Holding Balanced One On One

• FIRST 5-10% OF ONE-ON-ONE Share news, status, updates with each other.

• MIDDLE 80–90% OF ONE-ON-ONE Mentor, coach, and sponsor your teammate, and give them feedback

  • MENTOR: Give advice based on your experience; do hands-on problem solving together. Mentorship is great for people who are new to their role or the company.
  • COACH:Ask open questions and offer reflections to help your teammate explore a topic more deeply and find their own answers. Coaching is ideal when you’re helping someone grow and sharpen their skills.
  • SPONSOR: Develop and assign your teammate stretch projects and growth opportunities with more visibility. Sponsor them to help them get to the next career level.

• LAST 5–10% OF ONE-ON-ONE Wrap up and name action items.

After asking the first one-on-one questions, decide on an initial balance of mentoring, coaching, and sponsoring to use in your one-on-ones with each teammate.

Everyone will need a different blend based on their stage of growth; revisit this blend as your teammate grows.