Even when using collaboration tools and online weekly reviews, each leader still needs to regularly sit down and have a one-on-one with their people. Here is a guide to do it right.

1. How to handle employee
1 ON 1 MEETINGS
Questions and strategy
by Weekdone

2. 1 on 1meetings
areimportant
You need 1 on 1’s to
know:
• employeeperformance;• employee morale;
• employeefeedback.

3. and last 30
to
60 minute
s
1 on 1 meetings should
happen every 2 – 4 weeks

4. It's not only for:
• delegating tasks;
• performance reviews;
• yelling;
1 on 1 meetings
are a conversation
GET REAL-TIME STATUS UPDATES

5. Don’t go tomeetings
unprepared!
Have a plan formeetings so youdon’t waste time.
Use a meetingplanner
PLAN YOUR MEETINGS

6. Start with openended
questions toestablish aconnectionand a goodmood.
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8. "How are you?"
"What are you trying
to make happen in
the next three
months?"
"What do you wish
you had more time to
do?"
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9. Continue with
status updates
on all specific
projects.
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"Is the project on track?
Why not?"
"What's the most
important decision you’re
facing? What's keeping
you from making it?"
"When will the project be
finished?"
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11. Then ask for
feedback. Let
employees knowthat their ideas
matter.
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12. "What are you doing that
you would like to stop doing
or delegate to someone
else?"
"If you were hired to consult
with our company, what
would you advise?"
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13. Have an agreementDecide what will be done next by both the
employee and manager.Have a clear vision on how to move
forward.
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References:
http://teammeeting.co/
http://hr.smcgov.org/how-conduct-o
ne-one-meetings-guide-supervisors
https://blog.asana.com/2015/05/wo
rkstyle-what-is-a-1-1/
http://tribehr.com/blog/twenty-one
-questions-for-great-one-on-one-
meetings
Fierce Conversations, Susan Scott,
2004, Published by The Berkley
Publishing Group
Questions for one-to-ones
Be more productive with less
meetings and weekly reporting.
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Practical tips to:
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