Show HN: The most exhaustive list of 1-on-1 meeting questions for managers
peoplebox.aiFrom a brief skimming, this seems like a good list.
Only big asterisk is that it seems to paper over that you need a strong and trustworthy relationship to have these questions be answered sincerely and honestly. Otherwise you'll get shrugs and/or non-answers to keep you happy.
The hard part isn't what to ask, it's how to build and maintain an environment where people feel secure enough to speak their mind.
I couldn’t agree more. Building that “radical candor” is the most important element to have any meaningful conversation or even relationships. I’ve personally found One on ones as a great platform to build such relationships and like coaching active listening and powerful questioning can help. What have you found working in building strong relationships?
This list is amazing, great job. Would be great to understand your rationale about 1-on1's? Also, do you guys use a tool where I can use these questions?
Thanks. Let me use a quote from Managers-Tool podcast to explain our rationale about 1-on-1s.
1-on-1, the most powerful thing we can recommend to any managers in the world - To Sit down and talk to their folks on weekly basis regularly like clockwork because just chatting with your folks periodically is not a way to get to know them - It doesn’t work. And the single most important thing you can do to improve your relationship, and therefore your results with your team is to get to know the strengths and weaknesses of everybody who works for you as individuals rather than as a group.
We use our own tool (https://peoplebox.ai) and many of these questions are embedded in it but you can use these questions with any tool you like or currently using.
Very helpful list. But it would be good to see a list that is organized around objectives than the current set of categories. Ultimately, one asks these questions to get a certain outcome or information. Starting from there would be better.
Thanks for your kind comment and the feedback. That’s a great idea. When we created the categories, the idea was to bucket these questions based on certain type of information only like collecting feedback or understanding work relationships but I agree these can be more crisp and specific.