Welcome to another edition of Wacky Wednesday Wisdom, our ongoing effort to help direct sellers and other entrepreneurs get through the week. Today we are sharing some of the random bits of news that should make us think about some future re-directions in direct sales.
If you are a beginner in direct sales, these are great sources of information for you. If you are an experienced leader, these may be pieces you can point your team members towards to help them. If you are struggling, these may give you the AHA moment to recover what you seem to have forgotten.
We Did It! Women now are the majority of workers in the U.S. workforce. While I don’t claim to be a part of the ‘we,” that was the title in the Economist announcing it. Tom Peters provides more details as he celebrates the moment that women became the official majority. What does this mean to the way you recruit, sell, or develop leaders?
Soft Addictions.The internet has opened up a whole new world for direct sellers to create community. And the phenomena is so new that we struggle with understanding it’s implications. Spending a lot of time in front of your computer? Maybe you are softly addicted. Melissa Ruggieri explores this idea in a recent issue of the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
Marketing Plan? One of my favorite new blog writers is Robert Middleton. I saw him train at the recent International Coach Federation Convention and thought his ideas were incredibly clear and powerful. He writes a lot like he talks. There is a no-nonsense style that makes you want to save his words and dig back into them when you have more time. One of his recent topics was on Marketing Plan Formulas. Do you have one? Please don’t ask for mine yet.
Do You Negotiate? Most of us would answer that with a categorical YES. For most women, though, it’s a tough position to take. Whitney Johnson asks the question, Can Nice Girls Negotiate? I’d love to hear your answer.
Please share your thoughts. We’d love to hear about your experiences and ideas as you read these insightful articles.
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