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<img width="256" height="171" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/better-remote-one-on-one-meetings.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="How to have better remote one-on-one meetings" decoding="async" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/better-remote-one-on-one-meetings.jpg 522w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/better-remote-one-on-one-meetings-300x200.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />7 tips to ensure success in 1:1 meetings (for remote managers)<img width="32" height="32" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/dominic_kent-150x150.png" class="avatar" alt="Dominic Kent&#039;s avatar" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/dominic_kent-150x150.png 150w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/dominic_kent.png 200w" sizes="(max-width: 32px) 100vw, 32px" />Dominic Kent
70% of people around the world work remotely at least once per week.  I do every single day. The rise…
Aug 12, 2019
<img width="256" height="170" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/engineers-share-candid-one-on-one-thoughts.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="8 engineers share candid feedback on 1:1s" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/engineers-share-candid-one-on-one-thoughts.jpg 640w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/engineers-share-candid-one-on-one-thoughts-300x200.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />8 Totally different engineers share candid feedback about 1:1s<img alt='Brennan&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/52bfd5809394369e63c5823459ee49cf?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/52bfd5809394369e63c5823459ee49cf?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/>Brennan
We just interviewed eight engineers to learn how they view and approach one-on-one meetings. We asked them how they prepare,…
Aug 7, 2019
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<img width="256" height="197" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/employee-recognition-create-a-culture-of-kudos-in-the-workplace.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="Employee recognition in the workplace creating a culture of kudos" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/employee-recognition-create-a-culture-of-kudos-in-the-workplace.jpg 521w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/employee-recognition-create-a-culture-of-kudos-in-the-workplace-300x230.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />Employee recognition: Creating a “Culture of Kudos”<img alt='Mike Arnone&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/483424be2d3ddcbce14fab19e7e8a484?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/483424be2d3ddcbce14fab19e7e8a484?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/>Mike Arnone
Employee recognition comes in many forms. From a small gesture, like letting someone know they did a great job in…
Jul 17, 2019
<img width="256" height="171" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/how-to-foster-a-culture-of-psychological-safety-within-your-team-header.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="how to foster a culture of psychological safety within your team blog header" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/how-to-foster-a-culture-of-psychological-safety-within-your-team-header.jpg 5472w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/how-to-foster-a-culture-of-psychological-safety-within-your-team-header-300x200.jpg 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/how-to-foster-a-culture-of-psychological-safety-within-your-team-header-768x512.jpg 768w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/how-to-foster-a-culture-of-psychological-safety-within-your-team-header-1024x683.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />Why you need to foster a culture of psychological safety on your team and 3 ways to do it<img alt='Hiba Amin&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f78d63367ae6899964916f0d865d0d83?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f78d63367ae6899964916f0d865d0d83?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/>Hiba Amin
According to a recent survey done by the Center for Management & Organization Effectiveness, managers spend about 30 minutes per…
Jun 26, 2019
<img width="256" height="171" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/One-on-one-manager-tools.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="One-on-one manager tools" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/One-on-one-manager-tools.jpg 1200w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/One-on-one-manager-tools-300x201-1.jpg 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/One-on-one-manager-tools-768x513-1.jpg 768w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/One-on-one-manager-tools-1024x684-1.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />One-on-one manager tools for effective meetings<img alt='Paige Magarrey&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Paige Magarrey&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Paige Magarrey&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/>Paige Magarrey
This article is based on research from our Ultimate guide to one-on-one meetings. To have truly effective meetings, you need…
Jun 10, 2019
<img width="256" height="171" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/OKR_meeting.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="OKR meeting" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/OKR_meeting.jpg 1200w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/OKR_meeting-300x200-1.jpg 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/OKR_meeting-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/OKR_meeting-1024x683-1.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />The traffic light system for OKR management [Agenda template included]<img alt='Shannon Maloney&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d24f608496ad78d4ea78a83aeb7a8eed?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d24f608496ad78d4ea78a83aeb7a8eed?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/>Shannon Maloney
OKR (objectives and key results) is a goal-setting framework used by top companies like Deloitte, Netflix and Twitter – to…
Jun 6, 2019
<img width="256" height="171" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/upward-feedback.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="upward feedback" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/upward-feedback.jpg 1200w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/upward-feedback-300x200-1.jpg 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/upward-feedback-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/upward-feedback-1024x683-1.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />The 7 golden rules of upward feedback<img alt='Paige Magarrey&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Paige Magarrey&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Paige Magarrey&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/>Paige Magarrey
What’s upward feedback? It’s the employee feedback that goes, well, upward – it’s feedback for managers, from their team. Why…
Jun 3, 2019
<img width="256" height="143" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/one-on-one-questions-to-ask-employees.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="one-on-one questions to ask employees" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/one-on-one-questions-to-ask-employees.jpg 1200w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/one-on-one-questions-to-ask-employees-300x167-1.jpg 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/one-on-one-questions-to-ask-employees-768x428-1.jpg 768w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/one-on-one-questions-to-ask-employees-1024x570-1.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />10 questions your employees wish you’d ask in one-on-ones<img alt='Paige Magarrey&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Paige Magarrey&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Paige Magarrey&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/>Paige Magarrey
We love talking about one-on-one questions to ask employees. Of course, in a perfect world, your employee would own your…
May 1, 2019
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