9/18/2023-“I can’t stand Chris”

Proactively resolving your internal 1:1 conflicts contributes positively to your sales culture, and it’s good training for dealing with different client personalities.

So "Chris" bumped you out of line for the slippy slide? …and there was a scuffle on the jungle gym, too? (Jerk!)

Quota pressure and competitive juices produce mountainous tension in every sales org.

In those instances when tension between you and another is high, keep the following in mind:
1. You have more in common with Chris than not.
2. Address the issue with Chris when it’s the right time. (Life is too short.)
3. Do not poison the well and denigrate Chris; gossip doesn’t become you.
4. Focus on your work and park Chris in the back of your brain. (Until you make up!)

Today, decide how you will deal with the "Chris situation." And then do it.

If the Chris sitch has been stewing, go clip an olive branch and then shove it in his face that dirty bastahd….jk.

Seriously….extend the olive branch to Chris and clear it up.

Or, if something is starting to brew between you and Chris, try heading it off at the pass. Do that olive branch thing. (The nice version.)

Be the bigger person and address it with the honesty and grace that flows deep inside you. Look at it as training for dealing with a client who might also be named "Chris"!

Oh, got it, you like Chris, it’s Sean whom you have a problem with. Whatever…fill in the blank with a name; there’s always a villain somewhere on the team. They’re not all coming to your house for Thanksgiving dinner…and that’s a good thing because you don’t have enough folding chairs anyway.

To be a part of a team that boasts a positive selling culture, you need to contribute to that positive culture. If you’re carrying around baggage and unresolved issues with another on the floor, it’s your responsibility to fix it.

You’re not the only two individuals affected….others can feel the tension, too.

Sure, avoidance may seem logical, but when you rise up to be the magnanimous and actualized internal teammate, you’re setting the right path towards being a chameleon and likable with all your prospects and clients, too.

Don’t just focus on your outside world – your prospects and clients – focus on making your inside harmonious.

Throw a rock in the air, and you’ll hit a so-called expert eager to tell you how to do a job, but there’s a dearth of sources that focus you on enjoying your job.

In this very worthwhile and funny 11-minute Ted Talk, you’ll learn how humor can be used to enjoy your work and spread joy with those you work with.

You’ll agree this Andrew Tarvin dude is fun-ee; maybe he’ll inspire you to drop the sword a bit and try humor to break the ice with that person on your team who you can’t stand.

(Ya can’t stand "Chris"….ain’t that a bit harsh?)