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2019 State of One-on-ones Report

How over 200 managers approach 1:1 meetings 💬

The 2019 State of 1:1s report offers in-depth insights into:
⭐️ The purpose and goals of one-on-ones
⭐️ How remote management impacts one-on-ones
⭐️ How different departments approach one-on-ones
⭐️ How organization size and industry affects one-on-ones
Poll: Managers struggle to balance people management with other dutiesManagers' top challenge as people leaders, by a wide margin, is juggling team management with other responsibilities, according to 68% of respondents in a new survey conducted by SoapBox. Hitting team goals came in a distant second (14%), followed by obtaining team collaboration (11%) and retaining employees (4%).
New Report Reveals the Top 5 Challenges Managers Face68% Juggling managing my team with my other responsibilities 14% Hitting team goals 11% Getting my team to collaborate with one another 4% Retaining my employees 3% Other "Managers are the single most important driver of employee performance, engagement and happiness.
7 Remote Work Challenges: How to Find The Right BalanceRemote work sounds like a dream come true, until it isn't. Before joining the content marketing team at G2, I was obsessed with the idea of joining a company that would allow me to work remotely. And with good reason: my family lives a state away, I have a thirst for travel, and honestly sometimes I just don't want to leave my bed.
Handling teams, other responsibilities toughest job for managers: surveyWhen it comes to the most critical parts of their jobs, 37 per cent said keeping the team on track to achieve goals is most key, while 26 per cent reported providing growth and development opportunities for key employees is important. A further 26 per cent said removing blockers from direct reports is most crucial.
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Shannon Maloney
Shannon Maloney
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Hi ProductHunters 👋 I am so excited to share our 2019 State of One-on-ones report with you! It has taken 4 months, 3 designers, 2 marketers, 1 developer and a whole slew of amazing managers 🎉 to make this happen. Back in August, we surveyed over 200 managers on how they run one-on-one meetings. Our goal: To learn how managers are spending this invaluable time with their team. What are their biggest challenges? What's on the agenda? How often are one-on-one meetings? What tools are being used to facilitate the meeting? The results were, to say the least, interesting. Here are few of my key takeaways from the report: ⚡️Remote managers find retention 6x more challenging than on-site managers ⚡️75% of managers are talking about growth and development in their 1:1s ⚡️The topic managers discuss least in 1:1s is “alignment to company mission” ⚡️75% of respondents use Slack as their primary communication tool with their teams ➡️My ask: What is shocking to you? What, if anything, has made you think twice about your approach to one-on-ones? What stats would you have love to seen in this report? And if you find the information useful and interesting, please give us a vote 👍 and share your comments below! We’d love, love to hear your feedback 😊
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Aaron Stubbings
Aaron Stubbings
Love this! Great to get insights into the way other managers operate with their teams.
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Hiba Amin
Hiba Amin
Maker
@aaron_stubbings Totally! We're glad you love this! 🙌
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Mitul Shah
Mitul Shah
wow gorgeous design. definitely going to take a note and read this 😻
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Hiba Amin
Hiba Amin
Maker
@typicalmitul Thanks Mitul! Would love to hear your thoughts when you get a chance to read through! :)
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Igor Ilic
Igor Ilic
The stat that surprised me most was that engineering managers spend the most time in meetings all week. Definitely thought it would have been sales considering all of the prospect and customer meetings they would normally have. Great job on the report SoapBox team!
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Hiba Amin
Hiba Amin
Maker
@igor_ilic Thanks Igor! Definitely caught me by surprise too. Not being an engineer myself, was definitely under the assumption that engineering managers still spent some of their time coding/developing. After interviewing multiple engineering managers... Turns out they rarely get a chance to code and the stats back that up even more!
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Julia Manoukian
Julia Manoukian
Looking forward to reading this one!
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Hiba Amin
Hiba Amin
Maker
@julia_manoukian Thanks Julia! Would love to know your thoughts when you get a chance! :)
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