PLAYING FRONT-FIELD:POWER TEAMS AND THE BNI EXPERIENCE

Presented By - Madhup DokaniaPrepared By – Anishkaa Gehani

BNI INSOMNIACSDUBAI

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 twomembers 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 collaborati

on

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?

• Minimum 1 year membership with BNI

• Completing 1-2-1 with all the members of a power team

you wish to join

• Ensuring that each member of the power team has had a

1-2-1 session with you.

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 TeamsHey! Want to start a power team of your own? Check these pointers:

Minimum 4 members 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:

For BNI to formally recognize your power team, you need to conduct AT LEAST 1 meeting in 8 working weeks.

Also, you need to give a 6 months continuous report for being recognized as a power team by BNI

THE MILLION DOLLAR QUESTIONWho Should Be The Captain?

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

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

Survey QuestionsQ1. Do you want to have power teams in the chapter?

Q2. Do you want to be a core team member of your power team?

Q3. If not then would you like to lead the team?

Q4. What would you like to name your power team?

Q5. Which existing members would you think will be part of your power team?

Q6. Will it be fine if any member as suggested would want to be part of other power teams?

Q7. What missing categories would you want to include in your power team?

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

-HENRY FORD