How To Run An Effective one to one Meeting

How To Run An Effective one-to-one Meeting

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QUESTION 01

What is the first thing you need to do to run an effective one-on-one meeting?

Ask your direct report for their input on their progress.

Look at the frequency of the 1 to 1 meetings.

Understand why your team member wants to have a meeting with you.

FEEDBACK

The frequency of one-to-one meetings should be the first thing to consider. Spending some time with your direct report at regular intervals shows them that you care about their development as a person.

QUESTION 02

What should you get your staff to do for one-to-one meetings to be effective?

Set up the meeting room.

Run the meeting.

Take ownership.

FEEDBACK

To help your staff members take responsibility and ownership of the meeting, ask them to email you the agenda.

QUESTION 03

What is the purpose of asking your employee to complete a self-assessment during a one-to-one meeting?

It will be easier for you to understand how they view their progress.

By doing so, you will understand how to approach the meeting.

Individuals will be encouraged to take ownership of their actions.

FEEDBACK

During a one-on-one meeting, you should ask your direct report how they see their career progressing and how they feel about it.

QUESTION 04

What should you do at the end of the one-to-one meeting?

Request for your employee to summarise the key points of discussion.

Set the next meeting date.

Have a casual five-minute chat.

FEEDBACK

It would help if you asked your employee to summarise the meeting and the agreed-up points, as this will show that your employee was listening and understood the meeting.

QUESTION 05

Why is it essential that you provide your employee with a summary at the end of the one-to-one session?

It promotes ownership for them to take more responsibility for the meeting.

It ensures that everyone understands the tasks they have.

All of the above.

FEEDBACK

It is critical; at the end of your session, you need to ask your direct report to summarise what you’ve covered.By doing this, it has many advantages:Firstly it ensures that they have listened and will make sure that they hear in future meetings too!It promotes ownership for them to take more responsibility for the meetings and develops their skills.It also clarifies everything that needs to be completed so you have the same understanding.And a bonus of this approach is that it lightens your workload too!

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