How to Make Your One-on-Ones with Employees More Productive - HBR

In the digital age, we tend to communicate with direct reports via email, IM, phone, and text. But nothing quite beats a face-to-face, one-on-one meeting, says Elizabeth Grace Saunders, the author of How to Invest Your Time Like Money, and the founder of Real Life E Time Coaching & Training. "One-on-ones are one of the most important productivity tools you have as a manager," she says. "They are where you can ask strategic questions such as, are we focused on the right things? And from a rapport point of view, they are how you show employees that you value them and care about them." In light of this dual purpose, running an effective one-on-one meeting "requires real cognitive agility," says Margaret Moore, CEO of Wellcoaches Corporation and co-author of Organize Your Emotions, Optimize Your Life.

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