Team -

I've decided to start meeting with each member of the team on a weekly basis in meetings called One On Ones. I think this is a great way for us to maintain good, open communication, and continue to build our relationship. We'll be meeting for 30 minutes once a week, at a pre-scheduled time. It will be a private conversation - just you and I. 

We will start 3 weeks from now.

The format of the 30 minutes will always be the same. The first 10 minutes are for YOUR agenda - anything you want to tell me, about anything. Your work, your family, your pets, your hobby, your challenges, your career, our working together. The primary focus of this meeting is going to be YOU. The middle ten minutes are for me, to share whatever I need to with you. We'll probably talk about projects you and I are working on, stuff I need from you, and things I've heard from up above. It will NOT be a team meeting with only one attendee; that is, I'm not just going to give you a ton of stuff to take notes on. The last 10 minutes are for us to talk about the future - your career, training, development, opportunities, etc. In my experience, a lot of the time you'll take 15 minutes, and I will too, so we won't get to the last segment. But that's okay, if we've covered what YOU want to cover, and I get a few minutes.

Some of you may say, "gee, we talk all the time." And, you'd be right, but a lot of those conversations are very short. And, they're usually about something very specific, so we don't get to share more info or go into more detail. Our one-on-ones will allow us to do that. 

Below is a schedule of possible times. I have already blocked all these times on my calendar, so I should be able to keep them.  Maybe in the first few weeks, we will juggle things a bit, to figure out what works best for everyone. 

I look forward to your replies requesting a time slot.  Please reply to all so others will know that the time you’ve requested is taken.

Regards,