SFI is a global institution and therefore the sponsor is more than likely to come across affiliates from different countries. This should not cause the sponsor great concern but rather offer one a chance to reach out to those outside one’s niche. Most of the communication between sponsor and affiliate is done online and therefore the only problem I can imagine that you maybe thinking of could be language or culture. Fortunately, there are now many translation tools at our disposal. The sponsor should not shy away from helping those from his or her country but instead build a stronger working relationship. However, sometimes the sponsor may come across affiliates from other countries that in spite of the sponsor’s efforts are not willing to work with him or her for reasons best known to themselves. In this case it is a good idea to re-assign these affiliates to active PSAs in your team who are from the same country as the reluctant affiliates. This would overcome any initial cultural related difficulties that the affiliates maybe facing but I am sure that once they are established, they will also quite easily be part of the global family.
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SFI is a global institution and therefore the sponsor is more than likely to come across affiliates from different countries. This should not cause the sponsor great concern but rather offer one a chance to reach out to those outside one’s niche. Most of the communication between sponsor and affiliate is done online and therefore the only problem I can imagine that you maybe thinking of could be language or culture. Fortunately, there are now many translation tools at our disposal. The sponsor ...more
