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Are your 1:1s status updates, or real calibration?

Status update 1:1s are worse than none at all. They create the illusion of connection and train your people to perform "fine".

What you get

Your 1:1 score out of 100
Which of the four levels your meetings run at
Scores across Airtime, Calibration, Feedback and Commitment
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01:1 Quality

Find out how they really are, before it is a resignation.

The 1:1 Protocol inside The 5 Minute Leader is the full version of what this assessment measures: the 40/40/20 structure, the energy question, SBED feedback, the 24/48 Rule and micro-feedback.

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What this assessment measures

Twelve statements, three in each of four areas: Airtime, Calibration, Feedback and Commitment. You rate how true each one is right now. The score is not a personality type and it does not change with your mood. It is a read on how the work moves.

Airtime

My 1:1s open with their agenda, not with my update list.
In a typical 1:1 they talk more than I do.
When they finish their first answer I ask what else, and I ask it more than once.

Calibration

I know how each of my direct reports is actually doing right now, not just what they are working on.
I ask a question that gets past "fine" and gives me something I can act on.
My people tell me about a struggle before it becomes a resignation or a missed deadline.

Feedback

When I see something worth correcting, I say it within a day rather than saving it.
My feedback names the situation, the specific behaviour, and the impact it had, rather than a general judgement about them.
I give small corrections in the moment, in thirty seconds, without making them an event.

Commitment

Every 1:1 ends with them stating what they are committing to before we next meet.
We confirm their top priorities match my understanding of their top priorities.
My 1:1s are where I find out whether something I handed over actually landed.

How the score is read

Your answers produce a score out of 100 and place you at one of four levels. Each level comes with a plain reading of what it means and where it usually breaks.

Level 1, The Status Meeting. Scores 0 to 40.
Level 2, The Check-In. Scores 41 to 60.
Level 3, The Coach. Scores 61 to 80.
Level 4, The Calibrator. Scores 81 to 100.

You also get a score for each of the four areas, so you can see which one is actually holding things back rather than guessing.

What to do with the result

The point is not the number. It is which of the four areas comes back lowest, because that is the one to work on first. Pick that one, change one thing this week, and take the assessment again in a month to see whether the change held.

Quiz, test or assessment: which is this?

All three words describe the same thing. A 1:1 meeting quiz, a one on one test and a 1:1 effectiveness assessment all point at what is on this page: twelve statements, four areas, a score out of 100 and the level that goes with it. Nothing is graded and there are no trick questions. It is a read on how you work right now, not a personality label.

How long does it take?

It takes about four minutes. You answer one screen at a time and you can go back and change an answer before you finish.

Is it free?

Yes. There is no payment and no trial. You answer the questions, then give your name and email to unlock your level, your area scores and the single move to make next.