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4 Ways To Impact Your Organization
Tools. Listening. Cascading and High Leverage Activities. IN OUR PREVIOUS JANUARY COLUMN, we launched the concept of thinking strategically about everything in order to get the best results, which is what I do every day in working with top executives. In that article, we talked about gaining strategic clarity on the things that matter the…
Read MoreThinking of Outsourcing?
If, and when, to outsource your distribution, warehousing, and fulfillment services. The term third-party logistics or “3PL” has become antiquated as it conjures up a siloed client/vendor arrangement. Being partners foster more collaborative strategies, and can yield benefits for your business and your customers, over and above the pure play of outsourcing your supply chain.…
Read MoreFact or Fiction? Let’s Set the Record Straight
Most of us know the game “Telephone” where one person whispers a statement to their neighbor, and that person turns to their neighbor and repeats the statement as they heard it. The further down the line, the more the statement is misinterpreted and altered. In today’s fast-paced digital environment, unchecked or even false information can…
Read MoreThe Law of the Inner Circle
Those who are closest to me will determine the level of my success. Good leaders realize the significance of surrounding themselves with talented people. That’s why leaders repeatedly ask me, “How can I be sure to hire the right person?” I have never discovered a foolproof hiring practice, but I do know finding a great…
Read More4 Key Attributes of Great Leaders
Creating a fun, exciting, attractive environment. I have A few topics that I want to talk about that are very close to my heart that can help create a winning environment that leads to constant growth. I believe the key for all of us is to build something, build a business that’s bigger than any…
Read MoreDirect Selling’s “Re-Defining Moment”
Some years ago, on this page, I wrote about a “defining moment” for direct selling. And during last year’s DSA Annual Meeting, I spoke of the changes that were taking place in direct selling, and those changes I predicted we could see over the next few years. Now, as we move full ahead into 2019,…
Read MoreThe State of Cybersecurity in 2019
Late last year I pulled up at a gas station to pay for gas and my credit card gets denied. That’s strange I think to myself, there’s money in there. Moments later I get a call from my bank asking me if I had tried to make the following three purchases. Puzzled, I tell her…
Read MorePublic Direct Sellers: Growth Continues To Accelerate For The Wellness Companies
Avon Products vs. Tupperware in addressing the new paradigm. Through the halfway mark in the fourth quarter, publicly traded Direct Selling stocks continued to outperform the broader market and consumer index averages so far in 2018. The Lane Research Direct Selling Index, which comprises the stocks of the six publicly traded direct selling companies we…
Read MoreWelcome To 2019!
Just as the arrival of a new year allows us start a new chapter and usher in new ideas, we too at Direct Selling News are excited to present to you a few new items for show and tell. As you can see we have added a new coat of paint to our look and…
Read MoreNew Trade Agreement Supports Direct Selling and Encourages Its Business Model
After months of negotiations, a new trade pact has been reached for the North American regional market. The U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA) renews and modernizes the existing trade relationship between the three countries. It is one of the largest multi-lateral trade agreements, worth $25 trillion today, three times the market value when NAFTA was…
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