What to actually talk about in a one-on-one
They go first. Every time. That is most of the method.
If a manager only has time to do one thing well, it should be the one-on-one. Everything else is negotiable. That is not.
The point of the meeting is for them to talk, not for you to have every answer. There is real brain science behind the order. People can only hear feedback once they already feel heard, so starting with their concerns is what makes the feedback part land at all.
This template is mostly a running order, because the order is the part people get wrong.
What you get
- A four-part running order with space to fill in, in the order that works
- A question bank to pick two or three from, not all of them
- The one question to ask if you tend to think out loud
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Adapted from the Management chapter of The Mindful Product Company by Sam McAfee.