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Are you becoming frustrated with your direct sales business, particularly the quality of your customers and/or team members? If you are, that is a clear indication that you should be growing your leadership skills. Leadership is influence, it’s that simple. School is never out for the pro! In fact, it has been said that “you cannot teach what you do not know, and you cannot lead where you do not go!” Leadership training and implementation is JUST AS IMPORTANT as skill training.
One of my biggest mentors in leadership training is John C. Maxwell. I have studied his materials continuously for over a decade, including his books, cds, videos and even more.
Here is what John says about Measuring Influence-
“A person’s ability to make things happen in and through others depends entirely on their ability to lead them. Without leadership, there is no teamwork, and people go their own way. If your dream is big and will require the teamwork of a lot of people, then any potential leaders you select to go with you on the journey will need to be people of influence.
After all, that’s what leadership is – influence. And when you think about it, all leaders have two things in common: They’re going somewhere, and they’re able to persuade others to go with them.
As you look at the people around you, consider the following:
- Who influences them?
- Whom do they influence?
- Is their influence
increasing or decreasing?
To be a good judge of potential leaders, don’t just see the person-see all the people who that person influences. The greater the influence, the greater the leadership potential and the ability to get others to work with you to accomplish your dream.”
To begin using John C. Maxwell’s Leadership materials, click here and it will take you to Amazon. A good first book that I recommend is “Developing the Leader Within You.” Many of his materials will make good gifts for you or others with a direct sales home business. For even more personalized recommendations for further study from me, fill out the contact form on the right or comment on this post. What do you think?
