What makes a good 1:1 (IC perspective)?

What makes a good 1:1 (Manager perspective)?

Basic framework John follows:

private running doc between manager and report, either party can always add to it, reviewed on a regular cadence. I've found every 2 weeks to be really effective.
This meeting is for building trust, context, sharing progress on goals, professional development things like that.
Principles / concepts
- Focus on the report — 1:1's are primarily for the report, the employee, not for the manager or the company.
- 70/30 — Manager should be 70% listening less than 30% talking.
- Honesty — be direct. Forbidden conversations.
- Objective — Do the work to find objective examples, provide numbers and letter grades.
- Flexible — Don't overthink or over structure, let it flow, let report guide conversation
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