072 | One-on-One Meetings - Having Tough Conversations, How You Can Prepare, and What to Do when it Goes Pear-shaped

Listen in as I share strategies for having successful 1:1 conversations/meetings with your team and why they are important.

Do you have to have tough conversations?

Yes, you absolutely do. As a leader, this is non-negotiable. 

Why should you have them?

• Accountability,
• Connection,
• Support,
• Performance management
• Annual Performance Reviews

When should you have them?

As soon as possible after an incident or something happened. Once every 3-6 months, annual reviews once a year.

Otherwise, after onboarding:

• 3, 6 weeks
• 3, 6 months

For Performance Management related information, listen to episode 36!

How to prepare

Remember, when we're in a stressful situation, we either fight, flight or freeze. So, preparation is key!

What if things go pear-shaped?

Stop the meeting. Say I can see you are getting frustrated, I can see that we won’t agree today, before someone gets upset, let’s reconvene in 24 hours.

Next steps: 

1. Navigate to https://www.womenoffaithinleadership.com where you can:

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2. If you need any support, you can get in contact with me for a 1:1 coaching session. Just email me at support@rikawhelan.com

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