What should you do in a first one-on-one?
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What's Really Going On: Your first 1:1 with a new report. What are they really doing?
Working out whether you'll help them or judge them. First meetings set trust. Google's research found good coaching was the top behavior of effective managers. Source: Wikipedia – Project Oxygen
What To Do: What should you do?
Ask about their goals, frustrations and how they like feedback. Asking first shows you're there to help, and gives you a map of what motivates them. Source: Wikipedia – Project Oxygen
Why It Works: Why does it work?
People commit to managers who care about their growth. Care plus clarity builds the trust that makes later hard feedback land. Source: Wikipedia – Radical Candor