Free manager diagnostic

How healthy are your 1:1s?

Ten honest answers will show whether your meetings create trust, clarity, and follow-through, or quietly turn into another status update. You will leave with a practical plan for your next seven days.

The honest version

Score the way you manage now.

Choose the answer that describes your normal behavior, not your best week.

Consistency · 1 of 10My 1:1s happen on a predictable cadence, even during busy weeks.
Consistency · 2 of 10I protect the meeting unless there is a real emergency, not just a crowded calendar.
Conversation · 3 of 10The other person has meaningful control over what we discuss.
Conversation · 4 of 10We regularly move beyond task updates into obstacles, feedback, or growth.
Conversation · 5 of 10I ask follow-up questions before I give advice or jump into problem solving.
Follow-through · 6 of 10Every meeting ends with clear commitments, owners, and timing.
Follow-through · 7 of 10We return to prior commitments instead of letting them disappear between meetings.
Follow-through · 8 of 10I keep a usable record of decisions, themes, wins, and concerns.
Development · 9 of 10We discuss long-term growth often enough that it shapes current work.
Development · 10 of 10I can name the recurring patterns in this person's strengths, needs, and goals.

This diagnostic is a practical reflection tool, not a performance evaluation. Your answers stay in this browser and are not stored or transmitted.

Score the normal week

Busy weeks reveal the system. Answer for what usually happens, including the misses.

Find the weak discipline

The score separates cadence, conversation, follow-through, and development so the next move is clear.

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A recurring meeting is not automatically a useful 1:1

A meeting can happen every week and still fail the person. Status updates take over. Commitments disappear. Growth comes up only when a promotion or performance problem forces it. The calendar looks consistent, but the management system is thin.

This assessment makes those differences visible. It gives you one score, four management disciplines, and seven concrete actions you can use before the next meeting.