Four features in 15Five support ongoing communication between employees and their managers: Check-ins, 1-on-1s, Actions, and Best-Self Review®. This article describes what each feature does and links to task-specific instructions.
> Note: Your organization may have renamed this feature. If you don't see "Best-Self Review®" in your navigation, check with your admin for the name used in your account.
Feature Structure
Check-ins are a recurring structured update employees submit to their manager. Each Check-in includes a Pulse response, Priorities and Objectives tracking, and answers to questions set by the company, group, or manager.
1-on-1 agendas are shared meeting spaces where employees and managers collect talking points, discussion topics, and action items before and after meetings.
Actions consolidate tasks assigned to an employee across 15Five — from 1-on-1s, Check-ins, bulk assignments, system-generated tasks, and company Action Plans — into a single list.
Best-Self Review® is a performance review cycle in which employees and managers assess growth, wins, and challenges using data collected from Check-ins, High Fives, Objectives, and Feedback.
Best-Self Kickoff is a guided conversation between an employee and their manager to align on working preferences, communication style, strengths, and expectations.
What You Can Do
Check-ins
- Submit a Check-in
- Fill Out and Submit a Check-in
- Add a Check-in item to a 1-on-1 agenda
- Check-ins — Feature Overview
1-on-1s
- Add a talking point to your 1-on-1 agenda
- Add an action or discussion to a 1-on-1 agenda
- 1-on-1s — Feature Overview
Actions
Best-Self Review®
- Submit your self review in a performance review cycle
- Understand your role as a participant in a performance review cycle
- Performance Reviews (Best-Self Review®) — Feature Overview — Feature Overview)
Best-Self Kickoff
- What is a Best-Self Kickoff and how do I use it?
- Hold a Best-Self Kickoff meeting
- Best-Self Kickoff — Feature Overview
Key Rules
- Check-ins are submitted on a schedule set by the company or your manager — employees cannot change their own Check-in frequency unless an admin has enabled that permission.
- Pulse responses can include a private comment visible only to the submitting employee and their manager.
- 1-on-1 agendas are shared between the employee and their manager; visibility rules are set by the admin.
- The Actions list aggregates items from multiple features — it does not replace the task surfaces within each individual feature.
- Best-Self Review® cycles are configured and launched by admins; employees participate only when added to an active cycle.
- Best-Self Kickoff meetings are initiated by a manager or admin — employees cannot assign a Kickoff to themselves.