Meetings with your employer are rarely fruitful—but you can alter that
Although one-on-one meetings with your supervisor may appear to be beneficial in principle, they frequently fall short of being genuinely productive. According to a recent poll conducted by the Association for Talent Development, while 94% of managers say they plan frequent one-on-one meetings with their staff, less than half of their employees report getting regular one-on-ones. Only 20% of employees who have frequent one-on-one sessions with their employer report that these discussions are effective.
This blind area regarding the success of one-on-one sessions, according to career counselor Amy Drader in a recent blog post, is due to a variety of variables. Supervisors plan meetings only to cancel them; managers spend more time talking than listening; and employees struggle with what to say or not say during these meetings. All all, less than 10% of employees are satisfied with one-on-one encounters with their employer.
What can be done to improve the situation short of hiring a new boss?
What ideal one-on-one sessions should look like
As Drader points out, for one-on-one sessions to be productive, they must be planned on a regular basis and follow a consistent framework. This involves informing your supervisor about recent accomplishments and your progress toward specified targets. One-on-one meetings should also be used to discuss any unique concerns, challenges, or hurdles associated with your job. Ideally, this would also be a moment when your manager may advise you on professional development prospects and future goals.
Options for unproductive one-on-one meetings
In an ideal world, your manager would plan regular one-on-one meetings to go through all of these updates. In a less-than-ideal environment, bosses are frequently overburdened, overworked, and under-trained as managers. When this happens, employees may need to find other means to update their employer on their progress and request assistance. This may include sending weekly progress updates through email, having short, regular conversations instead of lengthier sessions, or taking greater effort in organizing and preparing for one-on-one meetings yourself.
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SOURCE: lifehacker
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