Leading Effective One-on-One Meetings: Practical Skills

Everything a Manager Needs to Know to Maximize the Value of One-on-One Time

Do you need to lead one-on-one meetings in your workplace?

If you do, then you will know it is your responsibility to make them comfortable for both of you, and also an effective use of time.

One-on-One Meetings Serve Many Purposes

They may be for

Goal setting
Performance review – formal and informal
Tasking and progress monitoring
Briefing
Problem-solving and addressing issues
Care and support
Guidance
Coaching or mentoring
Performance feedback
…Even reprimands

But often, people get promoted to a level where they need to lead these kinds of meeting, without getting any training.

So, in this course, we’ll cover:

The different types of one-on-one meeting
Planning and preparing your meeting
Putting together an effective agenda
How to build rapport
How men and women each perceive a mixed meeting – with advice for each
How to listen well
Questioning skills
How to adapt to the range of meeting types you’ll need as a manager, project manager, or team leader.