PLAYING FRONT-FIELD: POWER TEAMS AND THE BNI EXPERIENCE

Presented By - Madhup Dokania Prepared By – Anishkaa Gehani

BNI INSOMNIACS DUBAI

What is a Power Team?

“Ideally a group of non-competing businesses who have similar business practices and target similar industries.”

How your power team is like a cricket team…

Ideally Members run complementary businesses and don’t compete

Each member is special: no two members have the exact

same core strength

Members have a singular leader, and core team of members; minimum number to qualify

Why play as a Power Team?

POWER TEAM

Talent collaboration

Contact Spheres

Similar Business

Line

Support Group

More business

Sharing Market

Knowledge

Marketing Together

Just a good batsman is not enough to win a match.

You need a good wicketkeeper, bowler and fielder. Every part of the core team adds value.

Talent collaboration:

Let’s win more matches, together!

More business

A team that trains together, stays together

Support Group

Share knowledge, skills, and contacts.

Networking made easy!

Contact Spheres

Business Synergy

Like minds: Batsmen / bowlers share the same mindset while facing opponents

Similar Line Of Business

Who Can Be Part Of A Power Team?

• Minimum1yearmembershipwithBNI

• Comple9ng1-2-1withallthemembersofapowerteamyouwishtojoin

• Ensuringthateachmemberofthepowerteamhashada1-2-1sessionwithyou.

Authorities Of A Power Team

•  The power team has the right to deny membership to a new member (You need reasons though!)

REJECTING A MEMBER

•  The power team has the authority to defer membership of a new member by 6 months.

DEFERRING MEMBERSHIP

•  Power team is in charge of deciding the structure of the team. STRUCTURE

•  Adding and removing existing members from the team is also up to the members.

ADDING & REMOVING MEMBERS

New Power Teams

Hey! Want to start a power team of your own? Check these pointers: ü Minimum 4 members ü  Similar power teams can be formed but with different names.

How To Ensure Continuity Of Your Power Team?

Howzzat! Started a team? Here’s how to keep the hattrick going: ü  For BNI to formally recognize your power team, you need to conduct AT

LEAST 1 meeting in 8 working weeks. ü  Also, you need to give a 6 months continuous report for being recognized

as a power team by BNI

THE MILLION DOLLAR QUESTION Who Should Be The Captain?

ü  TEAM LEADER: Want to be the lead? You need to be the one taking the INITIATIVE!

ü CORE TEAM: BNI Age-wise members tend to become the core members

Survey Questions Q1.Doyouwanttohavepowerteamsinthechapter?Q2.Doyouwanttobeacoreteammemberofyourpowerteam?Q3.Ifnotthenwouldyouliketoleadtheteam?Q4.Whatwouldyouliketonameyourpowerteam?Q5.WhichexisCngmemberswouldyouthinkwillbepartofyourpowerteam?Q6.Willitbefineifanymemberassuggestedwouldwanttobepartofotherpowerteams?Q7.Whatmissingcategorieswouldyouwanttoincludeinyourpowerteam?

“Coming together is a beginning; Keeping together is progress; Working together is success!”

-HENRY FORD