1:1 Meeting Kit

Your 1:1s turn into status updates. Twenty minutes of "all fine", and you still don't know what's really going on. Then one week it's a resignation, or a problem you hear about last.

The 1:1 Meeting Kit turns the weekly 1:1 into the meeting where you hear what's actually getting in their way. It takes ten minutes to set up, and it works for a team of two or twenty.

THE HANDLE

Their agenda first, one real question, one action each.

WHAT IS INSIDE (PDF, 10 A4 pages)

- The 30-minute format, and a 15-minute version for shifts

- Your first 1:1 with someone: the opening, five questions and the close

- A 20-question bank, grouped by what you need to find out: how they really are, what's blocking them, what the work is telling them, how you're doing as their manager, where they want to grow, and whether they're thinking of leaving

- A printable agenda sheet, one per 1:1

- A follow-up tracker for the whole team on one page

- When 1:1s go wrong: six common problems and what to do

- An AI prompt for spotting patterns, with privacy rules

WHO IT IS FOR

Managers whose 1:1s have drifted into status updates, and new managers setting them up for the first time.

GOOD TO KNOW

The free 30-minute format is on bestofmotivation.com/one-on-one-meeting-template. This kit is the printable working version: the sheets, the script, the question bank and the tracker. Some questions also appear in the 90-Day New Manager Accelerator. I used AI to help draft and structure it, then reviewed and edited it. I have spent the best part of twenty years leading teams, from supervisor to Senior Store Manager.

14-DAY MONEY-BACK

Try it for 14 days. If it has not helped, email hello@bestofmotivation.com within 14 days of purchase for a full refund.