<aside> 🎯 At SettleMint, we believe that regular one-on-one meetings between managers and direct reports are crucial for building and nurturing strong relationships with team members.

These meetings are an essential tool for setting expectations, reviewing priorities, providing feedback on recent work, and making any necessary adjustments to ensure success.

Make sure that your team members take ownership and proactively bring up the topics they want to discuss during the 1:1s.

For inspiration, use this template:

1:1 agenda template (duplicate me!)

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🌱 1:1s, Culture of Feedback and Beyond

Since SettleMint is a remote-first organization, maintaining team connections and building a strong organizational (feedback) culture is essential to make our team members thrive in their roles, and for SettleMint's success.

Every team member should have ongoing discussions regarding their expectations, what great work looks like, and how everyone can work together to achieve collective goals.

Regular 1:1s meetings are the best way to achieve the above since they ensure a consistent, focused, individual real-time space that has a direct, positive impact on:

• Building Trust and Relationship:
• Improving Communication:
• Setting Goals and Providing Clear Expectations:
• Sharing Constructive Feedback:

🥇 Guidelines and best practices for successful 1:1s at SettleMint

1. Set expectations for the upcoming week, review priorities, comment on recent work and provide course correction when required
2. Seek to give and receive feedback
3. Share important new information on the company or the team
4. Constantly review and discuss performances
5. Understand people's career progression interest
6. Define learning needs when necessary
7. Use 1:1 as a moment to ****stay connected, motivated, and productive. ****