Are your one-on-one meetings feeling stale or ineffective? In this episode, I will explain the power of an effective one-on-one and provide tips and tricks to revitalize these crucial interactions. You’ll learn how to balance company goals with supporting your direct reports and addressing their conflicting priorities, workloads, and skill gaps. I’ll cover the importance of creating an agenda, using shared spaces for collaboration, and making meetings more intentional and purposeful.
Discover how to build trust with your team, foster open conversations without conflict, and create a focused, engaging environment. We’ll help you identify signs that your one-on-ones aren’t working, such as dreading meetings, going over time, struggling to fill the time, and feeling exhausted afterward. Learn strategies to ensure your meetings are productive and meaningful, ultimately enhancing team engagement and effectiveness.
What You’ll Learn In Today’s Episode:
- If you should have one-on-ones regularly.
- How to use your time effectively in a one-on-one meeting.
- The benefit of a collaborative agenda.
- How to mix up your dry one-on-one’s.
- How to build trust with your leaders.
- Why you may feel deflated after your one-on-one meetings.
Ideas Worth Sharing:
“Create an agenda, put it into a shared space, and allow both parties to bring things to the table that are important, relevant and that make the meeting worthwhile.” – Elisia Keown Share on X “You know your one-on-one meetings aren’t effective if one of you or both lack focus during the meeting because you’re distracted by looking at another screen, your phone, or whatever else might be catching your eye.” – Elisia Keown Share on X “Engagement is huge with your team. You want to ensure you create an environment where it’s safe and open, and trust is built.” – Elisia Keown Share on XResources In Today’s Episode:
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