Your First One-to-One Meeting

Your First One-to-One Meeting is a free practical guide for first-time managers, newly promoted managers and team leaders who want to make one-to-one meetings more useful, focused and consistent.

It helps you prepare without overcomplicating things, ask better questions, create space for honest discussion, understand what may be getting in the way, and leave the meeting with clear actions rather than vague intentions. 

Inside, you will find:

• A simple 30-minute one-to-one structure
• A practical question bank covering progress, priorities, clarity, ownership, feedback, development and wellbeing
• Guidance on what to listen for
• Common one-to-one mistakes to avoid
• Meeting notes and action sections
• A follow-up message template
• A short post-meeting reflection
• Practical guidance on building trust, encouraging ownership and following through consistently

This guide is especially useful if you’re new to managing people and you’re unsure what a good one-to-one should actually look like. It gives you a clear structure to follow without turning the conversation into a rigid script.

Free digital download | 16 pages