Leadership Qualities For Direct Sales, With Thirty-One Gifts Leader
Posted by Deb BixlerThirty-One Senior Executive Director, Phyllis O’Neill Shares On Leadership
Launching our Fall series of direct sales leadership interviews, Phyllis O’Neill will be our special guest on next Wednesday’s (8/24/11) CashFlowShow – Direct Sales Radio.
Phyllis O’Neill is an independent consultant and Senior Executive Director for Thirty-One Gifts.
Thirty-One Gifts is a faith-based direct sales company offering a beautiful variety of products including handbags and totes, storage products, stationery, baskets, and products for kids and teens.
She left the corporate world after 26 years due to stress-related issues and now, working from home, has never been happier! She loves to laugh and joke and have fun! Phyllis and her husband have three grown children.
Phyllis O’Neill On Direct Sales Leadership Qualities
Wow, there are so many qualities a leader should have. These are what I would say are the best leadership qualities and not necessarily in this order:

- Communication – You must communicate with your team on a consistent basis. This is how you build relationships and trust.
- Compassion – We all lead different lives and come from different places. We must always be compassionate and understanding with everyone.
- Humility – A leader should never take all the credit herself for her success. I would not be successful if I didn’t help others be successful.
- TEAM = Together Everyone Achieves More. I am blessed with an amazing team.
- Integrity – It is of utmost importance to be a leader who is moral and ethical.
- Respect – A leader must earn the respect of others. You must practice what you preach and praise what you want repeated.
- Honesty – Always and nothing less. Do not be afraid to admit if you’re wrong.
- Sense of Humor – life is too short to not have fun! I love joking and laughing, not only with my team, but at my parties, too!
There comes a time in your life when you know you just can’t keep on doing what you’ve always done or you’ll keep getting what you’ve always gotten.
It may take a big leap of faith, but I work with many women and one of the greatest rewards ever is when they see themselves being successful, too! It won’t happen overnight, but with consistency, determination and dedication (more leadership qualities) success is within reach for everyone!

Dr. Steve Taubman will be our guest on Wednesday, August 10 @ 8:00 PM EDT on
I’ve been interviewing great leaders of direct selling for my blog series for several weeks now, and of course I’ve been studying the principles of success for many years. Certain messages continue to repeat themselves: messages like the importance of discipline, integrity, consistency, courage and the like.



