Redirect status updates toward the highest-value coaching topic.
The situation A weekly 1:1 has become 80 percent updates, 15 percent reminders, and almost no real thinking time. Your 1:1 agenda has six bullets. Four are updates, one is vague, and one is the thing your direct report is nervous to discuss. Framework GROW in motion The manager's job is not to cover every bullet. It is to use live time where live conversation creates value. When the agenda is crowded, scan for three kinds of topics: decisions, emotion, and development. Decisions need judgment. Emotion needs listening and support. Development needs practice and feedback. Routine updates can move async.…
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