Comments on: When You’re Bored in One-on-Ones with Employees https://cruciallearning.com/blog/when-youre-bored-in-one-on-ones-with-employees/ VitalSmarts is now Crucial Learning Mon, 19 Apr 2021 14:10:33 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 By: Are you getting bored while taking reviews Ask Yogesh Sood. https://cruciallearning.com/blog/when-youre-bored-in-one-on-ones-with-employees/#comment-7644 Mon, 19 Apr 2021 14:10:33 +0000 https://www.vitalsmarts.com/crucialskills/?p=9056#comment-7644 […] This blog is an adaptation of a blog written by Scott Robley on February 24th, 2021 – https://www.vitalsmarts.com/crucialskills/2021/02/when-youre-bored-in-one-on-ones-with-employees/  […]

]]> By: Elena Swanepoel https://cruciallearning.com/blog/when-youre-bored-in-one-on-ones-with-employees/#comment-7643 Mon, 01 Mar 2021 12:07:34 +0000 https://www.vitalsmarts.com/crucialskills/?p=9056#comment-7643 I also allow time in the beginning of the meeting to just talk about life in general, what they did over the weekend, how the family is and then bring the meeting to an official commencement where I give the managers time to give feedback on what is going on in their respective spaces. I ask questions, make suggestions and we discuss it. Once work is done, we go back to being informal and say our goodbyes. It has really build trust and strong relationships to our management team. We do this every Monday. It works very well.

]]> By: James Brown https://cruciallearning.com/blog/when-youre-bored-in-one-on-ones-with-employees/#comment-7642 Thu, 25 Feb 2021 00:42:17 +0000 https://www.vitalsmarts.com/crucialskills/?p=9056#comment-7642 While 30 minutes of off-topic discussion is too much, another consideration is that this employee needs to connect on a personal level before they are going to be open to discussing business. I once had a manager where we didn’t ever seem to see eye to eye. She is very focused and it can come across as impersonal. Once she asked me what she could do to make our 1 on 1s better. I suggested that we spend 5 minutes talking about life outside of work. We found that we had a mutual interest in books that allowed our relationship to grow. This made it much easier for me to connect with her on business matters as well.

]]> By: Julie Ressler https://cruciallearning.com/blog/when-youre-bored-in-one-on-ones-with-employees/#comment-7641 Wed, 24 Feb 2021 18:36:08 +0000 https://www.vitalsmarts.com/crucialskills/?p=9056#comment-7641 Here’s another idea: I utilize a project meeting template that keeps me on track and helps keep my boss informed of the status of all projects. It includes the project name, status (Inflight, on hold, complete) and any background notes. I update the project template each week and email it to my boss prior to meeting face to face, or in today’s world, a virtual meeting.

I also include the template in meeting invites for individuals on my team.

]]> By: Sacha N. https://cruciallearning.com/blog/when-youre-bored-in-one-on-ones-with-employees/#comment-7640 Wed, 24 Feb 2021 16:19:56 +0000 https://www.vitalsmarts.com/crucialskills/?p=9056#comment-7640 Another strategy I found helpful was to share my screen with the fields (or questions) I needed summary information from them for during that 1×1 time. They saw this every time they came in and could even bring it to the meeting (or email me ahead of time) which ensured I received what I needed, but then freed up time for the essential networking time. The freedom to relate – engage with them in a more relaxed conversation/discussion.

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