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by groby_b 1381 days ago
No, but I'd likely say "I haven't met with you in several months, and I just would like to check in with you how things are going. What are your concerns, what makes you happy, what are we missing. This is intentionally freeform, with a focus on whatever is important to you".

There won't be an agenda, because it predetermines possible outcomes.

But it's probably worth considering that even skips for exec-level folks are usually quite senior and should be able to handle an ad-hoc conversation. It's not an approach I'd choose with more junior folks.

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The hypothetical reply you gave is still useful, IMO. It's important to distinguish between "there is an agenda, but it hasn't been communicated" and "there's no agenda, just an open free-form conversation" cases.