1-on-1 meeting with your manager

5 topics to have successful one-on-one meeting with your manager. Get ready by following this...

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5 topics to have successful one-on-one meeting with your manager. Prepare for your one-on-one meeting with your manager by answering five questions. Share this information with your manager to gain insights into how things are going and to ask for feedback. You can take notes during the meeting to keep track of your conversation. This template is focused on providing information about the status of things. If you are looking to focus more on your career growth or you are looking for additional support from your manager, please choose a different template.

The process in detail

7 steps
  1. 1

    Get ready for your 1-on-1 meeting instantly.

  2. 2

    Wins & updates.

  3. 3

    Priorities for the Week/Month.

  4. 4

    Ask for feedback: "Do you have any feedback for me?"

  5. 5

    Development and Growth.

  6. 6

    Notes and takeaways:

  7. 7

    Notes.

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1. Get ready for your 1-on-1 meeting instantly.

Open this session and select or add additional questions here. These templates will help you ask the right questions and organize your meeting, following these topics to have a successful one-on-one meeting with your manager. You don't have to invite your manager to this session; you should use it to keep your notes and instantly know what to ask and do during the meeting. If you are inviting your manager to this meeting then invite them as collaborators (not as a leader) to keep all your notes private.

Remember to provide an agenda. You can copy and paste this text:

👉Objective: Share project updates, learnings, and achievements.

👉Additional topics:

Priorities for the Week

• The priorities and tasks you’ll be tackling in the week ahead.

Development and Growth

• Skills development, stretch assignments, and career goals.
Choose one
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2. Wins & updates.
•Updates: Provide information on tasks that have been completed or finalized. Additionally, please include any details about quick wins, or tasks that were achieved quickly and efficiently.
•Things you would like to keep, stop doing, and start doing.

👌Recommendation: Prepare this step right before your meeting and add your notes here.

Write a note
3. Priorities for the Week/Month.

The priorities and tasks you’ll be tackling in the week ahead.

👌Recommendation: Prepare this step right before your meeting and add your notes here.

Write a note
4. Ask for feedback: "Do you have any feedback for me?"

Ask questions like:

•Do you have any feedback for me?
•What looming concerns or apprehensions might you have?

Add notes and takeaways here. 👇

Write a note
5. Development and Growth.

Skills development, stretch assignments, and career goals. Every month or every few months, ask your manager to review your objectives and current performance. This will help you shape the direction of things and improve more quickly.

👌Recommendation: Prepare this step right before your meeting and add your notes here.

Write a note
6. Notes and takeaways:

Discuss additional topics.

Write a note
7. Notes.

A summary of your conversation, or even a few notes about next steps. Share this with your manager.😎

Write a note
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