One-on-ones

One-on-ones are the most important time that managers and employees share together. Our mission is to make this time more meaningful, actionable and productive. Start having better conversations with your team using these resources (and Hypercontext, of course!).
<img width="256" height="194" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/the-science-of-focus-time.png" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/the-science-of-focus-time.png 942w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/the-science-of-focus-time-300x228.png 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/the-science-of-focus-time-768x583.png 768w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/the-science-of-focus-time-120x90.png 120w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />Unlock the Power of Focus Time<img width="32" height="32" data-src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Jocelyn-cropped-150x150.png" class="avatar lazyload" alt="Jocelyn Brown&#039;s avatar" decoding="async" data-srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Jocelyn-cropped-150x150.png 150w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Jocelyn-cropped.png 200w" data-sizes="(max-width: 32px) 100vw, 32px" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;" /><noscript><img width="32" height="32" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Jocelyn-cropped-150x150.png" class="avatar" alt="Jocelyn Brown&#039;s avatar" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Jocelyn-cropped-150x150.png 150w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Jocelyn-cropped.png 200w" sizes="(max-width: 32px) 100vw, 32px" />Jocelyn Brown
Ever get the feeling that your calendar is running your life? That your meetings are preventing you from getting important…
Jan 24, 2023
<img width="256" height="196" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/meeting-minutes-2.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="make your meeting minutes count" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/meeting-minutes-2.jpg 2088w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/meeting-minutes-2-300x230.jpg 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/meeting-minutes-2-1024x785.jpg 1024w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/meeting-minutes-2-768x589.jpg 768w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/meeting-minutes-2-1536x1177.jpg 1536w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/meeting-minutes-2-2048x1569.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />How to take meeting minutes: 8-step guide<img alt='Nicole Kahansky&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?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='Nicole Kahansky&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?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='Nicole Kahansky&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?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='Nicole Kahansky&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/>Nicole Kahansky
Taking meeting minutes is the practice of documenting what happened in a meeting.  It’s an essential step to ensure meetings…
Nov 2, 2022
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You wouldn’t expect a poorly coached basketball team to perform at a championship-winning level. Even a team filled with the…
Jun 30, 2022
<img width="256" height="194" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/sales-meetings-feature-image-v2-1044-×-800-px-1044-×-790-px.png" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="sales meetings agenda templates" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/sales-meetings-feature-image-v2-1044-×-800-px-1044-×-790-px.png 1044w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/sales-meetings-feature-image-v2-1044-×-800-px-1044-×-790-px-300x227.png 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/sales-meetings-feature-image-v2-1044-×-800-px-1044-×-790-px-1024x775.png 1024w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/sales-meetings-feature-image-v2-1044-×-800-px-1044-×-790-px-768x581.png 768w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/sales-meetings-feature-image-v2-1044-×-800-px-1044-×-790-px-120x90.png 120w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />16 Sales meeting templates every organization needs<img width="32" height="32" data-src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Jocelyn-cropped-150x150.png" class="avatar lazyload" alt="Jocelyn Brown&#039;s avatar" decoding="async" data-srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Jocelyn-cropped-150x150.png 150w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Jocelyn-cropped.png 200w" data-sizes="(max-width: 32px) 100vw, 32px" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;" /><noscript><img width="32" height="32" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Jocelyn-cropped-150x150.png" class="avatar" alt="Jocelyn Brown&#039;s avatar" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Jocelyn-cropped-150x150.png 150w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Jocelyn-cropped.png 200w" sizes="(max-width: 32px) 100vw, 32px" />Jocelyn Brown
Time kills all deals. The best sales leaders I know are acutely aware of this fact and are incredibly disciplined…
Jun 17, 2022
<img width="256" height="196" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/first-one-on-one-feature.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="first one on one with employee agenda" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/first-one-on-one-feature.jpg 1044w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/first-one-on-one-feature-300x230.jpg 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/first-one-on-one-feature-1024x785.jpg 1024w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/first-one-on-one-feature-768x589.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />7 Questions to ask in your first one-on-one with a new employee<img width="32" height="32" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Alex-Kinsella-150x150.png" class="avatar" alt="Alex Kinsella&#039;s avatar" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Alex-Kinsella-150x150.png 150w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Alex-Kinsella.png 200w" sizes="(max-width: 32px) 100vw, 32px" />Alex Kinsella
The first days at a new company can be exhilarating and overwhelming at the same time. There are laptops to…
Nov 24, 2021
<img width="256" height="196" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/effective-1-1s-1.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="effective one on one meetings" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/effective-1-1s-1.jpg 2088w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/effective-1-1s-1-300x230.jpg 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/effective-1-1s-1-1024x785.jpg 1024w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/effective-1-1s-1-768x589.jpg 768w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/effective-1-1s-1-1536x1177.jpg 1536w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/effective-1-1s-1-2048x1569.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />37 Tips to have more effective one-on-one meetings<img alt='Nicole Kahansky&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?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='Nicole Kahansky&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?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='Nicole Kahansky&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?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='Nicole Kahansky&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/>Nicole Kahansky
Improve your one-on-one meetings with these 🔥 tips. Bonus! Scroll to the bottom for this article as an infographic.
Nov 22, 2021
<img width="256" height="196" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/quarterly-mentor-meeting-v2.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="mentor meeting agenda" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/quarterly-mentor-meeting-v2.jpg 1044w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/quarterly-mentor-meeting-v2-300x230.jpg 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/quarterly-mentor-meeting-v2-1024x785.jpg 1024w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/quarterly-mentor-meeting-v2-768x589.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />The 60-minute mentor meeting: 4 items to cover each quarter<img alt='Nicole Kahansky&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?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='Nicole Kahansky&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?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='Nicole Kahansky&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?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='Nicole Kahansky&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/>Nicole Kahansky
Study after study continue to tout the benefits of mentorship programs.  A  CNBC/SurveyMonkey Workplace Happiness Survey found that 90% of…
Nov 17, 2021
<img width="256" height="196" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/1-1-best-practices-webinar.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="one-on-one discussion to become a better manager and employee" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/1-1-best-practices-webinar.jpg 1044w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/1-1-best-practices-webinar-300x230.jpg 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/1-1-best-practices-webinar-1024x785.jpg 1024w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/1-1-best-practices-webinar-768x589.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />4 One-on-ones you need to add to your calendar<img alt='Nicole Kahansky&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?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='Nicole Kahansky&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?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='Nicole Kahansky&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?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='Nicole Kahansky&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/>Nicole Kahansky
Why are one-on-ones the best tool in a manager’s toolkit? 🛠 Last month, Brennan McEachran, CEO and Co-founder of Hypercontext and…
Nov 1, 2021
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