Now that we've discussed why you should have a one-on-one, as well as great topics to focus on, we'll turn to other aspects of 1:1s. One of the most often asked questions is, how long should my 1:1s be?
The answer to this is that it depends. How many topics do you have to discuss with your manager...
34 Topics for a One-On-One As we've already established ownership, the next thing to cover are the most useful topics for a one-on-one. A 1:1 should be focused and topics shouldn't be left to the chance that they'll be covered. Instead a formal agenda should be created with the intention to go ove...
Within the world of business, one is often called to attend numerous meetings. There's staff meetings, project meetings, governance meetings and more. Many will be called by someone else and you'll simply be an attendee. Regardless of your role within an organization, a one-on-one is entirely differ...
Our calendars are often filled to the brim with meetings, but one meeting that should have a steadfast place on your calendar is the one-on-one or 1:1 for short. This is a meeting between you and your manager and provides numerous benefits to both of you. This meeting occurs on a regular cadence, of...
Another week and this time another free resource. Hot off the heels of last week's blog post on alternatives to holding a meeting is an infographic on Meeting Alternatives. Glance at this free resources when an important meeting falls through and you need to come up with alternate plans to continue...
Sometimes, even though holding a meeting might be helpful, you need to communicate and solve problems in an alternative way. Maybe the timing of the meeting doesn't work out for the attendees or maybe the agenda is such that you don't need to bring everyone together. We all know that business carrie...
This week's blog post rolls out yet another free resource, this time for Action Required (AR). Use this resource to help remember exactly what an Action Required is and what things go into making one successful. This is useful for everyone, whether you're creating an AR for someone else, or one is b...
Following on the heels of last week's blog post, is a free resource to help reinforce the questions posed by a post meeting review. Use the Post Meeting Review to jog your memory on what kinds of questions you should be asking, wether you're doing the review after the fact as a facilitator, or col...
No one is perfect, although we can all strive towards perfection through continuous improvement. Managing and running meetings is no different. Whether you're looking at athletic performance or simply improving your golf game, one of the best ways of improving is by reviewing your prior games.
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You've scheduled your meeting and the time has come for it to start. You're ready to go as are many of the other attendees and yet again, you have some folks who are straggling in later by five sometimes even ten minutes. In this situation it's hard to get your meeting moving and this causes reverb...