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# One-On-One Resources
A curated list of articles, books, posts, and general resources for one-on-one meetings.

## Table of Contents:
- [Objective](#objective)
- [My Reccomendations](#my-recommendations)
- [General one-on-one resources](#general-one-on-one-resources)
- [For Managers](#for-managers)
- [For Makers](#for-makers)
- [One-on-one Questions](#one-on-one-questions)
- [A few books](#a-few-books)

## Objective
Why did I make this? To help managers (and makers) conduct better one-on-ones that will facilitate healthy work places, motivate people and teams, and enable organizations to create amazing $%!#.  Wait all that from some one-on-ones? Yeah! All that.

> Conducting effective one-on-ones is the single most important investment you can make in your team. Full stop.

During management training, conversations with managers, and discussions with direct reports, I get a lot of questions on one-on-ones. How should I run them? How can I come prepared? What should be on my agenda? How often should we have them? I find myself sharing numerous resources often.

To help facilitate productive one-on-one meetings, I have put together this list of resources. My top recommendations outlines the essential links to begin your journey. Think of this as a one-on-one crash course, the one-on-one 101 if you will. The other sections are more specific (e.g. for Managers, Makers, lists of questions, etc.) and are geared to specific roles or situations.

This guide will grow over time.

A note: You cannot become a good manager by reading a couple links and a few books! It takes experience, its takes training, frankly it takes failure and learning. There is no panacea, wonder drug, or magic elixir that will make you a good leader.  It takes work! _(rant done)_

Let's roll!

## My Recommendations  
_aka "getting started"_
- [Questions for Our First 1-1](https://ajahne.github.io/blog/leadership/management/2023/09/22/questions-for-our-first-one-on-one.html)
- One-on-one meeting [Dos](https://ajahne.github.io/blog/leadership/2018/09/29/one-on-one-meeting-dos-and-donts-part1.html) and [Don'ts](https://ajahne.github.io/blog/leadership/2018/10/08/one-on-one-meeting-dos-and-donts-part2.html)
- [7 ways to prepare for an effective one-on-one meeting with your manager](https://knowyourteam.com/blog/2018/01/03/7-ways-to-prepare-for-an-effective-one-on-one-meeting-with-your-manager/)
- [How to have great one-on-ones](https://getlighthouse.com/blog/high-output-management/)
- [One-on-ones](https://a16z.com/2012/08/30/one-on-one/)

## General one-on-one resources
- [Why your one on one needs a meeting agenda and how to make them great](https://getlighthouse.com/blog/one-on-one-meeting-agenda/)
- [The importance of one-on-ones](https://css-tricks.com/the-importance-of-one-on-ones/)
- Ben Horowitz on [One-on-ones](https://a16z.com/2012/08/30/one-on-one/) and [A good place to work](https://a16z.com/2012/08/18/a-good-place-to-work/)
- [Meetings That Work for Both Managers and Makers](https://hbr.org/2016/07/meetings-that-work-for-both-managers-and-makers)
- [5 steps to a great 1:1 meeting](https://www.inc.com/joel-trammell/5-steps-to-great-11-meetings.html)
- [A Brief Guide To Better 1:1s for Makers and Managers](https://www.helpscout.com/blog/one-on-ones/)
- [How to have an honest one-on-one meeting with an employee](https://knowyourteam.com/blog/2017/12/01/how-to-have-an-honest-one-on-one-meeting-with-an-employee/)
- [Working the Weekly 1:1](http://eleganthack.com/working-the-weekly-11/)
- [Spotify Labs: A 101 on 1:1s](https://labs.spotify.com/2015/12/16/a-101-on-11s/)
- [Awesome Leading and Managing: One-on-Ones](https://github.com/LappleApple/awesome-leading-and-managing/blob/master/One-on-Ones.md)
- [The Art of the Awkward 1:1](https://medium.com/@mrabkin/the-art-of-the-awkward-1-1-f4e1dcbd1c5c)

