Saturday, July 20, 2019

1:1 employee meetings

I have recently been having some 1:1 employee meetings with my employees.  Why?  Because I find that they are more open and honest in these meetings, and that builds trust. It is also a great way to understand their needs, express any concerns or praise too.

So, what should you discuss in these meetings?

1 - Share and chat about personal stuff to start - small talk to get them comfortable.  This is important because it shows you care, but also gives a more relaxing atmosphere to the meeting.  If you have an employee who does not want to open up, then you can start.  Be sure to not get too personal, but do you at least know their spouse's name?  The children's names?  Do they have similar pets to you, that you can share stories about?

2 - Find out their pain of the week.  By pain I mean, what has bothered them, stopped them from completing their work, or what they find is a road block to their success at work.  Then work together to find solutions that best work for your business.

3 - Review your employee's goals with them.  If you have not set goals, you should.  Then during these meetings be sure to discuss the status of the goal.  Are they meeting it?  Great!  Are they not meeting it?  Then do some work together to figure it out.  Are they always exceeding it?  Then you need to review the goal and create one that is a bit of a challenge for them to keep them interested.

4 - Whatever else comes up.  Maybe there are personnel issues you need to address.

Be sure to take a few notes.  You don't need to write a novel, but a few notes that will help remind you next time what you discussed or any action items you may have for the next meeting.

I have these meetings weekly and for 20-30 mins at a time.  I suggest this as things change daily in the business world.  If you have numerous employees then maybe you can stretch this out to every 2 weeks, but keep the communication lines open.

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