FIRST ONE-ON-ONE WITH YOUR NEW MANAGER: 30 MINUTES
Names:
Date:
Next meeting:

Before we meet
Add a topic below if you want to. Preparing answers is optional.
This is a conversation about your work and the support you need.

0 to 5 minutes | Set the purpose
What would make this time useful to you?
Anything important we should start with instead of this agenda?

5 to 15 minutes | Hear their priorities
What is going well that I should protect?
What is making your work harder than it needs to be?
Follow-up: Can you walk me through a recent example?

15 to 23 minutes | Learn how to support them
When you are stuck, what help from a manager is useful?
How do you prefer to receive feedback or raise a concern?
Is there something you would like more opportunity to learn?

23 to 27 minutes | Agree how to work together
What should we keep for this meeting versus an async update?
What meeting frequency and shared-note format should we try?

27 to 30 minutes | Close with one next step
What I heard (check this together):
Action:
Owner:
Update due:
Topic to return to:

Follow-up note
Thanks for today. I heard [priority] and [obstacle].
I will [action] and update you by [date], even if it is unresolved.
We will return to [topic] on [date]. Please correct what I missed.

Keep notes in an approved place with access limited appropriately.
Record useful work agreements, not a transcript or personal disclosures.

Adapt the timing to the person. These are prompts, not a checklist.
Original Cadence agenda: https://learningcadence.app/blog/first-one-on-one-as-a-new-manager/