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What if I told you there was a simple, yet very effective way to keep your employees engaged and productive? Well, there is. Have you heard about the one-on-one meetings? One-on-one meetings with employees are the secret weapon of every successful manager. In this article, you will discover 5 tips for conducting awesome one-on-one-meetings<\/strong> that your employees will love! <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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What are one-on-one meetings?<\/strong><\/h1>\n

The concept of one-on-one meetings is rather simple: it is a recurring dedicated meeting held between a team leader (manager) and the team member (employee). One-on-one meetings are usually held once a week or two weeks and last for 15 to 30 minutes. <\/span><\/p>\n

Basically, it means that each week a manager sits down with each of his or her direct reports for about 15 minutes to have a conversation. These meetings provide an opportunity for managers to check in with each of their direct reports and discuss what is going well and what needs to change. <\/span><\/p>\n

In these meetings, the manager and an employee have the chance to catch up, go over the achieved goals, celebrate the wins and address occurring challenges. It is a quite simple, yet very powerful meeting technique – if done right. <\/span><\/p>\n

When implemented correctly, these brief, weekly check-in meetings ensure higher <\/span>employee engagement<\/span><\/a> and productivity. Before we dive into explaining how to conduct awesome, effective one-on-one meetings, let\u2019s take a closer look at the most important benefits they offer.<\/span><\/p>\n

Effective communication can accelerate change, foster collaboration, ignite employee engagement, bolster morale, cultivate accountability and create shifts in behavior. <\/em><\/p>\n

– Mike Evans<\/a>, Author, Speaker, Managing Partner of QuestMark<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Key benefits of one-on-one meetings<\/strong><\/h1>\n

One-on-one meetings are one of the most valuable tactics practiced by successful CEOs, executives, and managers. This super simple meeting technique holds the power to transform not just your team but your whole company and the way you do business. <\/span><\/p>\n

One-on-one meetings first appeared in tech companies and startups in Silicon Valley. However, this trend of this Silicon Valley-style meetings quickly spread and it is now used among the most successful companies such as <\/span>Facebook<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Google<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Apple<\/span><\/a>, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, one-on-one meetings are the best way to lead. As <\/span>Zuckerberg puts it<\/span><\/a>: One-on-one meetings are \u201c<\/span>a key way in which we share information and feedback and keep stuff moving forward<\/i><\/strong>.<\/strong>“<\/span><\/p>\n

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Research confirms that one-on-one meetings are crucial to the team\u2019s success. Soapbox\u2019s <\/span>survey<\/span><\/a> of over 1,000 managers and employees reveals that while both managers and employees agree that one-on-one meetings are incredibly important.<\/span><\/p>\n

Regular one-on-one meetings create an opportunity for team leaders and team members to:<\/span><\/p>\n