In the past 4 weeks, about how many 1:1s with your manager did you have?
In the past 4 weeks, how reliable has your 1:1 schedule been?
Scale: 10 (star)
Min: Very unreliableMax: Very reliable
In the past 4 weeks, the typical 1:1 length was sufficient to cover priorities.
Range: 1 – 10
Min: Strongly disagreeMid: NeutralMax: Strongly agree
Attention check: To confirm you’re paying attention, please select only “I am paying attention.”
- I am paying attention
- I prefer not to answer
- I did not have any 1:1s
- I will select multiple options
Thinking about your recent 1:1s (past 4 weeks), how often did your manager:
| Rows | Never | Rarely | Sometimes | Often | Always |
|---|
| Clarify expectations and priorities | • | • | • | • | • |
| Give specific, actionable feedback | • | • | • | • | • |
| Help build skills through practice or examples | • | • | • | • | • |
| Challenge your thinking constructively | • | • | • | • | • |
| Support career development when relevant | • | • | • | • | • |
In your recent 1:1s (past 4 weeks), how well did your manager listen and probe to understand?
Scale: 10 (star)
Min: PoorMax: Excellent
Which coaching formats are most useful to you in 1:1s? Select all that apply.
- Goal or OKR review
- Feedback on recent work
- Career development planning
- Live problem solving
- Role-play or practice
- Sharing resources (articles, courses)
In the past 4 weeks, how often did 1:1s end with clear next steps or owners?
- Never
- Rarely
- Sometimes
- Often
- Always
- Not applicable (no 1:1s recently)
How are 1:1 action items usually tracked? Select all that apply.
- Shared doc or template
- Task or project tool
- Manager’s notes
- My own notes
- Email recap
- They aren’t tracked
In the past 4 weeks, we reviewed progress on previous action items during 1:1s.
Range: 1 – 10
Min: Strongly disagreeMid: NeutralMax: Strongly agree
Allocate 100 points to reflect how your 1:1 time (past 4 weeks) was spent.
Total must equal 100
- Status updates
- Planning next steps
- Coaching/skill-building
- Problem solving
- Career development
- Relationship/Well-being
- Other
Min per option: 0Whole numbers only
If you could improve 1:1s, which changes should come first? Rank from most to least important.
Drag to order (top = most important)
- More reliable cadence
- Clearer agendas
- Deeper coaching quality
- Stronger follow-through on actions
- More time for my topics
- Fewer cancellations/reschedules
Briefly describe a recent 1:1 (past 4 weeks) that worked well. What made it effective?
Max 600 chars
Anything else we should know about improving your 1:1s?
Max 100 chars
What is your primary team/department?
- Engineering
- Product
- Design
- Sales
- Marketing
- Customer Success
- Operations
- HR/People
- Finance
- Other/Multiple
Are you a people manager?
Approximate time at the company
- Less than 6 months
- 6–12 months
- 1–2 years
- 3–5 years
- More than 5 years
Typical number of direct reports you meet with in 1:1s (if applicable)
- Not a manager
- 1
- 2–3
- 4–6
- 7 or more
Welcome! This quick survey takes about 3 minutes. Your responses are confidential and will be reported in aggregate.
Any final comments or context to help interpret your responses?
Max 600 chars
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