Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

Dear Marjorie

Yes! Absolutely! It is 100% a good idea to reassign your PSA's to someone in their own country. Kindly note that you can only assign PSA to PSA and a PSA can only be assigned once. Besides the main reasons for reassignment which are LEVERAGE and Developing Team Leaders, the primary reason why this is VERY Important is:

If your PSA's first language is not English then it would be a very good idea to reassign them to someone from whom they share the same country because that country mate would then be able offer them invaluable support in their own mother tongue. This is an absolute WIN WIN for both of you. It helps them eliminate the language barrier problem thus succeeding in their business and you both WIN..

Secondly, if there's an active "SFI Club" or get together group in that country it would be a great idea to reassign that PSA to any active PSA of YOUR TEAM who is a part of that group in that country. Your PSA is guaranteed to receive support not only from your team PSA but from that entire group or SFI country "club"
I have observed some VERY successful Up line team leaders use this aproach and are succeeding greatly ans as a TEAM- Together Everyone Achieves More

In conclusion, before you begin reassigning please take heed of Gery's piece of advise here:
Note: "If you don't have many personally sponsored Executive Affiliates (EA), you may not want to use reassignment yet. This is because developing and maintaining EAs help you earn enough VersaPoints to qualify as a Team Leader (TL). In other words, if you want to keep receiving all the benefits of being a TL, you don't want to give away too many of your personally sponsored EAs."
More on that here: https://www.sfimg.com/Reference/AskGery011907

Best Regards


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Dear Marjorie

Yes! Absolutely! It is 100% a good idea to reassign your PSA's to someone in their own country. Kindly note that you can only assign PSA to PSA and a PSA can only be assigned once. Besides the main reasons for reassignment which are LEVERAGE and Developing Team Leaders, the primary reason why this is VERY Important is:

If your PSA's first language is not English then it would be a very good idea to reassign them to someone from whom they share the same country
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Affiliate since: 07/02/2024, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Williams's 638 other Ask SC answers

Yes, it is always a good idea to reassign PSAs to someone from their own country. The reasons are many to include:

1. They know each other's language and customs.

2. They know more about the market locally.

3. The may actually be in proximity of each other so that they can collaborate in person. This way they provide moral support and gain a stronger affinity for teamwork.

4. It will encourage duplication of affiliates.

These are a few reasons why reassigning PSAs based on geography is good advice. Moreover, reassigning affiliates should be done in such a way as to proliferate business. Inactive affiliates may become active and should not be scorned but active affiliates provide the synergy needed to create duplication.
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Yes, it is always a good idea to reassign PSAs to someone from their own country. The reasons are many to include:

1. They know each other's language and customs.

2. They know more about the market locally.

3. The may actually be in proximity of each other so that they can collaborate in person. This way they provide moral support and gain a stronger affinity for teamwork.

4. It will encourage duplication of affiliates.

These
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

Absolutely! Especially if the primary language is different from yours, as communication is the key to team building. When you reward a PSA with a new team member, you not only give him/her the opportunity to build their team, but that person will still be part of your downline.

I often find that people sign in and start well, but then stop working all of a sudden. I fear it is a lack of understanding many times due to the language barrier, If your PSA can more effectively communicate with that person, they may turn out to be great!

Our job as team leaders is to help every Affiliate achieve their goals, but sometimes, due to language or even cultural differences, we are not the best person to fulfill this role. Someone from the same country may be just the right person to restart a stalled Affiliate and lead them to victory!
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Absolutely! Especially if the primary language is different from yours, as communication is the key to team building. When you reward a PSA with a new team member, you not only give him/her the opportunity to build their team, but that person will still be part of your downline.

I often find that people sign in and start well, but then stop working all of a sudden. I fear it is a lack of understanding many times due to the language barrier, If your PSA can more effectively communicate
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

I think it is a brilliant idea to reassign PSAs to someone in their own country. When you receive PSAs in non English speaking countries it is difficult for both parties to express themselves and be fully understood.

I know we have Google Translate plus several other types of online translation sites but the level of understanding with these translation sites is often lost and comes out sometimes rather garbled and unprofessional.

