A weekly meeting you never cancel: it’s often what holds the relationship between manager and team member together.
In hybrid work, the day is full of exchanges about the work—almost never about the person doing it. And attention naturally goes to those you see in the office. The one-on-one is the space left to truly understand each other: this module shows you how to protect it, raise what daily work leaves unsaid, and build it together.
~20 min at your own paceKey skill: One-to-One MeetingsAvailable in FR + ENNo prerequisites
What you’ll take away
- the frequency guidelines and golden rule of a ritual you never drop
- the four topics to go deep on, from career plans to the question of meaning
- a set of opening questions and the 70/30 ratio, to listen more than you talk
Who it’s for
Managers who want a close, two-way relationship with each team member, on site or remote.
Learning objectives
- Protect the one-on-one: a regular meeting, separate from the project check-in, that you reschedule rather than cancel.
- Go deep on four topics other meetings skip: career plans, early warning signs, giving each other feedback, and meaning.
- Keep a listening ratio of 70/30 by replacing “How are you?” with specific opening questions.
- Vary the format—video, audio while walking, in person—and involve the team member in the preparation.
How does this module work?
The steps of the Adaptive module.
- Self-assessmentOn nine dimensions, to gauge current habits and guide the practice.
- Expert videoA ~10 min video with three pauses for reflection.
- Practice scenariosThe first two scenarios chosen from the self-assessment, then sixteen more, optional. Every answer gets feedback: what it leads to, and one way to improve.
- Dated commitmentOne action to try, written by the learner or chosen from the suggestions.
- Memo to downloadKey takeaways, questions, commitment, personal notes, and checklists.
Duration: ~20 min. Excluding bonus practice scenarios and optional in-depth content.
