With Echometer, team leads can prepare their recurring 1-on-1 meetings with just a few clicks. Use psychology-based templates, interactive facilitation tools, automatic follow-up tracking and get smart leadership recommendations.
Greater satisfaction with one-to-one meetings thanks to Echometer
Source: Case study with before and after comparison
"Made our 1:1s better from the very first moment"
"Better discussions, more progress"
"Saves me many hours of work as a manager"
Table of Contents Is your one-to-one meeting with your boss more like an elevator conversation or deep sea diving? Elevator ride scenario: You get in, exchange a few superficial words, and before you know it, you're out – with no real added value.
Imagine your car displays the "Check Engine" warning signal. Would you ignore it and just keep driving? Probably not. But that's exactly what many managers do when they forgo regular catch-up calls with their employees. Without these conversations, undetected
In a top restaurant, the chef does not rely on chance. Every course is perfectly prepared, the ingredients are coordinated and the processes are optimized. It can be the same with one-to-one meetings: With a well-structured form, you ensure that every
We've all been there: in January, we set ourselves ambitious goals – to exercise more, eat healthier, be more productive. And in the end, we don't achieve them. 😄 At the same time, many employees experience OKRs (according to the "Objectives and Key Results" goal-setting method) as another
A one-to-one meeting with a – subjectively perceived – difficult employee can feel like a game of chess: every move needs to be well thought out, otherwise you will find yourself on the defensive. Nobody looks forward to such a challenging one-to-one meeting. But precisely this
There is the cliché of the developer who prefers to program alone in a dark basement. But the reality is different: Software development is teamwork. And teamwork requires communication, both on a team and individual level. To put it in your own language
"Well, how do you like it so far?" – Sure, that's a nice question. But is it enough to really get to know new employees? The first 1-to-1 meeting should be more than just small talk. With the right questions, you can create a relationship that will
Every successful team needs regular pit stops – not for changing tires, but for feedback, personal development and goal adjustments. One-on-one meetings between managers and employees are exactly that: the short but extremely relevant stops that ensure no one is left behind.
Lisa has been working in an agile team for a year. She enjoys her work, but sometimes she feels insecure. Has her boss noticed her successes? Are there things she could do better? Right, you guessed it: If
