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I think generally everyone's giving good advice. One thing I haven't seen mentioned is having a kind of script or checklist for the direct report to be able to
by ivanmaeder 8y ago
I think generally everyone's giving good advice.
One thing I haven't seen mentioned is having a kind of script or checklist for the direct report to be able to reflect and prepare for the meeting. E.g.,
- What have you accomplished since we spoke last?
- What are you learning?
- What are your biggest challenges? Is there anything you're avoiding? Anything demotivating?
- Is there anything you'd like feedback on?
It's NOT a script for the meeting. It's just to prepare.
Sometimes it's worth not having a one-on-one and that's fine, but when you don't come with anything to talk about and you end up shooting the breeze, it can sometimes feel like a waste of time.
- agotterer 8y agoWe use 15five for pre 1:1 input / status updates. It pretty much asks employees the questions you are talking about. I reviews these before our 1:1 so we don’t need to talk status and I can jump right into the blockers and questions. The remaining time we talk about growth, vision, set improvement, philosophies, etc.
- armgitaar 8y agoWe are trying out https://dawfin.com https://dawfin.com, which has a pretty nifty 1:1 management feature. Similar to 15Five, managers can create 1:1s, reportees can review and pre-answer prior to meeting, manager and reportee can go through 1:1 and see previous 1:1s notes. They put some quantitative type questions in there as well - hopefully they will put those on histograms in the near future so we can get some over-time perspectives. Overall, tools like these help streamline meetings and provides historical records in case I need to go back and look at older meetings.