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How to Run Better One-on-One Meetings With Employees

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Are your one-on-one meetings with employees actually helping them, or are they just another status update?

For years, Dr. Donita Brown approached employee one-on-one meetings with a checklist of project updates, client questions, and unfinished tasks. The meetings felt productive, but she eventually realized something important: a one-on-one meeting should belong to the employee, not the manager.

In this episode of The Management Minute, Donita shares how changing her approach to one-on-one meetings helped create space for more meaningful conversations.

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