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I try to keep my process down to a minimum in general, otherwise I won't follow it, which defeats the purpose of it in the first place. To that end, I: Take notes in a shared Google Doc with the person that I'm meeting with. This creates less room for miscommunication, and creates a space where we can both leave async notes or topics for the next 1:1. This is largely the extend of the process I follow - I don't prescribe how verbose I am, the structure, etc. I just make sure the important stuff is written in that document. I (personally) take notes in the moment in part to stay focused on the conversation and ensure that I'm communicating clearly. I don't pore over my notes after I've taken them, but find that the act of writing them helps me remember and internalize information that's been shared. Beyond that, what _doesn't_ work, in my opinion, is adding a process-heavy workflow like creating an Issue/PR/Doc for every conversation, or doing anything that's not write it and forget it. Every time I have tried doing something more structured, it's resulted in the process not being followed. I hope that's helpful, and happy to answer any more questions! |
a) When does your google doc go "stale"? (The next 1:1? At the end of the year? When you stop having 1:1s with that person?)
b) In your approach, are there things you don't want to share but want to make note of (performance related notes, future ideas etc)? What do you do in these cases to stay organized?
c) If you are managing a team of several people over large time periods, that's a lot of google documents. Do you have the need to stay organized over time? How do you do it?