Contains a Great Tip

                                  Gliceria P, SFI Gold
                                  team leader, 7th Year
                                  with SFI.

Hello All!

Recently, a Team Leader in my team has opened his heart to me in frustration of not having success in getting response from his members. 

This is a very common issue and had been the subject of many threads and discussions, yet there seems to be no magic words that can be used to elicit response from our shy members. 

What to do when no one responds? I found the answer from one of my old files on training when I was new, which has given me guidance on how to handle this common yet pesky problem.

The answer is not to focus on why you feel frustrated because you are not getting a response but focus on what you can do and show your team. We have to remember that SFI is a business and not everyone will respond.

Let's try this:-

1. Show them. Let's do the best we can at all times and set a positive example of what can be achieved in SFI. Our success will set the example and will show our team they can do it too. Our team looks at us and checks our results.

2. Tell them in a different way each time we communicate. People have different ways of receiving and processing information than we think they will. Let's find different ways of presenting information which allows them to learn, understand, and digest it at their own pace and in their own way. Providing tips, sharing best business practices, writing short emails discussing only one subject, doing a Q&A email on one topic, and providing links to resource information or directing them to the Forum are some of the ways we can utilise.

3. Let them know we care. Keep in mind that "people don't know you care until they see that you care". Let's find ways to relate on a personal level by sharing our business building struggles and how we overcame them by giving simple and practical tips. Hopefully, they will use our tips to succeed.

4. Lets communicate to everyone. Today's "sleeper" could become tomorrow's "Diamond"- so let's communicate to everyone equally- no discrimination!

5. Lets always end our communication with an open invitation for them to contact us if they need help or further assistance and guidance.

6. Lets not take it personally if they do not respond. Everyone is busy and life has a habit of getting in the way, who knows? Lets just stay consistent in our communication and encouragement and those whose dreams are still alive and burning will someday respond.

So let's keep moving! We don't have an eternity to worry about things that we don't have control over. We've done our best.

Stay focus and have a nice day!