6 Leadership Styles for Growing a Thriving Organization

At the risk of placing substance over style, all leaders must understand this simple truth: style does matter. It’s not about matching your belt to your shoes, or accessorizing appropriately for the occasion, but rather understanding the way you go about leading. Allen rose through the...

The Gateless Gate – Obstacles Exist Only in the Mind

The first personal development book I ever read was M. Scott Peck’s The Road Less Traveled, published in 1978. Remember the opening line? Life is difficult. Similarly, the first of the Four Noble Truths Buddha taught in the fifth century BC was “Life is suffering.” Today, this...

5 Critical Ways to Become Indispensable in Business

Competition is fiercer today than ever before, and no matter how much you focus on data, analytics, and performance, it may surprise you that what ultimately matters most to people is the human touch.  Companies don’t make decisions—people do, and people make the most...

WIN Worldwide Adds Director of Field Development

WIN Worldwide is bringing in a director of field development to support the nutrition company’s Brand Partners. Direct sales veteran Ricky Frank has been tapped to fill the role, which will focus on Brand Partner communications, training and events, both in existing markets and...

Outdated Technology is Direct Selling’s Biggest Challenge…and Opportunity

When you ask a direct selling company what their biggest challenges are, you’ll get a variety of answers, but many are related to technology. “Our software doesn’t support the promotion we want to run.” “Our shopping experience is hard for customers to navigate.” “We can’t...

On a global basis, mobile internet usage surpassed the desktop in October

  According to new data from StatCounter, mobile devices have, for the first time, overtaken the desktop as access points for the internet on a global basis. The company said that in October, smartphones and tablets were responsible for 51.3 percent of internet usage...

3 Common Direct Sales Business Problems with Timely Solutions

There are some common problems I hear when it comes to running a Direct Sales Business. Most people who sign up for Direct Sales don’t think much about what they will have to do to run a successful business. It is usually a common thought...

Why People Fail: Lack of Ownership

Why People Fail:  It’s Not Hard to Figure Out Why Some People Make it and Why Others Do Not Look around.  It’s pretty easy to understand and see why people fail in their job or their business. Sure…there are lots of us who have...

29 Mobile Marketing Statistics You Should Know

In order to craft an effective mobile marketing strategy, it is important to continually keep up with the ever-evolving data behind the way that consumers interact with digital media and advertising. Just a few weeks ago, venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caulfield Byers published...

25 Real Reasons why it’s Brilliant to Work from Home

More people are working from home and ditching the boss. Find out, 25 Real Reasons why it’s Brilliant to Work from Home. 1. Your Alarm Clock becomes a distant memory People are jarred awake by an annoying sound of an alarm clock. This sound...