[reggieband]

I love this idea and I could see myself using it in 1:1 meetings with my direct reports.

One of the advantages of getting older is the experience one gains. It is often the case that I can relate a current situation to one that has occurred in my past. This can help me make good decisions by anticipating expected similar outcomes to the most obvious approaches.

Yet the other side of this is I can find myself droning on about old war stories to junior engineers. What I mean to be well-intentioned advice can turn into a monologue. This is especially true when I am giving advice "off-the-cuff" in response to situations brought up in 1:1 meetings with direct reports. I might struggle finding the best way to communicate my experience. This can cause me to rephrase the same idea several different ways in an attempt to clearly convey my thought.

I feel this kind of tool could help me focus more on listening to the people I manage.

[interleave]

> Yet the other side of this is I can find myself droning on about old war stories to junior engineers.

Middle-aged here – I've been in that situation as well.

> What I mean to be well-intentioned advice can turn into a monologue.

+1 – So well-intended ("So they don't make my stupid mistakes") but hard to really take in.

> I feel this kind of tool could help me focus more on listening to the people I manage.

Please, if you do, let me know if it helps.

Also, if those are personal 1:1 you could always just call it out and ask them to give you live feedback tech-free (?)