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Have a useful one-to-one with a member of staff
You never sit down with your team properly, then problems surprise you. Get a 20-minute one-to-one plan with good questions, what to note and how to follow up.
The prompt · ChatGPT
Help me plan a one-to-one with a member of staff. Who: [role, how long with us] Going well: [details] Something to raise: [details, or none] What I want from it: [e.g. find out if they're happy, agree a goal] First ask me up to 3 short questions. Wait for my answers. Then: 1. A 20-minute plan: open, their view, my view, agree, close. 2. Eight good questions, mostly open. 3. A fair way to raise my concern, if I have one. 4. A short follow-up note template with what we agreed. Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts or figures. UK English. Stay in this ChatGPT chat. Do not turn on apps or connectors, and do not use memory from another chat.
A short example
Fill the blanks, then paste. role, how long with us: a short note you already have. details: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.
The prompt · Copilot
Help me plan a one-to-one with a member of staff. Who: [role, how long with us] Going well: [details] Something to raise: [details, or none] What I want from it: [e.g. find out if they're happy, agree a goal] First ask me up to 3 short questions. Wait for my answers. Then: 1. A 20-minute plan: open, their view, my view, agree, close. 2. Eight good questions, mostly open. 3. A fair way to raise my concern, if I have one. 4. A short follow-up note template with what we agreed. Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts or figures. UK English. Stay in this Copilot chat. Leave plugins off, and do not open a file from OneDrive.
A short example
Fill the blanks, then paste. role, how long with us: a short note you already have. details: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.
You describe the person, their role and anything you want to raise.
The assistant asks what's going well and what's bothering you.
You get a 20-minute plan, questions in order, a way to raise a concern and a short follow-up note.
What happens
Use Copilot to have a useful one-to-one with a member of staff
You never sit down with your team properly, then problems surprise you. Get a 20-minute one-to-one plan with good questions, what to note and how to follow up.
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