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1:1 meetings Toolkit

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Tips for Successful 1:1 Meetings (1/2)

One of the most valuable recurring meetings that leaders conduct are 1:1 meetings with their direct reports

If you take 1:1 meetings seriously, so will your direct reports. 1:1 meetings is a  powerful tool at all levels

Consider also 1:1 meetings with peers in cases where improvements would be beneficial

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Tips for Successful 1:1 Meetings (2/2)

Be consistent – schedule the meetings a standing meeting, and cancel or postpone sparingly

Make it clear to your direct reports that this is their meeting – encourage them to take advantage of the face time

Make notes – ask follow up questions in subsequent 1:1 meetings to facilitate discussions about the noted items

Ask for feedback after each meeting to ensure progress

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Coaching Model for 1:1 Meetings

…1 Expectations, time frame and roles

Describe dilemma

What to do?

New perspectives

Think out of the box

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6 Closing and evaluation

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Coaching Expectations, time frame and roles

Describe dilemma What to do?

New perspectives Think out of the box

Closing and evaluation

What is your dilemma?

How does it show?

In which situations does it occur?

Who is involved?

When and how did it begin?

How has the development over time been?

What do you wish to accomplish? What will you like to obtain?

What will be the first thing to do?

What is your action plan?

What is your time frame?

When are you succesfull?

Who can help you? When and how?

How will you follow-up on the results?

What are the benefits?

How motivated are you to change (on a scale 1-10)?

ScenariosHow do you see this in 1 year from now?What possible scenarios are there?

OpportunitiesWhat opportunities do you have?What is the best that can happen?

ChallengesWhat prevents you from doing X?What are the barriers?

Confronting questionsWhy don’t you put your job on the line?

Scale questionsOn a scale 1-10, where 1 is terrible and 10 is perfect: how will you estimate X?

RelationsWhat are the relations between X and Y?

Different perspectivesHow would X describe the dilemma?

FeelingsHow does this make you feel? What does X feel?

MetaphorsWhat metaphor would describe the situation ?

DifferencesDid X react the same way as Y?

Different contextsWhat would you do if a similar situation occurred in your private life / former job etc.