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President Role
President Role
The role of the president is to lead the chapter along with the Vice President and Treasurer / Secretary. The president sets and protects the culture of the chapter with the leadership team.
Role is outlined in the President section of the Chapter Operations Manual.
President
My name is —---------------- and I am the Chapter President. My role is to chair the meeting every week, ensuring that we follow the structured agenda in order to maximise the business passed in the Chapter.
It gives me great pleasure to introduce the hardworking members of the Leadership Team. Collectively, we ensure the smooth running of the chapter, and the profitability of all members.
Ongoing Key Tasks & Actions
Ongoing Key Tasks & Actions
Run the BNI Agenda at your chapter meeting. Melbourne Central Slides and Optional Slides. President Script for presidents.
Update the announcement section of your weekly side pack. The weekly chapter announcement slides may help (updated Mondays)
Read the weekly announcements and communications from the Melbourne Central Admin Team. Share the information with your chapter. These are also shared on the main home page of our Melbourne Central Chapter toolbox.
Communicate weekly with your chapter. This cheat Sheet of information may make this easer for you to send information to your members regularly (Updated Mondays).
Organise and run the Chapter Success Meeting. 2nd week of the month. Your Director will attend as well.
Weekly or regularly catch up with the leadership team to evaluate the performance of the chapter to make regular adjustments. eg visitor host process, running of the meeting, or member's actions - does everyone have an I Have.
Attend the monthly Leadership Round Table https://bit.ly/BNIMCRoundTable
Update and maintain your Chapter Plan (available in your chapters resource section on the Reports & Resources Webpage)
Regular communication with your Director Team
Resources & Information
Resources & Information
Also see the Leadership Team webpage section
Presentation slide pack (Generic) and Optional Slides.
Chapter Success Meeting agenda and minutes.
Melbourne Central President Folder of all information.
Your director is also a resource.
Roadmap to a Focused Chapter
Roadmap to a Focused Chapter
Learn more how Business Coach Wendy Marshall from the Leaders Network shares their Roadmap to a Focused Chapter. Great information for all our chapter leaders. This training was at our BNI Melbourne Central Leadership Round Table in August 2022.
Education & Training
Education & Training
BNI Academy President's Leadership Team Training President's Leadership Team Training | BNI
2026 Upcoming National Training:
11th March 2026
17th March 2026
23rd March 2026
Link for registration here.
2026 Regional Training - 2nd March 2026, President, 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Registration Link: https://bnionline.zoom.us/meeting/register/DCPewpL3TGu--F1lGb0VZw
Regional Training - Watch the previous training replay here.
Communications
Communications
The help you keep up to date and therefore the chapter. The following support is provided.
Weekly email from the admin team every week
Weekly announcement slides for you to download and share at your meeting during the announcements section of the agenda.
Cheat Sheet so you can easily copy and paste dates and links into your emails or other communication tools.
Monthly Leadership Round Tables
Monthly email from the Admin team sent to all members.
The Melbourne Central Toolbox and Information Hub are updated every Monday.
Getting Started as a New President
Getting Started as a New President
There will be an overload of information. This is your go to area for the new couple of months as you find your feet and work through the various layers of information.
Your director is there to support you and the leadership team along with Marina Pitisano in anyway they can.
The other main contact for support is our BNI Melbourne Central Admin Team bnimcadminteam@bnimc.com.au
President Training
Complete the business builder training for president. Online learning. (All the theory about your role)
Book in the National Training (you meet other Presidents across Australia and it a workshop to learn the key elements of your role)
Book time in your Regional Training (you learn how to do your role and set yourself up at your computer with other Presidents in Melbourne Central)
Details available for the above in our Roles & Leadership Team Training
Get Organised
Bookmark the BNI Melbourne Central Toolbox. Information and resources for conducting any role.
Bookmark the BNIMC Info Hub. This is general information for all members.
Bookmark your chapters report folder. Bit.ly link in in the chapter reports & resources area.
Bookmark your chapters resource folder. Bit.ly link in in the chapter reports & resources area.
Register for the upcoming Leadership Round table Events and save them in your calendar. https://bit.ly/BNIMCRoundTable
Identify when your Chapter Success Meeting is and lock it in your diary. Book in with the chapter the next 12 months. 60 minutes is required.
Review your chapters script and slides to make sure they are current and up to date. (eg branding, logos, BNI international stats) See resource section to download the up to date slides and script.
Build your President Muscles
Read the Chapter Operations Manual for complete understanding on how chapters operate.
Work your way through this President section on the BNI Melbourne Central Chapter toolbox.
Work your way through the Leadership team section on the BNI Melbourne Central Chapter toolbox.
The toolbox will mention your chapter plan in your chapter reports & resources area.
Consider investing the time to watch this training on how to create a Roadmap to a Focused Chapter https://youtu.be/4Tr4PcpZiXc
Scripts and Slides
From your previous President you will receive their script and the chapter slides.
On the resources section above you will find the original scripts and slide packs.
Please update your BNI international stats from the slide in the optional slide pack. This is for the purpose and overview part of the meeting.
Please review that your slide branding is up to date. Eg the slide pack as your chapters logo or the correct BNI logo.
Please review the BNI Agenda (original slides) or from the Chapter Operations Manual to consider what the chapter has added into the meeting that is not part of the BNI Meeting Agenda. Especially important if the timing of your meeting is becoming a challenge.
Remember the meeting is actually about the visitors journey and not members or housekeeping for the chapter. If you do require time for these topics there is time when visitors are at visitor orientation, the monthly chapter success meeting, your weekly communications, one or one conversations with the members and a membership committee member.
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