What kind of questions and data do you prepare for your 1-on-1s?

rwilson4 · on Feb 16, 2020

My 1:1s have the following format:

- Current tasks

- Career development/Goals (we have 6 week and yearly goals that the employees select for themselves with a little guidance from me)

- Special topic, different each time and very much aligned with the posted list. My question for next time is about values.

- Feedback, both delivering and soliciting (this has proven to be the hardest for me, as it takes time to think about and articulate feedback well)

I do the 1:1 at a nearby coffee shop since I think people feel more open outside the office.

dehrmann · on Feb 16, 2020

It's also important to talk about relationships with others on the team and other teams.

rwilson4 · on Feb 16, 2020

I like that! I’ll think about how I could incorporate it. Thanks!

jariel · on Feb 17, 2020

You don't need to have anything to prepare whatsoever. It's an opportunity to talk about whatever is pressing, broader issues etc..

It's really odd to see the level of dissection going in here as to how to have a conversation about what's going on.

Surely, there can be good practices, and some things to systematically bring up, but this is not rocket science.