- Read through the agenda and the script lines below
- Swap in your own topics, names, and follow-ups
- Use it in your next 1:1
A copyable meeting agenda for recurring 1:1s, plus a script for running the conversation itself. Use either on its own, or both together.
This is a running record, not a one-time agenda. Add items whenever they come up, before the meeting or during it.
Employee: [fill in] Manager: [fill in] Date: [fill in]
No agenda here on purpose. Just catch up.
How's your week been?
How's the family?
Anything outside work on your mind?
They own this section. They add the items in advance or live.
| Topic | Action Items (if needed) | Owner |
|---|---|---|
Review the plan, check progress, surface what's needed.
Current development plan/goals:
Progress since last check-in:
Questions or blockers:
What they need from me:
Carries forward to next meeting until closed out.
| Item | Owner | Due | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Use this as a starting point, not something to read verbatim. Say it in your own words, but keep the order and the directness.
"What's top of mind for you this week, doesn't have to be work."
Start with them, not your list.
"Last time you mentioned [X], where did that land?"
Shows you were listening and builds accountability without turning into a status update.
"What's in your way right now that I could remove?"
This is the one question most 1:1s skip entirely.
"Anything you want to raise that we haven't gotten to?"
Leave room in every 1:1 for what you didn't think to ask about.