In this episode I talk about One on One conversations you should be having with your employees to gain insightful information to help you develop and grow your teams.

Some of the things I discuss - 

Have an agenda – a list of questions to ask.

            Do your homework on current department performance

            Be prepared so you don’t waste people’s time

Keep to a 30-45 minute time limit – don’t make it a long drown out dialogue meeting

There are two types of One on Ones

• Getting to know a new leader that will report to you
• Or touching base from a previous One on One

 Theses conversations need to have a purpose – what are you looking to gain

   Build relationships w/ people

   Be open and ask questions

   Be a good listener      

Done frequently – every month or no more than every two months

You can learn their interests – personal and work items

 Discuss results and performance the since the last meeting, challenges from that dept.

  Talk about results – applaud them for their win

  Talk about challenges

  Talk about manpower challenges – what is their team atmosphere

   How is the team performing

   What would make them perform better 

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