On Stanier (2020), 4th chapter:
How to conduct 1 on 1 meetings with your staff
It is important to have 1 on 1 meetings on a fixed schedule and try as hard as you can not to skip those. Ideally, you do a thing called contracting About doing contracting with your staff in your first meeting and follow a routine for the next ones.
Keep in mind that these meetings are for your team members, so keep it focused on them and avoid plain status updates. Take the opportunity to get a grasp of where they are, what they are struggling with, etc.
It is good practice to keep shared notes of the meetings with explored topics and action points.
Stanier (2020) has some suggestions on agenda, questions and topics in its 4th chapter. It might be worthwhile to consult there, if you're feeling lost.
About doing contracting with your staff
On your first 1 on 1, you should do something called contracting. Contracting consists of collecting the following info:
- Which areas would you like most support with?
- How would you like to receive feedback and support?
- What could be a challenge of us working together?
- How might we know if the support I'm offering isn't going well?
- How confidential is the content of our meetings?