1:1 Meetings

1:1 Meetings That Level Up Engagement and Results
(Without Stress or Wasted Time)

Use ResultMaps 1:1 features and proven playbooks to drive deeper engagement and better performance - all while saving time and hassle.

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Honestly Now, Honestly Now, Is This The Way To Run Your 1:1 Meetings?

  • Lack of structure, purpose and preparation leads to unfocused, time wasting conversations

  • Inconsistent follow ups result in lost momentum and missed opportunities

  • No clear connection between 1:1 discussions and overall business goals

  • Managers struggle to track progress or provide actionable feedback that drives performance

  • Meetings prioritize process-oriented status updates over meaningful, result-focused discussions

  • Leaders struggle to balance accountability with employee empowerment

  • Time spent preparing for 1:1s takes away from other critical tasks

  • Employees leave meetings without receiving meaningful support or guidance

  • Infrequent meetings lead to less engagement and potentially higher attrition

  • Misalignment between manager and employee expectations for 1:1 meetings

Software for 1 on 1 meetings

Why Traditional 1:1 Meeting Approaches Are Holding You Back

  • Disconnected from company vision and strategy

  • Lack of real time data integration leads to outdated topics

  • No clear system for prioritizing topics and action items

  • Failure to consistently reinforce core values and behaviors

  • Limited visibility into how individual efforts contribute to team goals

  • Inability to easily track and follow up on commitments made during meetings

  • Lack of tools to facilitate meaningful, trust building conversations

11 Hidden Flaws in Popular 1:1 Meeting Tools

  1. 1:1s are treated as an HR compliance activity rather than a meaningful part of getting things done

  2. Lack of context for how 1:1 meetings fit into overall business strategy

  3. Complex tools and interfaces require extensive training and setup time

  4. Limited integration with other business systems and processes

  5. Extreme approaches - too much structure, or not enough structure

  6. Missing features for realtime goal tracking and alignment

  7. Insufficient support for problem solving and decision making

  8. No built in mechanisms for reinforcing company culture and values

  9. Lack of data driven insights to improve meeting effectiveness over time

  10. Poor visibility for leadership into team wide trends and issues

  11. Failure to connect individual performance with business outcomes

Failing to use time with direct reports in a meaningful way — or, worse, skipping these meetings altogether — can lead to higher attrition and drag down organizational goals
— Jessica Wisdom in the MIT Sloan Management Review

The Costs of Bad 1:1 Meetings

  • Employees disengage: Gallup found 80% were not highly engaged.

  • 75% of employees are unclear on their leader's direction, leading to misaligned efforts and wasted resources. (Gallup)

  • 80% of employees are not highly engaged, resulting in lower productivity and potentially higher turnover. 80% of employees struggle to keep focus due to continual shifts, highlighting the need for regular, focused 1:1 discussions.

  • 4 out of 5 employees report burnout, which can be exacerbated by lack of effective communication and support in 1:1 meetings.

Individual contributors with weekly meetings reported feeling 20% less anxious, dreading them 17% less, and feeling 12% more successful at their jobs, on average, compared with those who met with their managers less often.
— MIT Sloan Management Review

The Benefits of Good 1:1 Meetings

  • 80% of employees who received meaningful feedback in the past week are fully engaged. (Gallup)

  • Organizations implementing regular feedback processes see a 14.9% increase in productivity and a 10% increase in employee engagement. (Gallup)

  • Employees who receive daily feedback from their managers are 250% more likely to be strongly motivated to do outstanding work compared to those receiving annual feedback. (Gallup)

  • Companies using realtime feedback saw a 50% increase in employee performance. (Harvard Business Review)

  • Regular feedback helps create psychological safety, essential for improving workplace culture and innovation. (MIT Sloan Management Review)

How ResultMaps Transforms 1:1 Meetings in 3 Steps.

1 on1 meeting software from ResultMaps

Why we believe it's better: Unlike traditional meeting tools that require extensive setup and manual updates, ResultMaps provides a done-for-you, integrated system that aligns 1x1s with your overall business strategy and automates time consuming tasks.

Step 1. Get proven 1:1 tools, playbooks, and automation, so that you can get the benefits without hours reinventing the wheel or getting lost in complexity.

  • Consistent, automated agenda structure so everyone comes to each meeting prepared, using a trusted format, without losing time assembling information from fragmented tools

  • Seamless integration with weekly team meetings (like EOS Level 10 meetings), business reviews and your personal lists, so you maintain alignment without extra effort or getting distracted

  • See and focus on measurables/KPIs and targets so you focus on what matters without losing sight of the big picture

  • Automated tracking and follow up on actions and to-do’s so you ensure accountability without micromanaging or extra work

  • Flexible data input options for measurables / KPIs, including manual updates, automated, and API support, so you can adapt to your existing systems without disrupting your current processes

Step 2.  Empower ownership and accountability, so that you drive results and engagement without micromanaging or losing alignment with company goals.

  • Easy access to individual roles and responsibilities charts so you keep expectations clear and help adapt without creating confusion or busywork

  • Integrated issue logging and prioritization so you address concerns efficiently without losing context

  • Easy to use drag and drop features to add items from any context so you maintain flexibility without sacrificing structure

  • Create action plans that are tracked and integrated with the rest of ResultMaps tools, so accountability and ownership are woven into the fabric of your culture without drama

  • Integrated personal productivity tools and playbooks so tracking action plans stays in the normal flow of work without distracting you or getting lost

Why we believe it's better:ResultMaps goes beyond simple meeting management by providing a comprehensive system that connects individual actions to company wide goals, fostering a culture of ownership and accountability without the need for micromanagement.

Why we believe it's better: Unlike traditional performance management tools, ResultMaps creates a continuous feedback loop that naturally integrates into your 1:1 meetings, driving motivation and growth while eliminating the need for fragmented review processes that don’t factor in real data.

Step 3. Track progress, course correct, and celebrate wins, so that you keep your team motivated, growing and on track without micromanaging or wasting time.

  • Automatic updates on targets, whether you use OKRs, Rocks or another system, so your 1:1 page is always up to date without manual data entry

  • Built-in celebration and recognition tools so you reinforce positive behaviors without extra effort

  • Personal profiles and reports to make it easy to show accomplishments and progress in a results context, without extra work or hassle.

  • Comprehensive notes section to attach documents, files, links, or record meeting decisions so you keep all relevant information in one place without switching between tools

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