Dealing with Negativity: How Can We Handle It at Team Meetings?

[PamperedK]

I want to do a spot at my next meeting about dealing with negativity. I'm hearing a lot of negativity coming out during my team meetings and I want to help my team learn how to "Bless and Release" and not let those Negative Nancy's ruin their day and their momentum.

Any ideas? Does anyone have notes on this?

 

[Gagescorpages]

I could use help with this, too!!

 

[BethCooks4U]

My team is usually very positive. They are mostly hobbyists, but positive.

...but the last meeting had a LOT of negative vibes and little side comments. They do not like the new program and no matter what I say about how it will be easier to make more money and easier to stay active they are not hearing it.

 

[PamperedK]

My team meetings are generally very positive. Where I'm hearing negativity, it seems it's others' negativity stopping them from doing what they should. For example, we were talking about 3 contacts, and someone said "well, I hesitate to talk to people about PC because no one wants to hear it...or there's a stigma attached to home parties...or they tell me they want nothing to do with it" I have a feeling most of it is the consultants' perceptions of how they will be received - FEAR - but some of it is just negative, attention-seekers and while I can ignore them and find someone exciting to talk to, some newer and less confident consultants let it bother them.

 

[amy07]

I set aside time at my meetings for everyone to share some of their success stories. Examples: results from catalog totes, out of blue orders/bookings, etc.
Nothing is too small. And often it will lead to sharing ideas that have worked. And best of all, is that it is not just coming from me. Sometimes I think our teams think that things just come easy to us because we are Directors and that we don't understand their struggles. So, advice from a peer is sometimes better received than from us......even if we suggest the same idea.

 

[finley1991]

Sometimes I think our teams think that things just come easy to us because we are Directors and that we don't understand their struggles.

SO TRUE!!!! Sometimes when it's started up, I've addressed the consultant and say, "I think that's something we should work on one-on-one" and then quickly move on from it. That way it doesn't poison the others.