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Slide Deck 3, The Fresh Matcha

How to Run a 1:1 That Does Not Feel Like a Waste of Everyone's Time

The problem

Most 1:1s feel like a status update in disguise. Managers do not know what to ask, the conversation goes flat, and eventually someone cancels it. Every week.

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The solution

A slide deck that gives managers three questions they can use every single week to make their 1:1s run themselves.

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The fix is 3 questions. Just three.

1

What is going well that I should know about?

2

What is getting in your way?

3

What do you need from me this week?

If your audience can recite these three questions at the end of the session, the deck has done its job.

When was the last time you actually looked forward to a 1:1?Be honest, most end up as a 30-minute update you could have been email.The 1:1 is the highest-leverage meeting a manager has, done well vs done badly.The fix: three questions to ask every single week.Here is what this looks like in a real 1:1.If you genuinely have nothing to say, ask questions.A good 1:1 is not about being the perfect manager.Your sweet learning design is back for more, save room for dessert.
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