Did My Consultants Fail Me When I Needed Them Most?

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Discussion Overview

The thread centers around a participant's disappointment regarding a missed opportunity to promote to director due to a delay in show submission by a consultant in her downline. Participants share their reactions, offer emotional support, and discuss potential solutions to the situation.

Discussion Character

  • Anecdotal
  • Opinion-based
  • Exploratory

Main Points Raised

  • One participant expresses deep disappointment over a missed promotion opportunity due to a consultant's failure to submit a show on time.
  • Another participant shares empathy and suggests checking with the home office for submission status.
  • Several users mention that new consultants can use personal debit or credit cards for show submissions, which could provide a workaround.
  • One participant discusses the challenges of relying on others in a team structure for personal promotions and the emotional toll it can take.
  • Another participant suggests focusing on the benefits for the consultant to encourage her to submit the show.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Views differ on the best approach to resolve the situation, with some participants offering specific solutions while others focus on emotional support. No clear consensus emerges on how to handle the missed submission.

Contextual Notes

The discussion reflects the challenges faced by consultants in navigating team dynamics and the impact of individual actions on collective goals within the Pampered Chef community.

Who May Find This Useful

Consultants experiencing similar frustrations with team dynamics or those seeking emotional support in their business journey may find this discussion relatable.

Jinkies said:
I'm right with you, Becky! I would be willing to drive on over to my Sr. Consultants house to put the show in for her, but she lives over 12 hours away :yuck: I even have orders that she can put in!
Good luck to you and I will be thinking of you this weekend! Hopefully we will both be Directors (me re-promoting) at Conference!
I have been there more months than not since the new career plan, just a thought if your consultant has a website you can put the orders in under her. I also keep the consultant number and password of all of my SC, you can add them as a user on your P3 and submit your orders under her.:cool:
 
and Becky just wanted to tell you that I am right there with you, this is the 13 month I have been biting my nails on the last day of the month. I even called all of my 26 consultants today to let them know I would be available all day Monday if they need help submitting a show. In the end it will all come down to ONE consultant..... We have $11,210 in team sales already and I will have close to $4,000.
 
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Okay - I'm feeling a bit better.

Just got off the phone with my Sr. Consultant. She hasn't been able to get a hold of her recruit either...but the whole show is on her computer. She told me that this recruit not only doesn't have internet at home, she also doesn't have a debit or credit card. She pays cash or money order for everything. That's why she needed the PC debit card to submit the show. {{ We won't talk about the fact that she signed the 20th of April (my SC thinks she used her BF's card to order her kit) and had over a month to get the PC debit card...and waited until this past Monday to apply for it. :(}}

Anyway - my SC said if she has to, she'll drive to her house (she's a neighbor to SC's Mom) to get the money and submit it with her CC. I told her that if she hadn't been able to get a hold of her by tomorrow evening, to CALL ME, and we'll go over our other options then, and figure out a way to get this taken care of.
 
Becky - I am on pins and needles here! Everything that can be crossed is crossed for you....
 
vgmontes said:
theres a way to check it on Pampered Partner Plus thats how i got it before i got my card

Yes, I believe P3 now downloads the debit card number automatically. Not sure if it would do it for a secondary user, but I don't see why not. You have to go into the settings to check the box for it to automatically fill in when you're balancing the show. If she applied for the debit card Monday, it should be in there by now.
 
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NooraK said:
Yes, I believe P3 now downloads the debit card number automatically. Not sure if it would do it for a secondary user, but I don't see why not. You have to go into the settings to check the box for it to automatically fill in when you're balancing the show. If she applied for the debit card Monday, it should be in there by now.

Noora, if you were in the room with me, I'd be giving you a bear hug, and big sloppy kiss! Awesome info. I had no idea you could do this!
 
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pamperedlinda said:
Becky - I am on pins and needles here! Everything that can be crossed is crossed for you....

Hope it's not too uncomfortable to sleep! :-)

Love Ya, Girlfriend!
 
hang in there!!! i hate when the end of the month falls on weekends.
And I hate we have to rely on others for our status.
I have a team of full time workers, they very rarely let me know when they are submitting. It drives me crazy am I making it this month or not??
I do not think this new system is for the part time consultant which really stinks we are still work very hard to make our numbers.
 
No website :( Still no show that has shown up. Seriously, I am going insane. If she doesn't have the orders, :boss: THAT'S FINE! I have orders! I will give them to her! I don't care! But she won't call me back and she won't submit her show :cry:
 
OMG Becky! I am on the edge of my seat, right with you! I just know this will work out for you! I had something similar happen a number of months back and it just killed my spirit for my business. I am just starting to get back into it. I stayed active barely.
 
Oh, Becky, I'm just back and so just found out about your dilemma. I'm so sorry. I hope things do work out.
 
NooraK said:
Yes, I believe P3 now downloads the debit card number automatically. Not sure if it would do it for a secondary user, but I don't see why not. You have to go into the settings to check the box for it to automatically fill in when you're balancing the show. If she applied for the debit card Monday, it should be in there by now.

