Team Work Can Make a Dream Work

To succeed in network marketing, it is vital that you have a great sponsor.  When you joined your program, hopefully you did lots of research to learn what team you wanted to join.  Many people in the industry quit due to a lack of support and training from their sponsors.  More often than not, I believe it is the team member, not the sponsor’s fault.  However, there are poor sponsors.  I have worked with them myself.

If you are currently seeking a new business opportunity, before joining any organization, perform research on potential sponsors.  I know that some team leaders dislike when prospects are “sponsor shopping.” It can be annoying, however, there is a difference between trying to join the top team in the company and trying to find a patient, mentoring sponsor.  If the “chemistry” isn’t good between you and a team member, you will not work well together.

When talking to a prospective sponsor, you can ask them a few questions that should help you determine whether you should join their team.

1.   What kind of support do you offer new team members?

2.   Do you have successful team members now, or did you with other companies?

3.  How is your team different from others in your company?

4.  Do you host team training calls and/or offer one-on-one training?

Some companies place emphasis on the team leaders and ignore those who are not top producers.  I worked with a company like that myself.  The team leaders paid attention to those who were doing really well, not those who actually needed guidance and training.

The people who get on the strong teams within a company are generally the most successful.  Without a sponsor with great leadership skills, you likely will not receive the training and support you need.

No team leader wants someone to join their team who needs their hand held every step of the way.  However, there is a difference between a free loader who is dragging the whole team down and someone who needs guidance and a couple one-on-one training sessions to get their business up and running.

As a team leader, I know that you can lead a horse to water…  At the same time, I know that I must give my team all the tools they need to succeed; I must spend some one-on-one time with them at the beginning and any time changes take place within the company; and then I can leave it up to them to apply and put these tools and methods to good use.  It is the nature of the business that not all team members will do well, and many will quit before ever putting in any effort.

I openly share what I have learned along the way, teach my team members the most effective way to market our product, and help them to duplicate my recruiting methods.

What works with one company may not necessarily work with another company.  I have developed a system and methods that actually work with our program, and I teach my downline how to replicate them.  If I do my job well, those team members who are truly determined to succeed will then teach these same methods to their own teams to achieve even greater success for the team as a whole.

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