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="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" 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="132" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/one-on-one-meetings.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/2019/05/one-on-one-meetings.jpg 1200w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/one-on-one-meetings-300x154-1.jpg 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/one-on-one-meetings-768x395-1.jpg 768w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/one-on-one-meetings-1024x527-1.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />The ultimate guide to one-on-one meetings [including templates + checklists]<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
One-on-one meetings with your employees are one of the most important things you can do as a manager. Why? There…
May 22, 2019
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<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
<img width="256" height="118" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/PIP-meeting-agenda2.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="PIP meeting agenda" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/PIP-meeting-agenda2.jpg 1200w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/PIP-meeting-agenda2-300x138-1.jpg 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/PIP-meeting-agenda2-768x354-1.jpg 768w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/PIP-meeting-agenda2-1024x472-1.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />The manager’s PIP meeting agenda template<img alt='Sharon Moorhouse&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fb90854ccdfa13f6e36a622edd1fd852?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fb90854ccdfa13f6e36a622edd1fd852?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='Sharon Moorhouse&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fb90854ccdfa13f6e36a622edd1fd852?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fb90854ccdfa13f6e36a622edd1fd852?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='Sharon Moorhouse&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fb90854ccdfa13f6e36a622edd1fd852?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fb90854ccdfa13f6e36a622edd1fd852?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/>Sharon Moorhouse
No manager wants to schedule a performance improvement plan meeting with one of their team members. Creating a performance improvement…
Apr 29, 2019
<img width="256" height="134" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/manager-one-on-one-template.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="manager one-on-one template" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/manager-one-on-one-template.jpg 1200w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/manager-one-on-one-template-300x158-1.jpg 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/manager-one-on-one-template-768x403-1.jpg 768w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/manager-one-on-one-template-1024x538-1.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />8 one-on-one meeting tips from the pros (plus a manager one-on-one template!)<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
You want your one-on-one meetings to be great – after all, why else would you invest your and your employees’ time…
Apr 22, 2019
<img width="256" height="171" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Employee-one-on-one-meeting.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="Employee one-on-one meeting" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Employee-one-on-one-meeting.jpg 1200w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Employee-one-on-one-meeting-300x200-1.jpg 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Employee-one-on-one-meeting-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Employee-one-on-one-meeting-1024x683-1.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />5 things to stop doing in employee one-on-one meetings (and what to start doing!)<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
As someone who has had a number of managers in my lifetime, from entry-level retail positions to corporate leadership, I…
Apr 15, 2019
<img width="256" height="123" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/effective-one-on-one.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="effective one-on-one" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/effective-one-on-one.jpg 1200w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/effective-one-on-one-300x144-1.jpg 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/effective-one-on-one-768x368-1.jpg 768w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/effective-one-on-one-1024x491-1.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />How to have an effective one-on-one with a chatty employee<img alt='Sharon Moorhouse&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fb90854ccdfa13f6e36a622edd1fd852?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fb90854ccdfa13f6e36a622edd1fd852?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='Sharon Moorhouse&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fb90854ccdfa13f6e36a622edd1fd852?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fb90854ccdfa13f6e36a622edd1fd852?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='Sharon Moorhouse&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fb90854ccdfa13f6e36a622edd1fd852?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fb90854ccdfa13f6e36a622edd1fd852?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/>Sharon Moorhouse
We’ve all been there: your calendar is jam-packed with meetings and looming deadlines. You see you have an employee one-on-one…
Mar 20, 2019
<img width="256" height="166" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Monthly_one-on-one_meeting_agenda.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="Monthly one-on-one meeting agenda" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Monthly_one-on-one_meeting_agenda.jpg 1200w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Monthly_one-on-one_meeting_agenda-300x194-1.jpg 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Monthly_one-on-one_meeting_agenda-768x497-1.jpg 768w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Monthly_one-on-one_meeting_agenda-1024x663-1.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />The only monthly one-on-one meeting agenda template you’ll ever need<img alt='Sharon Moorhouse&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fb90854ccdfa13f6e36a622edd1fd852?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fb90854ccdfa13f6e36a622edd1fd852?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='Sharon Moorhouse&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fb90854ccdfa13f6e36a622edd1fd852?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fb90854ccdfa13f6e36a622edd1fd852?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='Sharon Moorhouse&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fb90854ccdfa13f6e36a622edd1fd852?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fb90854ccdfa13f6e36a622edd1fd852?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/>Sharon Moorhouse
While some managers like their one-on-ones to happen weekly, others prefer a longer one-on-one on a monthly basis. Switching to…
Mar 18, 2019
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