Manager Tools - One on Ones

One on Ones for the DIRECT

How can you have a great One on One with your boss?

The One On One Refresh

This cast describes how to refresh your One on Ones with your directs after you've been doing them for 1-2 years.

One On One Development Analysis Check

This guidance recommends evaluating directs' performances by the content of what they bring to their One on One with you.

One On Ones After Conflict

How to handle your One On One with your directs after you've had a disagreement with them, or a conflict.

The Effective Manager Value Chain: Fixing Deliverables - Part 3

Part 3 of our guidance on how to transition from talking about ideas and plans and projects in a general way to talking about the specifics of getting the work done.

The Effective Manager Value Chain: Fixing Deliverables - Part 2

Part 2 of our guidance on how to transition from talking about ideas and plans and projects in a general way to talking about the specifics of getting the work done.

The Effective Manager Value Chain: Fixing Deliverables - Part 1

Part 1 of our guidance on how to transition from talking about ideas and plans and projects in a general way to talking about the specifics of getting the work done.

Common One On One Mistakes - Chapter 1 - Agenda Fascism

This guidance tells you how to avoid the mistake of "Agenda Fascism" in One on Ones.

Trinity Pushback - One On Ones - Creative People - Part 2

Sometimes managers don't want to do One On Ones. One of the reasons they give is,"I'm a creative person." Or, "I don't like step-by-step solutions." These reasons are wea

Trinity Pushback - One On Ones - Creative People - Part 1

Sometimes managers don't want to do One On Ones. One of the reasons they give is,"I'm a creative person." Or, "I don't like step-by-step solutions." These reasons are wea

Resistant Directs In One On Ones - Chapter 2 - Part 2

Part 2 of our second chapter on directs resisting One On Ones.

Resistant Directs In One On Ones - Chapter 2 - Part 1

Part 1 of our second chapter on directs resisting One On Ones.

Uncommunicative Direct Conversation - This is NOT Micromanagement - Part 2

How to ask questions of a direct who doesn't communicate during One on Ones, and why this approach is NOT micromanaging.

Uncommunicative Direct Conversation - This is NOT Micromanagement - Part 1

How to ask questions of a direct who doesn't communicate during One on Ones, and why this approach is NOT micromanaging.

Overcoming Trinity Pushback - Chapter 2 - No Time For One on Ones - Part 2

Some directs will tell you they don't have time for One on Ones.  They're wrong, for all kinds of reasons.  Here's what to say to get them over the hump.

Overcoming Trinity Pushback - Chapter 2 - No Time For One on Ones - Part 1

Some directs will tell you they don't have time for One on Ones.  They're wrong, for all kinds of reasons.  Here's what to say to get them over the hump.

Overcoming Trinity Pushback - Chapter 1 - One on Ones Are Micromanaging

This guidance tells you what to do when directs resist One on Ones because they are a form of "micromanaging."

Boss One-on-One Pushback

How to respond if your boss tells you he/she doesn’t agree with you doing One on Ones.

Contract Employee One On Ones - Part 2

This cast concludes our guidance on the right way to conduct One on Ones with your contract employees.

Contract Employee One On Ones - Part 1

This guidance describes the right way to conduct One on Ones with your contract employees.