1:1 Question Cards: Manager's Edition

Are you struggling to show up to 1:1s with thoughtful and intentional questions for your team members? Help yourself with this deck of cards.

Between all the meetings you have, sometimes it can be hard to bring your full energy to a 1:1 to ask the right questions. For facilitating thoughtful and meaningful conversations with your team member, these cards help you focus on the key questions to ask as a people manager in a 1:1:
- Career Growth. Many people leave when they feel their manager isn’t invested in their career growth. These questions create an ongoing dialogue between you and your team member on their growth.
- Humans at Work. Building relationships goes beyond simply asking, “How was your weekend?” These questions help you build rapport in a more intentional manner, and understand not only what matters to your team member but also why.
- Performance. Getting on the same page about how your team member is performing should happen regularly, not only once a year. These questions align you and your team member on the expectations and commitments.
- Feedback. The best feedback is specific, observation-based, and actionable. These questions create the space for your and your team member to give and receive great feedback.

Use these questions in your next 1:1s regularly so you have ongoing career growth, rapport building, performance management, and feedback conversations throughout the year, not just during review season.

Purchase includes license to download and print your own cards at home.

FAQs:

Can I expense this to my company-sponsored professional development budget?
Yes, absolutely. Once you purchase, you'll receive a receipt that you can submit to your company for reimbursement as a professional development expense.

If I like this, can I share this with my team?
No, purchase of the 1:1 Question Cards is for individual use only. If you'd like to purchase multiple copies for your team, please purchase one for each team member. If you'd like to hire me to lead an interactive workshop on this for your team, contact me for pricing.

Who are you?
I'm a product leader and people manager who has many 1:1s where I manage up, down, and across. Each card features the same questions I use in my 1:1s with my team members.