1:1 meetings are a great tool for improving productivity and employee satisfaction. Their concept is fairly clear – regular talks between team leaders and their subordinates to discuss progress on goals, satisfaction and engagement, professional development and career growth and others.
In my workshops on managing, feedback, and performance management, I advocate the use of a 1-to-1 as the greatest managerial tool ever.
Quick recommendations: Once a week for 30 minutes with 4 elements: 1) 5 minutes of showing empathy through asking questions about family. 2) 10 minutes on reviewing the one page performance expectations, outcomes, deliverables, metrics, and KPIs the employee has committed to deliver. 3) 10 minutes on coaching to focus on their strengths and helping them to be more successful. 4) 5 minutes on LIB discussion on learning, impact, and becoming - what do they stay and what's their dream of what they can accomplish in your organization.