Weekly 1-on-1 meeting template

The weekly 1-on-1 meeting template is an essential tool for communication and relationship building between a manager and their team members. It provides a dedicated time for personalized feedback, progress tracking, and development planning, ensuring continuous alignment and support.

The weekly 1-on-1 meeting template helps you: 

• Check in about how you are feeling 
• Talk about highlights and lowlights from the week 
• Discuss topics related to your work 
• Ensure individual goals are aligned with team and organizational objectives

How to Use the weekly 1-on-1 meeting template

Step 1: Warm Up the Conversation

Begin by sharing how you are feeling about your role and your work 

Step 2: Discuss highlights and lowlights

Share highlights and lowlights from the week. Talk about ways to increase the highlights and decrease the lowlights. 

Step 3: Address discussion topics 

Spend time discussing each discussion topic that was added before the meeting and determine where to focus for the upcoming week. 

Step 4: Leave time for anything else 

Always leave time for any final questions or curiosities, and document any decisions that you make together. 

Tips for using our weekly 1-on-1 meeting template

• Come prepared with discussion points to make the meeting more productive
• Hold the meetings at the same time each week to build a routine
• Give your full attention during the meeting to make the team member feel valued and heard
• Keep track of discussed action items and follow up in subsequent meetings to ensure progress