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A few questions related to various aspects of work:

  • Icebreaker: How has this last week been for you?
  • Productivity: Is there anything in your work life that you would like my help with?
  • Team: How is everything going with the people you are working with? Any specific interactions you want to talk about?
  • General: How happy you are in your current profile? What could make it better?
  • Work Relationships: Are you getting the right balance between working alone and working with others?
  • Career: What skills would you like to work on?
  • Manager Relationship: What aspect of your job you would like more help or coaching in?

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Common Challenges and Procedures

If the employee only wants to talk or badmouth co-workers, the leader needs to steer them back, making them focus on what can be controlled. Look for key points in their venting and check if anything that is mentioned is not unlawful harassment for anyone.

Some other ways to ensure complia...

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Unhappy And Distrusting Employees

Chronically unhappy employees are always at risk of quitting or committing a mistake. The leader needs to work with them and prioritize their growth, compensate them fairly, and optimize their daily work.

If the employee doesn't trust you, start with a clean slate and provide direct assura...

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The Attitude Of The Leader

Once a leader realizes that there is a lot to be learned and everyone around us has an internal life as rich and conflicted as ours, a mutually benefiting 1:1 can be conducted.

One has to know the right questions to ask, not thinking of oneself as an authority figure, but as a learning par...

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Introduction To The Employees

If employees are not familiar with 1:1 meetings, they might think it is a precursor to layoffs, or think of them as another waste of time.

Make sure the right message goes across the team, ensuring that these sessions are now a regular occurrence, and involve you meeting with everyone one ...

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A Hearty Talk

A one-on-one meeting with an employee should:

  • Encourage disclosure.
  • Be regularly occurring in a private setting.
  • Psychologically safe.

One-on-one meetings open up a Pandora's box of valuable information and benefit everyone. 

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One-On-Ones

1:1s (or one-on-ones) are worth every leader's time, help maintain employee relationships, and builds trust.

We need to equip ourselves for common challenges and choose the right questions to ask while ensuring adequate follow up.

Rather than being a clueless boss, it is imperative ...

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Follow Up

Many issues cannot be solved in a 20-minute meeting, and it is a good practice to follow up and provide a solution at a later time.

Important points for Follow-up:

  • Do not promise or assure any solution in advance.
  • Retaliate that these meetings are confidenti...

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