Opt In | Ep. 38

How many times have you heard an SDR mumble “that meeting could have been an email” under their breath?

Ten? Twenty? Hundreds of times?

To all the managers out there nodding along, the blame isn’t fully on your reps. After all, how much preparation and effort did you put into your last 1-on-1?

Internal 1-on-1 meetings are a necessary evil (too harsh?). There are certain topics or scenarios that are too nuanced or complicated to cover over text – be it email, Slack/Teams, or an SMS message.

But it doesn’t mean that every meeting you have with your reps has to be dry, complicated, or long.

AJ and Alex dive into some strategies around 1-on-1 meeting structure in this Opt In. They talk about the importance of an agenda, staying cognizant of schedules, and the cost/benefit of non-work talk.

Opt In to breaking the traditional mold and running a meeting that all parties enjoy.

To all the managers out there nodding along, the blame isn’t fully on your reps. After all, how much preparation and effort did you put into your last 1-on-1? Internal 1-on-1 meetings are a necessary evil (too harsh?). There are certain topics or scenarios that are too nuanced or complicated to cover over text – be it email, Slack/Teams, or an SMS message.