
In this Course Overview, Sarah introduces her struggles as a new manager and the moment she began to understand the importance of one-on-one meetings for her role. Becoming a manager can be intimidating, but fear not! In this course, we will walk you through the basics of facilitating one-on-one meetings to make your job as a manager that much easier in the long run.
In this Lecture, Sarah provides a definition of what a one-on-one meeting is to understand what a one-on-one meeting should not be. She also describes who is typically involved in one-on-one meetings and the overall purpose for both you and the team.
Here, Sarah goes in-depth about the specific benefits for managers and their direct reports to have frequent one-on-one meetings. Not only does it foster stronger relationships, but there are also numerous ways that one-on-one meetings can improve culture, progress, career growth and much more!
Now that you've understood what a one-on-one meeting is and the benefits, it's time to move on to best practices when running your one-on-one meetings. In this section, we'll discuss meeting frequency, uncovering your role within the meeting, and the importance of creating actionable next steps.
Next, it's crucial to understand your role as a manager within one-on-one meetings. This is not a meeting you should be leading with your direct report sitting quietly. As a result, active listening is a huge component of productive one-on-one meetings.
Lastly, Fellow argues that setting meeting action items is one of the most important best practices to apply to every one-on-one meeting. In this lecture, Sarah will explain why.
In this section, Sarah will provide you with how best to facilitate your one-on-one's - starting with introducing one-on-one meetings to your team.
After introducing one-on-one's to your team, getting both you and your team to prepare for one-on-one meetings will set everyone's up for success by being aware of the talking points and getting sh*t done ?
Setting the right agenda for your one-on-one meetings will help both you and your direct report get the most out of your conversation. Sarah introduces 3 powerful agendas to get you started!
In the last section, Sarah explains how you can become a coach rather than a manager with one-on-one meetings. How is this possible? Watch the lecture to find out!
Congratulations! You've completed the course. Here is a summary of what you've learned here and what resources you can check out next!
As a bonus lecture, we've attached our 50th episode of Supermanagers, where Harley Finkelstein (Shopify President) talks about early management mistakes, vulnerability, and delegation.
Harley Finkelstein began his first company selling and designing t-shirts when he was just 17 years old. He pursued his law career and worked at a Toronto law firm before deciding to pursue his passion for entrepreneurship. Today, Harley is the President of Shopify. In this episode, Harley also discusses how he leaves breadcrumbs while recruiting and why you always need to be on the search for great leaders.
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The one-on-one meeting is arguably one of the most important meetings that you can have with your employees. In most cases, how your direct reports feel about you (their boss) dictates how they feel about the company and their job. That’s why one of your main responsibilities as a manager is to use this time to connect with your team members and fuel their growth.
Countless top-notch Managers have spoken to the benefits of one-on-one meetings:
“One of the first things that happen when you start doing one-on-ones is you notice you start getting fewer questions during the week. Things aren’t quieter… People just aren’t coming to you with hundreds of small questions because they know they can wait until the one-on-one.” Mark Horstman, on the Managers Tools podcast.
“Establishing a consistent one-to-one meeting schedule is a critical tool to improving time management,” argues productivity expert Dave Crenshaw.
“The fundamental reason the one-on-one exists is to give a platform to the direct report to allow them to communicate to you. In order to effectively develop relationships with our directs, we’ve got to spend time communicating about things that are important to them,” says Michael Auzenne on the Managers Tools podcast.
More organizations are recognizing that one-on-ones add immense value to the way in which employees progress in their careers, feel supported and valued at work. What sets good managers apart from great managers is that the latter go over and above to support employees which will, in turn, enrich your relationships with each individual as well as your overall team culture.
Whether you’re struggling to structure your one-on-one meetings, or aren’t sure if adding an extra meeting to your schedule is worthwhile, this course covers everything you will need to know about hosting effective 1:1 meetings as a manager or leader.
What we will cover in this course:
What is a one-on-one meeting?
The benefits to running frequent one-on-one meetings with your direct reports
Understanding your role as a manager in one-on-one meetings
How preparing for one-on-one meetings will lead to successful outcomes
The importance of meeting action item's to foster accountability
How to create an agenda that will guide powerful discussions in your one-on-one's
How to deliver constructive feedback to your direct reports
How to coach your team to success