If I have a fairly new PSA who is from a non English speaking country and has been in my Team for about a week for example and has done little or nothing, I communicate with them and ask whether they would like to be reassigned. I also communicate with the Team Member who I will be reassigning them to.

I only have one regret here that we are unable to reassign to our CSAs. I have some very good CSAs who would benefit greatly by being able to receive some of my PSAs who are not familiar with English.
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I think it is a brilliant idea to reassign PSAs to someone in their own country. When you receive PSAs in non English speaking countries it is difficult for both parties to express themselves and be fully understood.

I know we have Google Translate plus several other types of online translation sites but the level of understanding with these translation sites is often lost and comes out sometimes rather garbled and unprofessional.

If I have a fairly new PSA who is from
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Affiliate since: 01/13/2006, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Michael's 101 other Ask SC answers

Reassigning affiliates from the same country can be good when there is a language barrier or when there is a difference in business attitudes to your own. It may be easier for your PSA to motivate team members from their own country when this is the case.

Having said that it is also good to reassign affiliates from different countries so there is a learning process and people can come together in business with different business ideas.

One aspect of reassigning affiliates to take into consideration is the wealth of a particular country. If you reassign affiliates to a PSA and they are all from one of the countries with less wealth they may face issues of having active team members due to finance.

Perhaps a better strategy is to reassign a mix of affiliates to your PSA thereby widening their own business knowledge and the chance to create an active team of affiliates.

As Always I hope this helps you and others to build a profitable SFI business.
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Reassigning affiliates from the same country can be good when there is a language barrier or when there is a difference in business attitudes to your own. It may be easier for your PSA to motivate team members from their own country when this is the case.

Having said that it is also good to reassign affiliates from different countries so there is a learning process and people can come together in business with different business ideas.

One aspect of reassigning affiliates to
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

Reassignment is one of the greatest tools that SFI came up with. When you reassign newbies to someone who is active and has goals like you. The one who understand the basic reasons as to why He or she is in SFI, Then chances of success becomes very much. What we need to know is that reassignment is not done just for the sake of it. Last month I reassigned an Affiliate of mine to a very great promising PSA only for me to receive a request in my mail of the PSA opting out.

Before you decide to reassign study the habit of the PSA whom you are going to give another PSA. Is he or she having clear goals? Do you see foreseeable future in the goals of the PSA or is he just there for fun? After that make the decision to reassign. I don't think there should be a formula for reassignment unless language barrier or need for constant communication.
Its prudent to tell an affiliate that I want to reassign you to MR. X because I think he will help you much due to may be distance or language barrier. After that wait for response. It is pointless to reassign everyday Non active Affiliates because they send a wrong picture to newly active affiliates

Even after reassignment make a follow up. I therefore wish to say unless you have a concrete reason as to why you want to reassign affiliates in the same country, it wont be beneficial because sfi system is built to encourage global integration and fast knowledge sharing
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Reassignment is one of the greatest tools that SFI came up with. When you reassign newbies to someone who is active and has goals like you. The one who understand the basic reasons as to why He or she is in SFI, Then chances of success becomes very much. What we need to know is that reassignment is not done just for the sake of it. Last month I reassigned an Affiliate of mine to a very great promising PSA only for me to receive a request in my mail of the PSA opting out.

Before you decide
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Affiliate since: 09/25/2012, Power Rank: 152 | Read GT's 63 other Ask SC answers

Hello, Marjorie:

If you are going to reassign a PSA, then I think it is a great idea to reassign them to someone in their own country!

If you do that, it reduces the risk of communication issues and gives them a greater sense of the SFI opportunity being "real". It shows them that they are not alone in their country and not alone in the SFI business.

If it is someone in their own community, or within visiting distance, all the better! There can be great power in teamwork and developing a mastermind group.

Before you re-assign your PSA, I recommend that you take the time to explain to them why you are doing it and what the advantages are to them. You don't want them thinking you are giving them away because you don't like them or don't appreciate them. You want them to understand that you are doing it to try to give them more support and a better chance at success.

