Recommended links about one to ones

My approach to 1-on-1s [article]
Marco Roger's shares the topics that he covers in 1-to-1s
Using agile techniques to build a more inclusive team [talk]
Kevin Goldsmith shares some invaluable tools for helping you set expectations and develop the skills of your team members in your one to ones
Can your employees really speak freely? [article]
Practical advice for improving feedback loops within heirarchies
To be a better listener, embrace the awkward pause [article]
It is very easy to talk too much in a 1-to-1 and this is a useful technique to rebalance the conversaion, even if it feels uncomfortable at first
What to expect when you start having 1 on 1s [article]
Jason Evanish provides a really good primer on what 1-to-1s are for and why they are so important
101 questions to ask in one on ones [article]
Jason Evanish's questions are a great source of ideas if you are unsure what to cover in any given 1 to 1
You’re not listening [article]
Being a good listener is essential if you are to have effective 1-to-1s and this is something many of us are bad at. In this article Rands offers clear practical advice on getting better at listening
The update, the vent, and the disaster [article]
Rands describes some common responses to the simple opening question, "How are you?", and offers advice on how to react to them