Best read in a long time. Thanks, huge fan of 15five - but I can clearly see I am missing out on some best practices and features.

Thanks Ben! You can visit our resources page or knowledge base for more best practices and resources: https://www.15five.com/reso...https://15five.helpscoutdoc...

Loved it! Thanks for putting this together!

It was our pleasure Karina Milner !

Your first point is right on target. Holding these meetings consistently is important. I've noticed managers ditch these one on ones when looking for extra time in their schedules and it's always to the detriment of their employees. Thanks for sharing!

Totally! I had a 1-on-1 yesterday with my manager. We both could have used that half hour to get other projects complete but we both achieved so much alignment and clarity, we'll definitely save time over the next week by having that brief meeting.

Thanks so much for starting your checklist for a one-on-one meeting by establishing a supportive, helpful, and positive context. I sincerely believe that it is the context of the meeting that sets the tone and overall efficacy of feedback and performance management conversations. It's that positive context that will help employees see feedback as constructive rather than punitive. Similarly, thanks for ending your checklist with follow-up. As a business psychologist, I too often see managers missing opportunities to enable sustained positive change by not following-up.

Thanks for your response Gary!

In your opinion is there an ideal day or even time of day for 1-1 meetings? Early in the week to set the tone? Late in the week to assess progress? Doesn't matter?

Thanks for your question Greg Friedland! Depends on the manager and employee. Meetings are sometimes best in the afternoon, so that morning energy can be used for more creative projects. Some employees work more autonomously, so a late week check-in would work better. Other employees need more coaching, so early week for them is best. Whatever you choose, we suggest the same time every week to set a rhythm.

Do you have any articles about the bad and the ugly of managing staff that are filled with a bad attitude and worse - entitlement!?

Hey @Angelo Shamoon:disqus, we haven't covered that much. I made a note to discuss it on our blog soon. Here's a guest post from an expert that addresses toxic employees: https://www.15five.com/blog... and you can always search a blog by keyword in the box in the header. Thanks!