Also, get their opinion about the person you want to re-assign them to. You want to make sure all parties understand what is happening, and why. Contact the new sponsor, too, to make sure they are happy with the re-assignment. (Who wouldn't be? lol)


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Hello, Marjorie:

If you are going to reassign a PSA, then I think it is a great idea to reassign them to someone in their own country!

If you do that, it reduces the risk of communication issues and gives them a greater sense of the SFI opportunity being "real". It shows them that they are not alone in their country and not alone in the SFI business.

If it is someone in their own community, or within visiting distance, all the better! There can be great
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Affiliate since: 01/13/2014, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Anne's 3 other Ask SC answers

It actually depends with your reason for reassigning them with someone in their own country.
First of all I'm my iwn opinion I think it is a good idea due to several factors which might include but not limited to factors like language barriers among others. Also, they might be able to set up meetings to discuss how they can build their team face to face unlike when you are overseas, the best you can do is communicate via e-mail or telephone which can be costly depending on the media used
Another reason is the culture and how people of different origins approach different situations in this marketing approach.
And finally, it will be easier for them to learn from each other when it comes to what works in terms of approaching small businesses in their country

Other than the above, you can try working with them the best you can because I think that will help expose you to different people and culture. And you never know, you might even benefit by them connecting you with affiliates and ECA abroad.

I hope this help.

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It actually depends with your reason for reassigning them with someone in their own country.
First of all I'm my iwn opinion I think it is a good idea due to several factors which might include but not limited to factors like language barriers among others. Also, they might be able to set up meetings to discuss how they can build their team face to face unlike when you are overseas, the best you can do is communicate via e-mail or telephone which can be costly depending on the media used
Another
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Affiliate since: 03/15/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read John's 50 other Ask SC answers

Hello Marjorie,

If you are having a communication barrier and have the capacity to reassign an affiliate to someone within their own country, I would say go for it.

The communication barrier will most likely not be a problem for them anymore and the new sponsor may know things about the culture and ethics of the country that you do not know.

Having said that, this is going to be a matter of how well you have been dealing with that particular PSA and if they have asked to be reassigned. If they specifically asked to be reassigned, then respect their wishes.

If there is no language barrier, and they haven't specifically asked, I see no need for a reassignment unless you want to help out another affiliate with building their business. You must ask yourself- Am I willing to work through it to help this person achieve their goals or would they be better served with a local affiliate?

Reassigning them without their knowledge however is probably not be a good idea, especially if they were depending on your advice and knowledge for assistance.
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Hello Marjorie,

If you are having a communication barrier and have the capacity to reassign an affiliate to someone within their own country, I would say go for it.

The communication barrier will most likely not be a problem for them anymore and the new sponsor may know things about the culture and ethics of the country that you do not know.

Having said that, this is going to be a matter of how well you have been dealing with that particular PSA and if they have asked
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Affiliate since: 08/11/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Marija's 63 other Ask SC answers

President Gery says that reassigning is generally a good idea, because it helps you build your team, and motivates your PSAs who get a new member in their team.

This is what I ask myself before reassigning my PSAs:

- Are they happy with me as a Sponsor? Would they like to be reassigned? (I know I don't want my Sponsor to reassign me)

- Are they doing well in SFI? If not, is the language/cultural barrier the reason? (If it is, they might really benefit from being reassigned to someone who speaks their language.)

- Could the reassignment have a bad effect on their performance?

How do I get the answers? I ask my PSAs. I tell them what I would like to do and why, and who their new Sponsor would be. If they agree to being transferred, then I do it.

Sometimes, a PSA is inactive, and doesn't reply. Then I have to assume that the transfer can only do them good, and that they might become more active with another sponsor, who might understand their problems, and help them more efficiently.

Good luck!
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President Gery says that reassigning is generally a good idea, because it helps you build your team, and motivates your PSAs who get a new member in their team.

This is what I ask myself before reassigning my PSAs:

- Are they happy with me as a Sponsor? Would they like to be reassigned? (I know I don't want my Sponsor to reassign me)

- Are they doing well in SFI? If not, is the language/cultural barrier the reason? (If it is, they might really benefit from being reassigned
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