{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Modern Manager","title":"45: Invest in Meaningful One-on-Ones","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1049,"description":"Your team members are your greatest resource. When they succeed, you succeed. Taking time to focus on each of them rather than the work can have exponential impact on employee engagement, quality of work, productivity, trust, and more. That is the power of One-on-Ones.\r\n \r\nGet the free mini-guide with the One-on-One agenda template I use.\r\n \r\nWhen you join the Modern Manager community, get the full guide with suggestions for how to introduce One-on-Ones to your team, plus a Manager’s Guide and Team Member’s Guide to preparing for productive One-on-Ones. In addition, get access to prior episode guides, guest bonuses and 30% off personality based coaching to help you better understand your preferences and learn new strategies to help you be a rockstar manager.\r\n \r\nWhen you join before midnight Eastern April 23, 2019, you are eligible to win a free coaching session with Amy Born, guest from episode 44: Manager as Coach.\r\n \r\nSubscribe to my newsletter to get episodes, articles and mini-guides delivered to your inbox.\r\n \r\nRead the related blog article: Turbocharge Your Team Members with Meaningful One-on-Ones.\r\n \r\nKey Takeaways:\r\n\r\nOne-on-Ones are a specific type of meeting that focuses on the employee rather than the work.\r\nThe manager’s role is to ask questions and support the team member to reflect honestly on their performance and areas of growth.\r\nSpend time building your rapport at the start of the meeting. End the meeting with a recap of any decisions and next steps. Capture them in writing for future reference.\r\nFocus on celebrating successes and offering praise, sharing critical feedback and planning for growth, and removing roadblocks or frustrations that are inhibiting the individual from doing their best work.\r\nThe manager reinforces and enhances the individual’s reflections by agreeing and adding additional thoughts.\r\nTogether you brainstorm and identify specific steps the individual will take to move forward on growth areas.\r\nAlways ask, “what might I...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/vh03-o0OUKG7JnFjtDqtJmV0y385f5sQOifebswPa_E/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQzNjM5LzE2OTA1/Nzg4MDYtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}