List: 1:1s | Curated by Tony Stubblebine

Dec 8, 2022

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1:1s
The why behind 1:1s.

"Master people managers are able to see any interaction as an opportunity to help a person learn and grow. The problem with people is that growth is almost always uncomfortable and therefore we both crave it and resist it."
John Foster
Managing People for GrowthTo be a master people manager you need to deal with messy and embrace the management paradox.
Sep 12, 2018
Sep 12, 2018
Mark Rabkin
The Art of the Awkward 1:1You probably do a lot of one-on-one meetings at work: with your manager, teammates, folks from other teams. Unfortunately, most people…
Nov 1, 2016
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Nov 1, 2016
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Stephane Lagrange
Avoid these 5 most common mistakes managers make when preparing one-on-one meetingsEmployee productivity in the workplace is directly affected by their level of engagement. Employee engagement is predominantly affected by…
Feb 15, 2020
Feb 15, 2020
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Plai
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Andrii Bas
First One-on-One meeting templateGreat one-on-one meetings agenda for the first meeting with new team members. Establish the groundwork for a trusting relationship.
Jun 12, 2020
Jun 12, 2020
Sathish Kumar
The Only One on One Meeting Checklist You Will Ever NeedToo often, managers shy away from one-on-one meetings because they don’t know how to structure them or how to have difficult conversations…
Nov 21, 2020
Nov 21, 2020
Gary Kagan
Holding Effective 1:1 MeetingsBest practices for helping employees and managers achieve their goals
Oct 16, 2022
Oct 16, 2022
Joan R
Why vs what when asking questionsOne of the first tips that I got from one of the mentors I’ve had since I started working as an engineering manager was “on your one on…
Nov 14, 2019
Nov 14, 2019
A. K. Young
The Simple, Essential Way I Start Every 1:1The “one word check-in” and why you should use it
Sep 22, 2022
Sep 22, 2022
Maryam Taheri
Why I Start All My 1:1s with this
 QuestionIf you’re not taking your 1:1s seriously, you’re doing it wrong.
Apr 6, 2022
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Apr 6, 2022
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Fellow.app
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Manuela Bárcenas
One on One Meeting Template: Top 10 Questions Great Managers Ask EmployeesThe one-on-one meeting agenda template every manager needs.
Apr 9, 2021
Apr 9, 2021
In
Plai
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Andrii Bas
100 One-on-One meeting questions for managersOne-on-one meeting questions for managers to ask employees. Build trust and stronger relationships with your team, give and ask for feedback
Jun 9, 2020
Jun 9, 2020
Mark Rabkin
Make the Other MistakeI’ve managed, coached, and helped quite a lot of people in my years at FB. This is an amalgam of over 100 real conversations that my…
Aug 23, 2016
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Aug 23, 2016
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Mark Rabkin
Awkward 1:1s: How To Get Honest FeedbackIf you’re not constantly getting honest, hard feedback on yourself, your growth will be slow. If you’re a manager, not knowing the truth…
May 22, 2017
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May 22, 2017
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Forge
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Laura Vanderkam
In Praise of the 15-Minute One-On-OneThere are few better uses of your time than a fully focused conversation
Jun 4, 2020
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Jun 4, 2020
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VPE Coach
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Don Neufeld
Why Your One-on-One’s Should Probably Be LongerAs an Engineering Manager, one-on-ones with your team members are a core responsibility of your role, and often one of the largest…
Mar 25, 2021
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Mar 25, 2021
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Zach Yang
How Do I Have One-on-Ones with My ManagerI have heard of my friends or coworkers saying they have nothing to talk about with their managers during their one-on-ones, some people…
Oct 18, 2022
Oct 18, 2022
Swathi Sundar
What to discuss in your 1 on 1? — For ICsHow to breakdown your 1 on 1 with your manager? Suggested themes and topics for individual contributors in software engineer roles.
May 22, 2021
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May 22, 2021
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Ravindra Bhartiya
A framework for skip level 1:1sDuring some of recent conversations with my team and some of my mentees — one common theme has been that skip level 1:1s can be…
Nov 15, 2020
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Nov 15, 2020
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Despot Jakimovski
One-on-Ones for (Engineering) Manager of Managers…this is for you, the person that is aching to find something tangible on the specifics of being an (engineering) manager of managers, or
Oct 2, 2022
Oct 2, 2022
Christina Wodtke
Working the Weekly 1:1A better approach for the most important meeting of the week
Jun 2, 2018
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Jun 2, 2018
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1:1s

Managing People for Growth

To be a master people manager you need to deal with messy and embrace the management paradox.

The Art of the Awkward 1:1

You probably do a lot of one-on-one meetings at work: with your manager, teammates, folks from other teams. Unfortunately, most people…

Avoid these 5 most common mistakes managers make when preparing one-on-one meetings

Employee productivity in the workplace is directly affected by their level of engagement. Employee engagement is predominantly affected by…

First One-on-One meeting template

Great one-on-one meetings agenda for the first meeting with new team members. Establish the groundwork for a trusting relationship.

The Only One on One Meeting Checklist You Will Ever Need

Too often, managers shy away from one-on-one meetings because they don’t know how to structure them or how to have difficult conversations…

Holding Effective 1:1 Meetings

Best practices for helping employees and managers achieve their goals

Why vs what when asking questions

One of the first tips that I got from one of the mentors I’ve had since I started working as an engineering manager was “on your one on…

The Simple, Essential Way I Start Every 1:1

The “one word check-in” and why you should use it

Why I Start All My 1:1s with this Question

If you’re not taking your 1:1s seriously, you’re doing it wrong.

One on One Meeting Template: Top 10 Questions Great Managers Ask Employees

The one-on-one meeting agenda template every manager needs.

100 One-on-One meeting questions for managers

One-on-one meeting questions for managers to ask employees. Build trust and stronger relationships with your team, give and ask for feedback

Make the Other Mistake

I’ve managed, coached, and helped quite a lot of people in my years at FB. This is an amalgam of over 100 real conversations that my…

Awkward 1:1s: How To Get Honest Feedback

If you’re not constantly getting honest, hard feedback on yourself, your growth will be slow. If you’re a manager, not knowing the truth…

In Praise of the 15-Minute One-On-One

There are few better uses of your time than a fully focused conversation

Why Your One-on-One’s Should Probably Be Longer

As an Engineering Manager, one-on-ones with your team members are a core responsibility of your role, and often one of the largest…

How Do I Have One-on-Ones with My Manager

I have heard of my friends or coworkers saying they have nothing to talk about with their managers during their one-on-ones, some people…

What to discuss in your 1 on 1? — For ICs

How to breakdown your 1 on 1 with your manager? Suggested themes and topics for individual contributors in software engineer roles.

A framework for skip level 1:1s

During some of recent conversations with my team and some of my mentees — one common theme has been that skip level 1:1s can be…

One-on-Ones for (Engineering) Manager of Managers

…this is for you, the person that is aching to find something tangible on the specifics of being an (engineering) manager of managers, or

Working the Weekly 1:1

A better approach for the most important meeting of the week

Tony Stubblebine