How to ruin a 1:1

Showing some pitfalls managers should avoid when building a trusting relationship with employees - the basis for a positive feedback culture.

Daniel Schley

Jul 17, 2020 • 4 min read

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Trust

Team Building

Trust and Transparency

Relationship Building

Radical Candor

Summary

Daniel Schley uses the reverse brainstorming technique to talk about some of the pitfalls managers should avoid for a healthy 1:1 relationship with their employees. The technique clearly reveals what managers are doing wrong and what they can improve to maintain a good relationship with their team. We learn that establishing trust should be one of your first and main goals as a people manager and trust is easier destroyed than built. Let's read the article for a deeper insight into the things that ruin trust and why we should mitigate them.

Takeaways

Building trust can start with or be supported by little things like e.g. punctuality and pleasantries, but getting to a higher level requires time, patience, and effort.
Establishing trust should be one of your first and main goals as a people manager.
Live and demonstrate values that support trust: e.g. reliability, consistency, authenticity, confidentiality, integrity, mindfulness, and humaneness.
Trust is easier destroyed than built.