UPDATE!!!!! Read the update at the bottom of the post ....
'Cedrick Harris is leaving the Numis Network?'
The Internet Marketing / Network Marketing profession is a-buzz today with the news that Cedrick Harris is leaving the Numis Network. Hmmmmm, he joined earlier this year and is exiting the company already? View this video and continue reading ....
'Another opportunity came along that looked more' advantageous. '
I do know a few people inside Numis, however, I do NOT know the real reason for Cedrick Harris leaving, nor do I care. That said, I would imagine it's for one of two reasons:
1. Another opportunity came along that looked more 'advantageous.' Whether it is the business opportunity or the company courted Mr. Harris, who knows. Either way, is that the TRUE spirit of a leader? To be seduced so easily or to see a new, 'shinier' opportunity that he jumps ship only months after joining Numis? Is that really someone who should be followed? His team has a difficult choice to make. Follow him and risk their own credibility with their teams, or stay put and continue to develop their own leadership skills, continue to develop their teams and prove what leaders they really are. Remember, your teams joined YOU, not Cedrick Harris. Your first priority is to your team and no one else!
2. Maybe Cedrick left because of 'behind the scenes' issues that the company has. I don't think this is the case, however, IF it were, than I go back to joining new companies right off the bat. It is risky. It's not to say that some won't make it, however, MOST will not. Did Cedrick see the writing on the wall? I'm not sure this is the case, as I do believe Numis to be a good opportunity for those who will remain, but I, personally, am never certain on any new company. In five years when Numis is still around, I'll feel as though the opportunity is 'safer' and any kinks have been worked out.
'... a long-term,' FUTURE (not current) household name 'kind of company'
So, all that said, what is a TRUE leader? Someone who builds a team with credibility, with inspiration, with leadership. Someone who will stay the course, build a steady, sustainable, long-term business and coach his or her team to success. One who KNOWS how to carefully partner with a company that has all the qualifications of a long-term, 'FUTURE (not current) household name' kind of company. I've written about these qualifications before in this blog, so I won't go through it again, but there are five to look for when partnering with a company.
'She's pissed ...'
I was talking to a friend who joined Numis LAST WEEK simply because of the 'leadership' she thought she was partnering with on Cedrick's team. She's pissed, and rightly so. She will be getting her investment back as she doesn't want to go to new 'said' company, but also doesn't want to hang around without the leadership she thought she was partnering with. That sucks. THAT gives our profession a bad name. Luckily, she has a steady belief in network marketing and will regroup and decide what to do next.