?
Keep our eye on the road hopefully!
But while maintaining focus on your driving ! Heres a thought, [...]

Negative word of Mouth, is it now exponential?

Posted on September 9th, 2009 by

With the onset of social media and particularly the phenomenon that is “Twitter” I wonder whether we need to re look at the repercussions of “negative” word of mouth.
“ Truth or Delusion “ states that if a customer is happy they will on average tell 5 people about the experience .  If a customer is [...]

Facebook can generate business referrals-proof

Posted on September 8th, 2009 by

Yesterday I had just finished organsing my Will with one of my friends and Certified Networker students Nita Maru who is a Lawyer specialising in Wills in Dubai and the UAE.
Dubai is an incredible city to work in and live but as a result of its Sharia Legal system there can be implications for Expats [...]