In my blog on ecademy yesterday I had a laugh when Carolyn Williams told us, "The best one recently, was him speaking down the mic pretending to be a Lady Gaga impersonator with a stutter saying PapapappPoker Face.. Brill!! Phone goes and I'm yep mimicking Papapppoker Face and it's someone (nameless ) quite straight laced."

It took me back to my days as a Regional Sales Manager in Manchester. Every now and then when you were on a sales call, guys would do all sorts of stuff in the background in an attempt to put you off. You know the idea pull your chair away, put on daft faces and masks etc.

I was also reminded of it in a crazy sketch by "chewing the fat" a hilarious Scottish comedy show where they specialise in "taking things to far!"



Dr Ivan Misner wrote an excellent article some years ago in BNI Successnet, It was specifically for BNI members; however, the points about whether we hold our friends accountable in buiness is very generic and useful.

In his opening paragraph he said "One of the strengths of BNI is that the members of a chapter become friends. One of the weaknesses of BNI is that the members of a chapter become friends."

Is it all laughs and fun in your business/networks? Are you able to hold friends accountable in business? Where do the lines cross between creating a good atmosphere and creating disruption?

Keep Smiling :-)

Charlie Robertson
www.bni-scotlandwest.co.uk