I dread our weekly sales meeting!

You look forward to your weekly sales meeting because you’re happy to see your peers and learn about anything that might help you sell better. Heck, you might even get inspired along the way.

…and then, the meeting starts, and so does the daydreaming. Pffft….all good intentions are out the window.

Your mind is wandering because you just don’t care to listen to other sellers as they engage with your manager about their deals.

But you’re not off the hook…

At the end of your next 1:1 with your manager, ask for his/her opinions on the weekly group sales meeting: "How satisfied are you with our weekly group sales meetings?"

Hear your manager’s answer before you offer your feedback.

Try something like this: "Personally, the meetings would benefit me a lot if we spent more time on strategic selling issues, common objections, and tricky selling scenarios."

Weekly sales meetings can be dynamic and uplifting, but only if you contribute with ideas and a smile!

Your manager needs you to speak up.

If you don’t share what you are thinking to make things better for you and those on your team, then you’re cheating yourself.

However, there is such a thing as a dumb idea.

So before you open your mouth, make sure your ideas are not as dumb as what you’ll see in this Short from Comedy Central. (It’s funnnnny.)