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Free One-to-One Meeting Template
Make room for both people to raise what matters. Use this one-to-one outline to discuss workload, ask for support and agree on a practical next step.
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When to use this template
Use this template for a regular conversation between a manager and a team member. Both people can add topics. Keep the discussion useful to the person doing the work, and give manager commitments the same clarity as employee actions. Agree which notes should be shared or kept private.
Make it useful for your meeting
1. Let both people set the agenda
Invite topics in advance and leave space for a concern raised during the meeting. Start with an open check-in rather than reading through a task list.
2. Explore workload and support
Ask what is going well, what is difficult and what help would make a difference. Clarify competing priorities together. Record the support agreed, without adding personal details that the work does not need.
3. Discuss feedback with examples
Use a specific situation and ask for the other person's perspective. Make space for feedback in both directions. If growth is a topic, choose an opportunity the person wants to explore and identify the support required.
4. Review commitments together
Confirm one or two next steps, an owner and a time to revisit them. Decide where the shared record belongs. Download it to an appropriate location and follow your organisation's access rules.
A filled-in example
Fictional team example. Use it to see the level of detail, then adapt the editor above for your meeting.
Support team one-to-one Attendees: Alex and Sam Goal: Resolve competing priorities and agree on support. Sam's topic: The guide draft and queue cover are competing for time. Alex's topic: What review support would help? Agreed priority: Finish the guide outline before taking on the next topic. Manager commitment: Alex will confirm queue cover by Tuesday. Team member commitment: Sam will share the outline by Thursday. Growth topic: Sam would like to observe the next customer onboarding call. Follow-up: Revisit workload and the observation opportunity at the next one-to-one.
Common questions
Is a one-to-one a status meeting?
Progress can provide context, but this outline also makes room for workload, feedback, support and development. Use a separate team update for routine reporting when that leaves more time for the conversation.
Who should own the agenda?
Both people should be able to contribute. Ask the team member which topics matter to them and add the manager's topics openly. Do not assume the prepared agenda covers everything they need.
Are one-to-one notes private?
The tool does not upload or save your notes. Privacy after downloading depends on where you store and share the file. Agree on the shared record and keep unnecessary personal information out of it.
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