Mentoring vs Corp/Website Training

I am a Mentor and Team Leader.  I am not in business to build an enormous team of people I do not know and who do not know me. 

I was with other companies prior to joining my current business.  With them, I might just as well have had no sponsor, because I had virtually no contact with them. When I called my sponsor in my previous company, I would get a “rah-rah” speech.  I NEVER received any training whatsoever, and surprise, I was not successful.

There may be many people out there in the industry who simply want to grow a huge team and earn money.  That is fine for them.  I am not one of those people.  Don’t get me wrong… I have one of the largest teams in my company, but I do not have thousands of team members.  I do not WANT thousands of team members.  Sure, I’d have an amazing income if I did, but I would not enjoy my work nearly as much as I do now.

New team members, in particular, usually want support, not just answers to questions.  They want to know that there is someone willing to help them build their business.  I love mentoring my team members.  I like that they call, Skype and email me to ask for help, and I am happy to provide it.  I have come to know many of my team members well, and a few have become close friends. 

There are companies whose “back office” websites are the place where their representatives acquire all their training.  Some also offer corporate webinars or calls.  My company has an amazing, comprehensive high-tech back office.  Most of our Affiliates could learn everything they want to know about the business using our back office. 

However, I do not want my team members spending weeks in the back office learning everything they need to know before they begin actually working their business.  I suggest that my team members explore their back office so they will know where to find everything whenever they need it, and then get out there and start growing a business!

I frequently get calls from team members asking me, “Where can I find …?”  I could tell them that it is in their back office, and let them spend 20-30 minutes trying to locate what they are seeking… OR, I can tell them where to find it in 30 seconds and let them spend that 20-30 minutes working instead.

I have been told I spend too much time mentoring my team members, that I should just direct them to their back office since everything they need to know is there.  While it is true that I could do that, I have a pretty successful, active, working team, BECAUSE I spend “too much time” with my team members.  My team members are people to me, not numbers.  No, I’ll never have a team of 10,000, and that is just fine with me.

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