“The key to a good one-on-one meeting is the understanding that it is the employee’s rather than the manager’s meeting.”

— Ben Horowitz

1:1 Agenda Template - Individual Contributor

Agenda

• How’s everything going?: Pulse-check for energy, projects, life outside of work (5% of the meeting)
• Agenda Items: Priorities since last met, things that went well, roadblocks & areas for input, upcoming priorities & admin/anything else (85% of the meeting)
• Manager’s talking points: Information to cascade down, recognition, and feedback (10% of the meeting)

| PRIORITIES SINCE WE LAST MET  What have you been working on? | •   •   • | | --- | --- | | THINGS THAT WENT WELL/OR NOT SINCE WE MET Recent wins and misses | •   •   • | | ROADBLOCKS/ AREAS FOR INPUT Roadblocks/concerns and initial recommendations | •   •   • | | PRIORITIES & ACTIONS UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN Top things you’re focusing on, from now until the next time we meet | •   •   • | | ADMIN ITEMS/ ANYTHING ELSE (i.e. vacations, professional development, expense reports, etc) | •   • |

1:1 Agenda Template - People Manager

Similar to the Individual Contributor Template, this template has an additional section for the individual's own team priorities. This can help you help guide the team member, address their team gaps, etc.

Agenda

• How’s everything going?: Pulse-check for energy, projects, life outside of work (5% of the meeting)
• Agenda Items: Priorities since last met, things that went well, roadblocks & areas for input, upcoming priorities & admin/anything else (85% of the meeting)
• Manager’s talking points: Information to cascade down, recognition, and feedback (10% of the meeting)

| PRIORITIES SINCE WE LAST MET  What have you and your team been working on? | •   •   • | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | THINGS THAT WENT WELL/OR NOT SINCE WE MET Recent wins and misses | •   •   • | | | | ROADBLOCKS/ AREAS FOR INPUT Roadblocks/concerns and initial recommendations | •   •   • | | | | PRIORITIES & ACTIONS UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN Top things you’re focusing on, from now until the next time we meet | •   •   • | TEAM PRIORITIES Top things your team is focusing on | •   •    • | | ADMIN ITEMS/ ANYTHING ELSE (i.e. vacations, professional development, etc) | •   • | | |