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🧭 Engineering Leadership · People Management

Run one-on-ones that build trust

Weekly direct-report meetings owned by them: growth, blockers, feedback — not status updates.

foundation~25 minEngineering ManagersTech LeadsStaff Engineers

Steps

  1. 1Their agenda first; status belongs in tools not this meeting
  2. 2Ask growth questions monthly: what do you want to learn next quarter?
  3. 3Deliver small feedback within 48h of observation, privately
  4. 4Track recurring themes across weeks; patterns need structural fixes
  5. 5Skip-meeting check: if nothing to discuss, cancel honestly
  6. 6Quarterly: review their goals explicitly in the slot

Common Pitfalls

  • ▲1:1s degraded into sprint demos
  • ▲Feedback saved for performance season

Commands

Install with skills CLI
$ npx skills add aniruddhaadak80/skills --skill people-management-one-on-ones
Install globally
$ npx skills add aniruddhaadak80/skills --skill people-management-one-on-ones -g

Tags

#management#1on1#feedback#engineering-leadership#people-management

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