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Every engineering leader underscores the critical importance of 1:1 meetings in driving team success and empowering ICs in their career development.

For new managers, these sessions can often feel daunting.

To support engineering managers in running effective 1:1s, we’ve put together this template document to help structure your sessions and drive impactful conversations.

We’ve also included a quick guide with best practices for engineering leaders to master 1:1s. You can check it out here: Guide to Engineering 1:1

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❓ The Usage Guide

Exclude this section when using this as a template to share with your team.

• Duplicate this template for each direct report
• Create a shared document that both the manager and IC can access
• Schedule recurring 1:1s (30-45 minutes recommended)
• IC fills in updates before each meeting
• Both parties add discussion topics throughout the week
• Review and update action items each session
• Conduct quarterly reviews using dedicated sessions.

🎯 IC Goals and Objectives

This section remains pinned at the top and is reviewed monthly or quarterly. It contains individual OKRs for the IC, with the examples provided below for reference only. When duplicating the page, ensure these examples are not shared.

Work-Related Goals (Monthly/ Quarterly)

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Goal 1: Lead the authentication service migration to OAuth 2.0

Details:

• Complete technical design doc by Jan 20
• Implement core authentication flow by Feb 15
• Complete integration tests by Mar 10
• Deploy to production by Mar 31 </aside>

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Goal 2: Improve the team's test coverage to 85%

Details:

• Create testing guidelines documentation
• Implement automated test coverage reporting
• Coach team members on testing best practices </aside>

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Goal: <Specific goal tied to career ladder>

Details:

• Sub-Point 1
• …. </aside>

Personal Goals (Monthly/ Quarterly)