One on one meetings are the first thing leaders cancel and the one that costs the most. The fix isn't discipline, it's your one on one meeting agenda. In research run across Google, the top two behaviors employees named when they didn't feel supported by their manager were both about this meeting: canceling it, and showing up late. Lia breaks down why this is the most impactful meeting of your week, why yours feels pointless right now, and the four-part agenda that fixes it in fifteen minutes.

In this episode you will learn:

  • Why canceling and rescheduling one on ones lands harder on your team than you think
  • What you only ever find out in a one on one, and never at the coffee cart or on a client call
  • How your next delegation decision surfaces in this meeting
  • The three reasons one on ones get canceled, and the fix for each one
  • The four-part agenda: highlights, lowlights, blockers, and feedback
  • What to ask when you get to the end and there's time left over

Resources mentioned:

  • The New Manager Playbook, which has the one on one agenda template: liagarvin.com/newmanagerplaybook

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