1-on-1 Prep for Managers

Use this prep worksheet to think through and document topics you’d like to discuss with each of your team members. It’s usually best to cover the priorities first in every 1-on-1, but you likely won’t have time to get through all the question prompts. You can always prioritize and/or rotate through topics in subsequent 1-on-1s.

Team Member’s name:

Priorities:

Outcome & follow-up items from previous 1-on-1:

The person’s overall development goals:

Current development focus:

Projects or tasks to ask about:

Use these questions during 1-on-1s to draw out issues and interests.

CHALLENGES, OPPORTUNITIES, AND SUPPORT

What can I do to help with your work?

What are you most concerned about?

What’s your biggest challenge? Why?

What’s the biggest opportunity we’re missing out on?

What are we not doing that we should be doing?

DEVELOPMENT GOALS AND PLANNING

On a scale of 1–10, how happy are you working here?

What development areas do you want to work on this week?

What have you learned this last week?

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