Leadership Equivalents
To encourage downline growth and stability rather than breaking out a large number of first-level Managers, Nature’s
Sunshine developed a permanent method whereby sales leaders are rewarded for
developing first-level Managers into the ranks of Star Manager and beyond. This
Leadership Equivalent program reduces the total number of first-level Managers
required for rank advancement and maintenance.
Number of Equivalents Granted for Each Ranked First Level Manager:
|
Sr. National
|
2
|
|
National
|
2
|
|
Sr. Divisional
|
2
|
|
Divisional
|
2
|
|
Regional
|
2
|
|
Area
|
2
|
|
District
|
1
|
|
Star
|
1
|
|
Manager
|
0
|
Requirements for Ranked Status, with and without Leadership equivalents
|
|
Total 1st Level Requirement without Ldr. Equivs. |
No. of Leadership Equivs. you may use |
Minimum 1st Level Actual Managers *Required |
Downline Required (unchanged) |
|
Senior Nat. |
25 |
10 |
15 |
200 |
|
National |
22 |
10 |
12 |
100 |
|
Senior Div. |
20 |
10 |
10 |
70 |
|
Divisional |
15 |
7 |
8 |
40 |
|
Regional |
10 |
4 |
6 |
15 |
|
Area |
5 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
District |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
Star |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Manager |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
*"Actual Managers" may include QV equivalents
**Leadership Equivalents are averaged over a six-month period beginning January 1.
Example: Sage is an Area Manager with nine first-level Managers and 14 total downline Managers.
One of her first-level Managers, Sue, is also an Area Manager. Sue’s rank of
Area Manager gives Sage one Leadership Equivalent, making her a Regional
Manager (she now has 10 first-level and 15 total downline Managers with the
equivalent).
***Leadership Equivalents may only be applied on the first level, according to the schedule above.