Alloy Solutions Leadership Blog
Tips and tools to help you thrive at work.
Your Most Powerful Leadership Tool (Is Already on Your Calendar)
It’s that time again. Another week means another meeting. A chime sounds and a calendar reminder appears on your desktop to herald the arrival of this corporate ritual, the familiar thought creeps into your mind: “Here we go, it’s time for my one-on-one.”
“Wait,” you think, “what are we going to talk about?” As the meeting draws closer, you think back on the week that was. “What did we even talk about last time? Was I supposed to prepare something?” With a few minutes to spare, you pull a pen and a notepad from a stack on your desk and scribble a couple of quick thoughts. “I’ll think of something,” you reassure yourself as you gather yourself to head for the familiar conference room (or, just as likely, start to click around to find the virtual meeting link). “Maybe we’ll even end early.”
An Epidemic of Bad 1:1s
When was the last time you had an incredible one-on-one meeting? Not just an average meeting; a truly excellent experience - for both parties - that added to the relationshi...
