1:1 Question Generator
Ninety questions across nine categories. Pick a topic, shuffle for three fresh prompts, and bookmark the ones you want to come back to. Built for managers who are tired of asking “how’s everything going?”
Running a great 1:1
Set a light agenda. Share 2–3 topics before the meeting and ask them to add theirs. Structure creates safety, not rigidity.
Listen for the first 15 minutes. Ask your question, then stop talking. The hardest skill in a 1:1 isn’t asking — it’s resisting the urge to fill the silence.
Go deep, not wide. One real conversation beats five surface-level check-ins. Pick 1–2 questions and let them breathe.
Build the relationship. The best 1:1s go beyond tasks and targets. Knowing your people as humans is where trust starts.
Take notes. Follow up. Write down what matters to them — the blocker, the career goal, the personal thing. Following up next week is how they know you actually listened.