I believe these lists of questions are just ideas for ice-breakers and how to guide a conversation likely designed to inspire new-ish managers. Good managers wi

I believe these lists of questions are just ideas for ice-breakers and how to guide a conversation likely designed to inspire new-ish managers. Good managers will know their team member well enough to be able to adroitly kick-off the one-on-one and each org/product/team will naturally have different things that need cultivating than the generic list given. I've been in bad 1:1s and good 1:1s, there's definitely and art and skill to executing effectively, and the playbook you use can potentially be different for each team member.