1-on-1 meetings are most effective when held regularly, and scheduling your 1-on-1s in advance or on a recurring basis ensures that meetings are taking place at a regular cadence. Below are the steps to schedule a one-time or recurring 1-on-1 meeting.
In this article, you'll find...
- How to schedule a 1-on-1 meeting 🧑💻
- Next steps 🐾
- Related articles 📖
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) ❓
Access and availability
⛔️ Required access to 1-on-1s.
👥 This article is relevant to all roles.
📦 This feature is available in the Perform, Total Platform, and Focus (legacy) pricing packages.
Schedule a 1-on-1 meeting 🧑💻
Use the sections below to learn how to schedule a 1-on-1 meeting with or without 15Five's Google Calendar integration.
These steps walk through how to schedule a recurring or one-time 1-on-1 meeting in 15Five.
- Click 1-on-1s in 15Five's main, left-hand navigation bar.
- You'll land on your 'My 1-on-1s' page. From here, click on the name of the person you want to schedule a 1-on-1 with to open your current 1-on-1 agenda.
Note
If the person you want to schedule a 1-on-1 with doesn't appear on this list, follow these steps to create a new 1-on-1 agenda with them.
- Click Schedule 1-on-1 in the "1-on-1 Settings" box, located on the top, right-hand corner of the page.
- Select the date of the 1-on-1 using the "This 1-on-1 is scheduled for" field.
- Decide whether or not you want the 1-on-1 to repeat and take the appropriate next steps.
Schedule a repeating 1-on-1- To make the 1-on-1 repeat, select the 'Repeats' option under "Recurring 1-on-1s".
- Then, set a cadence for how often you want the 1-on-1 to repeat and on which day you'd like for a new 1-on-1 agenda to be generated.
- Finally, create a recurring 1-on-1 event in your calendar app of choice and invite the other 1-on-1 participant. As you create the event, add a static link to your calendar invite, which will allow both participants to easily access the current 1-on-1 agenda from the calendar invite.
Schedule a one-time 1-on-1If you don't want the 1-on-1 to repeat, select the 'Does not repeat' option under "Recurring 1-on-1s". Then you're done with scheduling until the current 1-on-1 has ended and you're ready to manually schedule another one.
- To make the 1-on-1 repeat, select the 'Repeats' option under "Recurring 1-on-1s".
- Click Save.
- Now from the 1-on-1 agenda, you will see the scheduled date in the '1-on-1 Settings' section. If, at any time, you need to change your 1-on-1 schedule or reschedule a 1-on-1, simply click Reschedule 1-on-1.
These steps walk through how to create a one-time 1-on-1 meeting using the Google Calendar integration. 15Five's integration with Google Calendar allows employees to schedule 1-on-1 meetings in 15Five and have them appear automatically on their calendars.
Once an Account Admin has enabled the Google Calendar integration, you can connect your calendar to 15Five and begin scheduling 1-on-1s.
Note
It is not possible to create recurring 1-on-1s using the Google Calendar integration.
- Click 1-on-1s in 15Five's main, left-hand navigation bar.
- You'll land on your 'My 1-on-1s' page. From here, click on the name of the person you want to schedule a 1-on-1 with to open your current 1-on-1 agenda.
- Click Schedule 1-on-1 in the "1-on-1 Settings" box, located on the top, right-hand corner of the page.
- A 1-on-1 settings pop-up will appear that asks you to select a date and time for your 1-on-1, and select whether or not you want an email invitation to go out to the other 1-on-1 participant. It is not possible to set up recurring 1-on-1s in 15Five if you use the Google Calendar integration. However, you can create a recurring event in Google Cal and add a static 1-on-1 link to your calendar invite.
- Click Save.
- Now from the 1-on-1 agenda, you will see the scheduled date in the '1-on-1 Settings' section. If, at any time, you need to change your 1-on-1 schedule or reschedule a 1-on-1, simply click Reschedule 1-on-1.
Next steps 🐾
Once you've created and scheduled your 1-on-1, it's time to add talking points. Check out our Add talking points to my 1-on-1 article for more information.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) ❓
Only the participants themselves can create, schedule, and end 1-on-1 meetings. Admins or other individuals who are not directly involved in the 1-on-1 cannot manage these meetings for others.
Yes, you can schedule 1-on-1 meetings on a recurring basis. Detailed steps are provided in the article for both with and without Google Calendar integration.
You can easily reschedule a 1-on-1 meeting by clicking the "Reschedule 1-on-1" button in the "1-on-1 Settings" section of your current 1-on-1 agenda.
Before you can use the Google Calendar integration, one of your Account admins needs to set up the integration for your organization. Next, you must connect your calendar to 15Five.
No. However, while you cannot set up recurring 1-on-1s in 15Five with Google Calendar integration, you can create a recurring event in Google Calendar and add a static 1-on-1 link to your invite.