Run Better 1:1s
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Get the structured protocol that turns status updates into career conversations: 40 questions, Say / Don't say guidance and Word templates in a free 17-page PDF.

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Sound familiar?

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Your 1:1s turn into status updates

Or worse, therapy sessions where you're the unpaid therapist.

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No structure means no accountability

Action items vanish. Growth conversations never happen. Same problems resurface.

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Performance reviews surprise everyone

Including you. Because feedback got lost somewhere between meetings.

The 1:1 Protocol includes:

Everything you need to run effective 1:1s, in one PDF.

40 questions in four sections, four per 1:1
Say / Don't say guidance for likely responses
When to involve HR, with support lines
Worked and blank notes templates in Word

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