One of the challenges you face, is that people join your to network with fellow members.  But most people dislike networking or don’t know how to do it.  I don’t wish to scare you but something like 80% of people fall into this category.

This can result in members feeling that your events don’t work for them, a drop in attendances at your events and people not renewing their membership.

How we can help:

We can help you turn this trend around by teaching your members how to network effectively, professionally and most importantly – to achieve the results they joined you for in the first place.

Here are just a couple of examples of things we could do:

• Offer new members a session on how to network and get the best from your events
• Offer members a session on how to ‘work the room’
• Offer members a networking clinic

• Networking for new business (member to member)
• Networking for careers (members within their own organisations)
• Networking for knowledge (members to speakers / members)
• Networking at conferences

Our sessions are focused on outcomes, they are practical and great fun.  Over the last 15 years we have worked with hundreds of membership groups - and chaired a few groups as well!  So we know the challenges you face and how to create the right environment for members to relax and have a great event.

All of our training and coaching is tailor to your needs.  If you would like to hear more please contact us so we can chat about the options in more detail.

Clients we have worked with over the years include:

London Chamber of Commerce, PRA Coatings, National Housing Associations, City & Guilds, Institute for Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), Association for MBAs, Officers Association (Scotland), Chartered Institute for Personnel & Development (CIPD), Miller Heiman, Charity Finance Directors Group (CFDG), Better Bankside, Insurance Age (also see Women's Groups clients)

What the client said:

'Tim Jones, Partner, KPMG LLP - "I approached Heather as I wanted some general advice on how to best foster a network. I wanted to know what a successful network looked like, and how I could identify realistic objectives for the network. Her experience meant that she was able to pull on a number of global examples that really helped develop my thinking around these questions. Heather also helped by providing me a structure which I could use to get the most from my new network, as well as to support its further development. I’m sure that her support and advice were essential to the success of the first face to face network meeting."