should I promote to director

[pamperedchef07]

Should I promote to director....I have a person who wants to sign up if I have her sign up under one of my other recruits I become a director...I'm nervous about it, how will my role change? I've only been selling for 2 years, I don't feel like I know enough to be a director.:eek:
Thanks

[DebbieJ]

Have you talked to YOUR director about it??

[pamperedchef07]

Have you talked to YOUR director about it??

I have--she is the one who realized it, I'm just so nervous. I NEVER thought I would ever be able to promote to director.

[DebbieJ]

Well then she should be able to coach you through it. Just because you promote to director doesn't mean you need to immediately change what you're doing. You can ease into it with her help, especially since you are moving.

[Lisa/ChefBear]

I'd talk to not only your director but if you are friendly with any other directors, local or on here and ask pitfalls and benefits and make a lists and decide what's best for you and your family right now.

I know it seems to me, that my director is under more "pressure" since the change in procedures that they made. It makes me feel bad when my most recent recruit (which helped my director keep her status) has stopped selling and then unless another downline or myself recruits and maintains that recruit, she's in jeopardy.

Like I said, I would talk to lots of people and make list of pros & cons.

Lisa

[BethCooks4U]

Does this potential recruit know the person you would "sign her up under"?

It is against policy to give away a recruit. In fact Jean Jonas and others at home office addressed it in a director call. If the recruit and another consultant have any kind of relationship and the recruit is interested in signing with her that is fine but we can't just give someone away to get or keep directorship. Ask yourself what that says to the recruit and the rest of the team? For one thing it makes it about you which weakens their perception of you.


As far as deciding whether to become a director when you qualify as one: Absolutely, especially under this new plan. You reap the benefits of directorship when your team performs at that level and you do not lose your downline if you "lose" the title. It is more of a struggle to be paid as director each month with the new plan but the top benefit is that no matter what you can't lose your downline so even if you lose the title you can get it back any given month.

Are you going to meetings? Having your own? You can continue to do what you're doing now or start taking more of a leadership roll in the meetings you attend or start having your own meetings - that is your option. Director or Team Leader, you are a leader and your team sees you as such.

Congratulations on building your team - keep it up!

[pamperedchef07]

Does this potential recruit know the person you would "sign her up under"?

It is against policy to give away a recruit. In fact Jean Jonas and others at home office addressed it in a director call. If the recruit and another consultant have any kind of relationship and the recruit is interested in signing with her that is fine but we can't just give someone away to get or keep directorship. Ask yourself what that says to the recruit and the rest of the team? For one thing it makes it about you which weakens their perception of you.


As far as deciding whether to become a director when you qualify as one: Absolutely, especially under this new plan. You reap the benefits of directorship when your team performs at that level and you do not lose your downline if you "lose" the title. It is more of a struggle to be paid as director each month with the new plan but the top benefit is that no matter what you can't lose your downline so even if you lose the title you can get it back any given month.

Are you going to meetings? Having your own? You can continue to do what you're doing now or start taking more of a leadership roll in the meetings you attend or start having your own meetings - that is your option. Director or Team Leader, you are a leader and your team sees you as such.

Congratulations on building your team - keep it up!

She knows the other person, in fact they have been friends for years and decided to sign up together. One signed up a couple days ago the other is waiting until payday.

I just worry about doing 750 in sales a month (we are moving in Nov and I don't know anyone there) thanks for the advice

[NooraK]

Keep in mind, not only do you have to sell $750 a month, your cluster has to sell $4000 per month

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I don't see anything bad about promoting. Work with your Director, set little baby steps for your goals for increasing your business to the level you want.

[kcont]

She knows the other person, in fact they have been friends for years and decided to sign up together. One signed up a couple days ago the other is waiting until payday.


In that case I would always sign up one under the other just in case they want to start their own team in the future. I wouldn't even worry about my structure in that kind of scenario.:)

[esavvymom]

And what's the worst that happens if you DON'T make your cluster sales or personal sales? You just don't get paid as a Director that month, but at the level you already are at...so are you any worse off than you are right now?

I'm not 100% on what the impact would be other than pay-rate. Look at it as an exciting opportunity for your recruit to get her first recruit! She'll be stoked and it's helping her get her business off to a great start and success. Don't focus on what it means to you. You'll learn. :)

[pamperedchef07]

And what's the worst that happens if you DON'T make your cluster sales or personal sales? You just don't get paid as a Director that month, but at the level you already are at...so are you any worse off than you are right now?

I'm not 100% on what the impact would be other than pay-rate. Look at it as an exciting opportunity for your recruit to get her first recruit! She'll be stoked and it's helping her get her business off to a great start and success. Don't focus on what it means to you. You'll learn. :)

I'll be the first to admit I have a lot of learning to do. What happens if I don't make the sales for director...I know I go back to being a team leader, is it a case of all I have to do is the 750 in sales 4000 in cluster and I am back to director?

[kcont]

Yep! Too cool!

[BethCooks4U]

In that case I would always sign up one under the other just in case they want to start their own team in the future. I wouldn't even worry about my structure in that kind of scenario.:)

I totally agree, in fact I would encourage it to be handled that way in this case.

There were some who were advocating directors signing recruits under other recruits even if they didn't know each other to increase the # of SC's on a team when the new program started out. That's why I mentioned it.

[BethCooks4U]

I'll be the first to admit I have a lot of learning to do. What happens if I don't make the sales for director...I know I go back to being a team leader, is it a case of all I have to do is the 750 in sales 4000 in cluster and I am back to director?

If you don't meet all requirements for director in a given month you are paid at the level you do reach (SC or TL) and if you don't meet all requirements for director for 3 consecutive months your title goes back to TL.

Requirements: $750 personal sales (I know there is a waiver you can take 1 x in a rolling 12 months for this requirement); $4000 team sales (includes yours) and 4 lines submitting at least $150 with two of the lines being SC or TL lines.

If I'm not mistaken, to get paid as a TL your personal sales are still $750 per month to get the TL benefits - it's considered much more of a leadership level and has more benefits than the old FD level.

[kdangel518]

I just don't understand why anyone WOULDN'T promote to director! I can't wait to promote and am working SO hard towards it!! I say go for it!!!

[AJPratt]

I think you should go for it! You will never know unless you try!

[Chef Bobby]

I'm glad they changed the policy about losing your recruits if you need to go inactive to 6 months. That's what used to scare me.
I'm a team leader with 3 recruits getting paid as a senior consultant because I'm only working my business part time. Whenever I work my business more, I get paid more. I like the flexability.