The six questions you should ask an employee each month
If you have employees, you should have regular 'one-on-one' meetings with them.
Most people agree meeting for 30 minutes each week is a good start.
However, only meeting each week for 30 minutes is insufficient.
Unless you are careful, you will fail to discuss important topics that would otherwise help your employee advance their career.
It is easy to miss feedback from an employee that would help you do a better job.
Examples of things that could go wrong:
Once per month, you should replace a "standard one-on-one" with a special 1:1 where you ask these six questions.
These six questions ensure that:
These six questions are the lightest weight mechanism I have come across that emphasizes continuous improvement for both manager and employee.
They are easily memorized.
They are easily understood and answered.
Read the six questions.
Read the thinking behind the six questions.
When you are ready to get going, read these implementation tips.