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COACHING & MENTORING4 MIN READ

Turn a status 1:1 into a coaching moment

Redirect status updates toward the highest-value coaching topic.

Your direct report sends a six-item 1:1 agenda ten minutes before the meeting. Four items are routine project updates, one is a vendor delay, and the last says "career stuff if time." You have 25 minutes and another meeting immediately after. 1:1 RESET How do you choose the live topic? Start at the top and work down the list This respects the agenda order, but it lets routine updates consume the scarce live time. The growth topic probably gets squeezed again. Ask which item needs live thinking most Strong move. You keep the employee in ownership while separating updates from…

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