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Regular 1:1s

<aside> ✅ Keep these meetings regular and consistent. Ideally the same time each week/bi-weekly but never canceled outright.

Both the Manager and Report should understand the value this meeting is meant to hold.

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Update (10 minutes)

<aside> 🤷🏻‍♂️ Spend the bulk of the time talking about the “So What”. This is where the growth happens

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• This was the goal (1 minute)
• Here were the outcomes (2 minutes)
• Here are the takeaways + Where I see the next steps (7 minutes)

Road Blocks (5 minutes)

<aside> 🚧 A big part of any manager's job should be removing barriers stopping your team from doing their best work.

PS Sometimes that roadblock is you. Build a culture where your team feel comfortable telling you when you’re holding up a project.

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• These are the things holding me back that I need support in removing
  • Item: The support I need
  • Ex. I am still waiting on input from Product for this feature release. I have pinged in the #tech channel twice. Can you reach out to the Product Lead to move this along?

Professional Development (15 minutes)

This should be the bulk of the 1:1. Assuming the company hierarchy makes sense, the manager should be more advanced in their career than the report. Leverage this time to upskill.

Prompts

• X was mentioned in the quarterly town hall, could you give me more context on what that means for our department?
• I’m interested in learning more about Y could we talk about how you view that and how I could get involved the next time it comes up?
• Could you help me set up a time with [Cross Functional Leader] I want to learn more about their decision-making process.
• Where do you think I should prioritize my professional development?

<aside> ⏰ To make the most of this time give your manager a heads up about what you want to discuss here.

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