https://github.com/eugeneyan/1-on-1s
🌱 1-on-1 questions and resources from my time as a manager.
https://github.com/eugeneyan/1-on-1s
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🌱 1-on-1 questions and resources from my time as a manager.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/eugeneyan/1-on-1s
- Owner: eugeneyan
- Created: 2022-08-20T02:20:06.000Z (about 3 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2024-05-11T21:19:14.000Z (over 1 year ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-06-02T05:57:25.284Z (5 months ago)
- Topics: leadership, management
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- Size: 282 KB
- Stars: 371
- Watchers: 6
- Forks: 19
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
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README
# 1-on-1s
## Calendar invite
This is an optional 1-on-1 for us to catch up in a more casual setting.
We can discuss about anything during this monthly catch-up (i.e., your projects, career, growth, personal life, needs, concerns, challenges, achievements, ideas, suggestions, feedback, rumours, etc.)
We will not cover status updates on projects and tasks—that is for stand-up.
Feel free to cancel any specific meeting if you feel that it’s not necessary. If not, we can have a chat anywhere you prefer, or a walk around somewhere.
Talk soon!
## Questions
### Work Habits
Each person operates differently. Learn your team members' productive models to support them more effectively.
- Which part of the day do you feel most productive?
- When do you feel that your energy and focus are at the lowest level?
- What are the changes that can be made so you can take the best out of a work day?
- What were your biggest time wasters or roadblocks last week or the week before?
- What do you do when you get stuck on something? What is your process of getting unstuck? Who is the team member you turn to for help?
### Team Collaboration and Relationships
Improving interpersonal relationships improves productivity. Also, someone with a good friend at work is less likely to leave.
- Who inspire you in the team? Whose opinions do you respect? What have they done?
- Is there anybody in the team that you find it difficult to work with? Can you tell me why?
- What do you think about the amount of feedback in our team?
- When do others give feedback to you?
- Would you like to hear more feedback from other team member and me?
- What do you think would help us work together better? Any suggestions for improvement in the way we work together?
### Team Mechanisms
Mechanisms are processes that convert inputs to desired outputs. Figuring out the right mechanisms for the team helps to increase productivity and scale.
- What is the team doing well that we should emphasize?
- What are you doing that’s helpful that you think everyone should do?
- What are some bad habits you think the team has?
- What can we change to make you more productive?
### Personal Happiness
Happiness outside of work obviously has a significant impact on productivity and engagement.
- Are you happy working here? Are you happy with your recent work? Why or why not?
- What keeps you engaged with your daily work? What can I do to help make daily tasks more engaging?
- What kind of projects do you enjoy working on?
- What motivates you to work on a project?
- What are three things that we can do to help so you can enjoy your job more?
- What is the best accomplishment you had since you are here? Do you feel appreciated for it?
- What are the things that worry you? Anything on your mind?
- Have you ever felt undervalued here? Why?
- What’s the best part of your job?
- What’s the worst part about your job?
- It doesn’t seem like you’re enjoying ________, what would you rather be doing?
- It seems like you’re enjoying ________, is this an area of interest for you?
### Short-term Goals
Keeping a pulse on short-term goals ensures you're aligned with their progress and challenges. Challenges should be addressed promptly.
- How is the project going? What can we do to help?
- What are the main bottlenecks? Can we do anything to move it along?
- What are the projects you would be interested in working on next?
- What were your biggest time wasters or roadblocks?
### Long-term Goals
Helping your team achive their long-term goals contributes to their fulfillment and happiness.
- What do you want to achieve in the next 3 years? It's okay if that goal is not with this team!
- How do you think about your progress on your big goals? What needs to be done to move towards the goals? What can we do to help?
- Which part of the work here do you feel as most relevant to your long-term goals?
- What kinds of projects do you want to take part in to move toward your goals?
### Personal Growth
Is your team learning and growing, and how can you help them?
- What are you learning on your own? What are you interested in learning while at work?
- Do you feel like you are learning at work?
- What are the new things you learned lately?
- What are the areas you want to learn about?
- Whom in the team do you want to learn from? Whom do you get valuable feedback from?
- Do you think that you receive enough feedback?
- Is feedback helpful for your personal development?
- What can I do to help you get the feedback you want?
- Would you like more coaching? What aspect of your job do you like more help and coaching on?
### Manager Growth
It can be hard but its important to get honest feedback from your team on your management style. This might take a while if you're new and still earning trust.
- What can I do as a manager to make your work easier?
- What do you like about my management style? What do you dislike?
- What is the percentage of my involvement in your daily tasks? Would you prefer more or less?
- How can I support you better?
- What is something I could have done better? What are the situations that I could have helped more but didn’t?
## Managing former peers
- [What to do when you start managing former peers](https://getlighthouse.com/blog/managing-former-peers/)
- [How to manage former peers](https://lattice.com/library/how-to-manage-former-peers)
- [How to manage your former peers](https://hbr.org/2012/12/how-to-manage-your-former-peer)
- [How to manage former peers (With tips for success)](https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/managing-former-peers)
- [7 tips for leading your peers](https://www.johnmaxwell.com/blog/7-tips-for-leading-your-peers/)
- [3 things to do ASAP when a promotion makes you the boss of your friends](https://www.monster.com/career-advice/article/promotion-boss-of-friends)
- [Show 'em who's boss: 4 tips for successfully managing your peers after a promotion](https://www.inc.com/dan-finnigan/show-em-who-s-boss-4-tips-for-successfully-managing-your-peers-after-a-promotion.html)