HR EDGE OS
One-on-One Question Bank
Stop asking “how's it going.” Pick two of these instead.
When things seem fine
- •What's the most annoying part of your week that I could actually fix?
- •What are you working on that nobody's noticed?
- •If you owned this team for a month, what would you change first?
When something seems off
- •What's taking more energy than it should right now?
- •Is there a decision you're waiting on me for?
- •What's something you've stopped bringing up because nothing happened last time?
About growth
- •What's a skill you're using here that you'd like to use more?
- •Six months from now, what do you want to be doing that you're not doing today?
- •Who on this team (or company) do you want to learn from?
Rules
- •Two questions max per meeting. Then stop talking.
- •Write down what they say. Bring it up next time. That's the whole trick.