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Leading with Emotional Intelligence: Hands-On ... - always yours

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DEVELOPING OTHERS TOOLS AND STRATEGIES 225<br />

executives have their one-on-ones once a week. Some hold them<br />

every other week or once a month. You have to decide what will<br />

work best for you. You may start off <strong>with</strong> more frequent meetings<br />

and then spread them out. To make it is easy to stay focused, take<br />

notes and keep a fi le on each person.<br />

KEY AGENDA ITEMS SHOULD INCLUDE<br />

• Progress on deliverables or tasks. Helps to get a “% completed”<br />

number.<br />

• Challenges or obstacles they have; anything they want to<br />

add to the agenda.<br />

• How can you help as their leader (e.g., resources, talking to<br />

department heads, training, etc.)?<br />

• Critical information you want to make sure they get.<br />

• Recognition and acknowledgment you can give for what they<br />

are doing.<br />

• Identify and stretch their strengths. (See pages 226-227.)<br />

• Feedback and coaching on issues.<br />

• Clarity of vision and answering any questions they have.<br />

• Stretch goals, projects, and positions for your direct reports<br />

to keep them growing.<br />

• Next steps and actions.<br />

The Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) has identified five<br />

broad categories of experiences that lead to growth and personal<br />

development. Here are additional topics to talk about in your oneon-ones<br />

to solidify the learning.<br />

• Being given a challenging job was rated as the number one<br />

source of development by managers at CCL. Challenging jobs<br />

force rapid growth and development for your direct reports. 10<br />

• Experiences off the job such as community service, serving<br />

on boards, or leading church and youth projects can be valuable<br />

lessons in leadership.

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