Leadership and Life Essentials: Stop Wasting Your 1 on 1s: Better Questions, Better Conversations

Leadership and Life Essentials: Stop Wasting Your 1 on 1s: Better Questions, Better Conversations

April 27, 2026 · 11 min · Season 2026 · Episode 82

About this episode

This episode discusses how to improve 1 on 1 meetings by asking better questions to foster trust and effective communication.

Most 1 on 1s feel awkward because leaders don't know what to ask — so they default to status updates and call it a meeting. Regular, well-run 1 on 1s are where trust gets built, problems get surfaced before they become crises, and people feel like they actually matter to their leader. The difference is knowing which questions to ask — and what to do with the answers.

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