Questions for our first 1:1
Refer back to your teammates' answers when you need to give them feedback, recognize them, or find creative ways to support them. More »
One-on-One Resources by topic
Meeting with a new teammate
- Manager handoffs
- Questions for our first 1:1
- How to learn about someone's core needs
- Actively listening
Helping your teammates grow
- How to Help Flowchart
- What does sponsorship look like?
- How to offer challenges to your teammates
- Coaching Reflections
- 20 Great Open Questions
- Delegation is an art, not a science
- ShopTalk Show Podcast: advice for people who are managers, becoming managers, or who are managed by someone.
- PM for the Masses Podcast: a real-life coaching session between me and a coaching client, to illustrate what coaching looks like
- Video: Mentorship & Sponsorship presentation
Giving feedback in 1:1s
- What if you dread 1:1s with a direct report?
- Why 'bring solutions not problems' doesn’t work
- Set future performance reviews up for success now
- Feedback Equation
- Giving recognition fairly
- CodeNewbie Podcast: how to be a good manager and a good employee
- Video: Microsoft for Startups - Create Resilience – Resilient Management with Lara Hogan
1:1s in times of crisis
- Handling the Emotional Weight of 1:1s
- Managers: what do you do when your teammate shares their grief?
- Easy check-in questions for your 1:1s during times of crisis
- Managering in Terrible Times
- 3 steps for leaders to take in emergencies
- Creating predictability and stability in times of rapid change
- Help Your Colleagues Take Real Time Off By Answering These Six Questions
- What to do when your employees are in crisis mode
- Help your teammates navigate moments of self-doubt
Tools
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