Breaking Up the Boys Club
Read More: Now I hope that subject didn't offend anyone... I know there are so many successful leaders out there in the network marketing industry and I am so proud of all of you for digging your heels in the sand and going for the gold. You absolutely deserve everything you've gotten as a result of your efforts!
With that said... I look around communities like this and see a common thread in the leadership... the majority are men. I've tried to think of why and I find I'm not really sure...
Maybe men are typically less emotionally attached.
We know that in this business, you must have the "so what" attitude. As a woman, I know there's nothing necessarily wrong about getting emotionally attached, but it does take a conscious effort for me to not care when someone tells me no.
Maybe men want it more.
Okay now I KNOW that's crap, so I won't even pretend that's why.
So what is it? I really don't know, to be honest. But I do know this. I want to see some heavy hitters that wear skirts (don't get any ideas guys...) and who don't have the initials AS. I don't know about you, ladies, but I'd love to get the female perspective on how to do this business from a positive, uplifting, strong, successful woman.
Guys - Keep doing what you're doing. I appreciate all of the advice and knowledge you've shared and plan on continuing to soak up everything you put out there.
Gals - Let's give those guys a run for their money. I'm well on my way to becoming one of those leaders... shouldn't you be too?
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About the Author: Kristina Schulz
Member Since: 02/23/2009
Company: EIRO Research
Industry: MLM
Primary Web Site: http://www.BecomeWhole.net
Krisitna, The reason can be
Krisitna,
The reason can be found in Mike Dloughy's Colours of Success. Most of the really successful people on here are Reds motivated by money, money, money. There are some women like that but their management style tends to be an F style which is more inclusive. This has been proved scientifically, men tend to thrive on conflict and competition especially Sales Men who are off the chart for this - woe betide anyone who gets a Red Sales Man as a Sponsor and is not Red. They will dump you like hot cakes. They just don't get that you tick differently from them. They themselves are not coachable except by another Red.
70% of the population are either Greens or Yellows - they don't like pushy and they don't like being sold to. The remainin 20% are Blues who just want the big picture. So that in essence is why there are not more women in this shark infested pool - there's a great management book called Swimming With Sharks - helped me a lot at work.
The good news is that women will excel at Social Marketing because of their inclusive nature compare Jessica Swanson to Mike Dillard (no criticism of either) they each have their place. But I would bet my bottom dollar Jessica has a larger % female following because of her educational and open style. The key is Situational Leadership which is really what learning the colours is about. If you join Mentoring For Free you will get loads of good stuff on this.
Breaking the boys club barrier
Kristina. Welcome to the business world. There are techniques to easily handling the no responses for both male or female. There are methods of building a business that are easy, duplicatable and fun and Andrew probably won't believe it but you don't have to be a red personality to attain success.
Would you have to learn to sift and sort through your prospects? - yes. Would you have to spend more time with those who truly desire to attain their own success? - yes. Would you have to make business decisions with your head instead of your heart? - yes.
Piece of cake for most women. They just need the right training.
To your success,
Joyce Penner
www.joycepenner.com
Glass Ceiling, What Glass Ceiling?
I agree with Joyce on this - currently the public perception of the IM/MLM world mirrors corporate structures.
There are many successful women leaders out there, but they tend to nuture their downlines using traditional methods of communication. They talk, phone, email. They don't blog, twitter and broadcast using the latest gimmickry. They are interested in group promotion, rather than self-promotion. Many forget that there is a need for public role models.
We women have a different approach to men as I know all too well in my paid employment. I'm part of an industry where the ratio of men to women is between 12 and 20 to 1 ! Yet here it's a far more even split.
Men and women communicate in different ways. We can all learn and grow from each other and pick the best strategies, the best ways to nuture, support and share.
In general, though, I think men find it easier to focus on one task at a time, to compartmentalise their lives to some extent. Women find it easier to build and nurture a relationship. I'm seeing many male/female teams in direct selling where women take over the customer relationships whilst men push the lead generation and sponsoring, to the benefit of both partners.
We win by helping others help themselves - something women find very easy to do. Marry that ability to one where the woman is comfortable with being a role model, and I would suggest you have somebody like AS. ;-)