I had no idea you could do this! I wish they'd let us know what the enhancements are when they make them.....or did I just not read it somewhere :rolleyes: ?
 
Actually, there is a "What's New" option in the Help menu of P3. I think I actually picked it up from here, from someone new saying that's how she got her card number.
 
Yes I noticed the same thing that when the debit card is ready p3 will update itself with that information and it would be in the preference area I found that out when training a new consultant and I was thinking how cool is that.
 
I hope everything is working out for every one!! I too am sitting on orders waiting and wondering what and who will be submitting. no one ever responds ( i have a bunch of part timer--- all is ok just let me know what you are doing!!!!) LOL
 
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pclinskie said:
I hope everything is working out for every one!! I too am sitting on orders waiting and wondering what and who will be submitting. no one ever responds ( i have a bunch of part timer--- all is ok just let me know what you are doing!!!!) LOL

It's not submitted yet - but at least now I have a game plan to make sure it happens!

It IS so frustrating when people don't respond, and you don't know what's going on.

I have 2 more consultants that I KNOW had shows, because they did both contact me with questions about the shows, and theirs haven't been submitted yet. It's okay, because I don't need those shows to make my team sales for this month, but I just wonder what happened to them??
 
ChefBeckyD said:
I agree, Beth. It's so frustrating to know that if this were the "old" career plan, I would have been a director for over 6 months now. I have a team of 13 consultants and I've had at least 5 active, and $4000 a month in sales since last October! I just have to keep telling myself that I can't compare, and be thankful that at least being a TL is better than when I was a FD - and I've consistently gotten HO leads, etc....

Now, I'm just waiting for a call back from the recruiting consultant so that we can get this show submitted. If she will just call me back, I know we can get this done!

I'm with you here!! 13 people on my team and 0 SC -- I went to director express, but none of my consultant's could go. I'm needing ideas on how to get my team to recruit -- I have no problems recruiting and will keep doing so, but I'm getting a little frustrasted here!
 
Becky, Melissa, PCLinskie, Jinkies,I sure hope all the shows get submitted, and everyone makes it. Please update us--my whole family is on the edge of our seats hoping that everything goes through. And I can promise you, as a new consultant, my family has sworn me to keep my upline informed!! (I would anyway, but it's kinda cute!)Marghi
 
Ok Becky you have to post right away when this thing is submitted--we are all sitting here with all our fingers and toes crossed waiting...it's very uncomfortable, LOL.
 
gaddischef said:
I'm with you here!! 13 people on my team and 0 SC -- I went to director express, but none of my consultant's could go. I'm needing ideas on how to get my team to recruit -- I have no problems recruiting and will keep doing so, but I'm getting a little frustrasted here!

I'm curious, has anyone done what is taught in the "Promoting Leaders Pronto" audio in the Online Training Center? It was briefly touched on at DE, and it seems like a great method to get your recruits on the right track, but I was wonering if anyone (besides Jillian on the tape) has had any success with it yet?
 
BlueMoon said:
And I can promise you, as a new consultant, my family has sworn me to keep my upline informed!! (I would anyway, but it's kinda cute!)

Marghi

Love it!

This would be sooooooooo helpful AND kind for those with a team. I'd certainly appreciate it! I'm thinking of a cute little swear in for the next mtg...."I promise to update and be honest with my director...." lol
 
Becky, since I already think of you as a Director, I'm praying all works out for it to become official on 6/1!!!
 
It is very upsetting to know we have to have others direct OUR business. with all the energy we use each month to contact them to submit shows we could be working on Sales and Customer service and yes recuting in our 1st line That we have control over no playing phone tag to get 150.00 in sales in.

You are right the new plan is really not for the part timers , they and the hobbist should be in a seperate line with seperate rules and incentives Directors and Team leaders work so hard each month with sales ect it only take one person the change a whole month of hard work
 
As a newer Recruit I am praying for all of you that everything works out! I try to keep my upline informed and I am always active and intend to be. I will sign my first recruit on June 4th so I am praying that everything you all teach me on this site are lesson's I never forget! Bless you all!
 
NooraK said:
I'm curious, has anyone done what is taught in the "Promoting Leaders Pronto" audio in the Online Training Center? It was briefly touched on at DE, and it seems like a great method to get your recruits on the right track, but I was wonering if anyone (besides Jillian on the tape) has had any success with it yet?

I'm going to try it! At my DE they did not mention it, but I should've tried it already. Thanks! Would be interested in anyone's opinion.... :)
 
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At 12:45 pm Today ~ I got the phone call to let me know that I will be a Director! THE SHOW is submitted! WAHOOOOOOOO!




It's really been killing me, because we've been without power since 7am this morning....so I couldn't check online or anything!
 
praise god!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You go becky d!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Congratulations!!!!!!
 
WOO HOO!!! I am SOOOOOO excited for you Becky!! Congratulations!! :sing: :balloon: :chef: :balloon:
 
Congrats Becky! You deserve it!
 

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