Introduction to One on-Ones for Employees

Why One-on-
Ones are your
most
important
work meeting

When I had my
first OOO with my
boss I was
nervous
because I really
didn’t know what
to expect

• I didn’t know if I was in trouble and,

• I didn’t know if I was in trouble and,
• I didn’t know what to prepare

In fact, as a bit of a
perfectionist without the
best confidence I was
quite anxious about
my performance being
reviewed and criticized

Being honest, as
someone who doesn’t
like confrontation, I
was tempted to
avoid
one-on-ones

But at the same time I
wanted
recognition and
bonuses for the hard
work I had put in and I
wanted to progress in
my career

Now I realize that
having a one-on-
one with your boss
is the best thing
possible…

Because, even if I’ve
done something wrong,
it’s better to catch it
early on before it
became an issue that
meant I was going to
miss out on my bonus
or worse

And on top of that
– if you have a
boss that runs
great one-on-ones
then you’re going
to get a lot of other
benefits

Like a better
career and a
better
relationshi
p with your
boss

But just like
everything else
in
management,
there is a
best
practice
way to do

And it doesn’t matter if
you’ve never had a one-
on-one with your boss,
or if you’ve had
hundreds, there is
always something
to learn

I wish I’d known about
this when I started out
because I could’ve
saved myself a lots of
stress, a lot of time,
plus progressed
faster in my career

• It’s your time with your boss

Maybe your boss set up
the one-on-one
meeting, but a OOO is
actually your time
with your boss

Your boss can speak
to you any time they
wants, but OOO’s are
the only time that you
can speak to your
boss about your
interests

• The more worthwhile you make it for your
boss, the better it will be for you too

So come
prepared,
make sure you
cover the agenda,
stay fast and
focused

• The more worthwhile you make it for your
boss, the better it will be for you too
• Keeping your boss in the loop is good for
you both

I can share with you
that bosses find it
extremely
frustrating when
they don’t know what
their employees have
been doing or what they
are planning to do

Some things
your boss will
want to know
straight away…

But in terms of
efficiency and
minimizing
interruptions, bosses
will appreciate it if you
can “Package up” your
non-urgent
communication into
one, time-

What a one-
on-one does
for you the
employee

• A better boss relationship

A chance to get
to know the
boss better and
for the boss to
know you better

After all, your
relationship with
your boss is the
most important
work relationship
you have

• Solve problems

Share your
problems with
your boss to
get help.

But note that your boss is
unlikely to want to
get embroiled in inter-
personal issues or job
related problems that they
think you should’ve taken
care of

• Solve problems
• Priorities

There are
two mistakes
that you can make
with your priorities…

#1 – Working on priorities
your boss doesn’t value
because this is just wasting
your time and frustrating
your boss

#2 – Neglecting priorities
that your boss feels are
important because your
boss will feel like you aren’t
doing your job

Actually, as a
quick aside,
this is where
you can have
the most
benefit

Because what I’ve
witnessed is that what
the boss wants and
what the employee
does is almost
always out of
alignment

If you’ve ever had that
feeling of working
hard, but your boss
not appreciating
you, then there’s a
good chance that this
is what is happening

• Save yourself time by not doing
stuff your boss doesn’t want

• Save yourself time by not doing
stuff your boss doesn’t want
• Get better bonuses and
promotions by giving your boss
exactly what they do want

This is your chance to
clarify your priorities
to make sure they are
aligned with what your
boss wants

This is just a quick
tip from my course
on how to
manage your
relationship with
your boss. I show
you how to do this in
that module.

• Solve problems
• Priorities
• Personal & career growth for you

This is your chance
to take on new
responsibilities,
improve your skills
and develop
your career.

• Solve problems
• Priorities
• Get your work contributions
recognized

It’s not nice not
being appreciated
and it’s dangerous if
your boss doesn’t
appreciate the value
you bring.

This is your
chance to
keep your
boss in
the loop

• Solve problems
• Priorities
• Get your work contributions
recognized
• Be kept in the loop by your boss

Maybe you like
to feel included
or you need to
know what’s
going on in
your job.

Either way, one-on-
ones are an open
communication
channel to find
out what’s going
on.

So as you can see, one-
on-ones with your boss
might be intimidating
but they have a massive
potential to…

• Save you time,
• Earn you more money and,

• Save you time,
• Earn you more money and,
• Improve your work happiness

In the next sections
I’ll cover what you
need to prepare
for your one-on-one
with your boss and
what your role is

This module is part
of a mini course on
one-on-ones with
your boss

Includes One on One Templates and Best Practices
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