Our Leadership Development workshops are designed to grow confident, capable and effective leaders. This section focuses on the skills and behaviours needed to lead well, including communication, feedback, motivation, delegation, performance and leading others through change.
To help managers lead more effective one-to-one conversations that build clarity, trust and progress. Strengthen the skills needed to use regular 1:1s as a tool for support, accountability, development and performance.
Learning Objectives
Understand the purpose and value of regular one-to-one conversations in effective people management
Understand the purpose and value of regular one-to-one conversations in effective people management
Recognise how 1-to-1s can support communication, trust, performance and development
Recognise how 1-to-1s can support communication, trust, performance and development
Identify the behaviours and habits that make one-to-ones more focused, useful and consistent
Identify the behaviours and habits that make one-to-ones more focused, useful and consistent
Develop practical strategies to structure and lead more effective 1-to-1 conversations
Develop practical strategies to structure and lead more effective 1-to-1 conversations
Course content
Recognising common pitfalls such as lack of structure, unclear purpose, over-talking or using 1:1s only when something is wrong
Recognising common pitfalls such as lack of structure, unclear purpose, over-talking or using 1:1s only when something is wrong
Using models and approaches such as check-in frameworks, contracting, active listening and action-focused follow-up to make conversations more meaningful and productive
Using models and approaches such as check-in frameworks, contracting, active listening and action-focused follow-up to make conversations more meaningful and productive
Frameworks for the role of one-to-one conversations in supporting clarity, connection, accountability and development
Frameworks for the role of one-to-one conversations in supporting clarity, connection, accountability and development
Discussion tools for what makes a 1-to-1 effective, including consistency, preparation, listening, focus and follow-through
Discussion tools for what makes a 1-to-1 effective, including consistency, preparation, listening, focus and follow-through
Optional profiling tools that deepen the workshop experience
Insights Discovery Personal Profiles
Insights Discovery Personal Profiles
The Colour Works Leadership 360º
The Colour Works Leadership 360º
Insights Discovery Full Circle
Insights Discovery Full Circle
Delivery Options
This workshop can be delivered virtually or in person and can be tailored to your organisational language, culture and business context. It can sit as a stand-alone session or as part of a wider pathway, depending on the outcomes you want to achieve.
Potential Pathway options
We can combine similar modules to create a bespoke learning pathway for your teams and leaders.
What makes a good 1-to-1 meeting between a manager and employee?
Strong one-to-ones are regular, purposeful, balanced and forward-looking. This workshop helps leaders use them well for clarity, support, accountability and development.
Why do 1-to-1 conversations often become unproductive?
They often lose value when they are inconsistent, overly operational, poorly structured or only used when something is wrong. This workshop helps leaders avoid those traps.
Can this workshop improve trust as well as performance?
Yes. Effective one-to-ones are not just about tasks. They also strengthen connection, confidence, feedback and ongoing development.
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