## For Managers
- One-on-one meeting [Dos](https://ajahne.github.io/blog/leadership/2018/09/29/one-on-one-meeting-dos-and-donts-part1.html) and [Don'ts](https://ajahne.github.io/blog/leadership/2018/10/08/one-on-one-meeting-dos-and-donts-part2.html)
- [Getting Feedback as a Manager](https://ajahne.github.io/blog/leadership/2019/02/28/getting-feedback-as-a-manager.html)
- Lara Hogan: [Questions for our First 1:1](https://larahogan.me/blog/first-one-on-one-questions/)
- [How to have an honest one-on-one meeting with an employee](https://knowyourteam.com/blog/2017/12/01/how-to-have-an-honest-one-on-one-meeting-with-an-employee/)
- [How to run 1:1 Meetings that work for 2](https://www.intercom.com/blog/high-impact-one-to-one-meetings/)
- [How to start one on ones with your team](https://getlighthouse.com/blog/how-to-start-one-on-ones-your-teams/)
- [Six tips to rock your one-on-ones](https://knowyourteam.com/blog/2018/01/16/six-tips-to-rock-your-one-on-ones/)
- [Advice for one-on-one meetings](https://www.15five.com/blog/advice-for-one-on-one-meetings/)
- [How to have effective 1:1s](https://www.radicalcandor.com/blog/effective-one-on-ones/)
- [Essential Meetings to Have With Your People as a Manager](https://ajahne.github.io/blog/leadership/2019/07/24/essential-meetings-to-have-with-your-people-as-a-manager.html)
- [An example one-on-one meeting agenda](https://github.com/ajahne/essential-manager-meetings/blob/master/templates/one-on-one-meeting-agenda.md)
- [1:1 resources for Managers by Lara Hogan](https://larahogan.me/resources/one-on-ones/)

## For Makers
- [7 ways to prepare for an effective one-on-one meeting with your manager](https://knowyourteam.com/blog/2018/01/03/7-ways-to-prepare-for-an-effective-one-on-one-meeting-with-your-manager/)
- [How To Manage Your Boss -- Ten Dos And Don'ts](https://www.forbes.com/sites/lizryan/2018/01/28/how-to-manage-your-boss-ten-dos-and-donts)
- [Essential Tips for Effective 1 on 1 Meetings with Your Manager](https://getlighthouse.com/blog/effective-1-on-1-meetings/)
- [8 Questions You Should Be Asking Your Boss](https://www.themuse.com/advice/8-questions-you-should-be-asking-your-boss)
- [How to give feedback to your boss](https://m.signalvnoise.com/how-to-give-feedback-to-your-boss/#.41mvel1hf)

## One-on-one Questions
- [The 8 best questions to ask during a one-on-one meeting](https://knowyourteam.com/blog/2018/01/11/the-8-best-questions-to-ask-during-a-one-on-one-meeting/)
- [101 one-on-one questions](https://jasonevanish.com/2014/05/29/101-questions-to-ask-in-1-on-1s/)
- [51 Questions to Ask in One on Ones with a Manager](https://getlighthouse.com/blog/questions-ask-one-on-ones-manager/)
- [The 9 questions that uncover the most surprising feedback from employees ](https://knowyourteam.com/blog/2017/08/28/the-9-questions-that-uncover-the-most-surprising-feedback-from-employees/)

## A few books
- [The Manager's Path](https://www.amazon.com/Managers-Path-Leaders-Navigating-Growth/dp/1491973897)
- [High Output Management](https://www.amazon.com/High-Output-Management-Andrew-Grove/dp/0679762884)
- [The Hard Thing About Hard Things](https://www.amazon.com/Hard-Thing-About-Things-Building/dp/0062273205)
- [Radical Candor](https://www.amazon.com/Radical-Candor-Kim-Scott/dp/B01KTIEFEE)

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