1-on-1 meeting template
Capture what you committed to last time, what you delivered since, and what you need to raise now — so the meeting moves your work and your career, not just status.
A good 1-on-1 template captures what you committed to last time, what you delivered since, and what you need to raise now — so the meeting moves your work and your career, not just status. Five minutes of prep is what turns a check-in into a record of your trajectory.
The template
- Since last time: what I delivered, framed as impact
- Blockers / decisions needed: anything I need from you
- Career / growth: one item, every meeting
- For next time: what I'm committing to
- A status read-out your manager could get from a board
- Vague "things are fine" with nothing concrete
- Saving all career talk for review season
- Showing up with no agenda and improvising
Why prep matters
Walking in with evidence turns a vague check-in into a running record of your trajectory — and gives your manager something concrete to repeat in calibration when you're not in the room. The 1:1 is the one recurring slot where you can shape how your work is seen; spending it on raw status is a waste of the most valuable half hour you get with your manager.
How to prioritize the agenda
- Lead with impact since last time — keep your wins visible.
- Raise the one blocker where you need a decision.
- Always include a career or growth item — don't let it wait.
- Close by committing to something specific for next time.
How Workfied helps here
Workfied surfaces what you voiced since the last 1:1 — the wins, the commitments — so your prep is done before you sit down. You arrive with evidence, not a scramble. Built for you, never visible to your manager. Encrypted in transit and at rest.
Evidence
Structure
Four parts keep a 1:1 moving your work and career, not just clearing status.
Manager practice
The bias
Bringing impact to each 1:1 counters recency bias — your March win stays in view in November.
Source: Culture Amp
Include vs cut
Cut the status read-out. Keep impact, one blocker, and one career item — every time.
Workfied house view