Kona is a 15Five add-on with two parts: Kona Notetaker, which joins and captures 1-on-1 meetings, and Kona Coach, which coaches managers. It joins 1-on-1 meetings, captures notes, and surfaces real-time coaching guidance for managers. Admins configure access and integrations; managers use Kona directly within their calendar and meeting tools.
Key Rules
- Kona Notetaker must be connected to a manager's calendar before it can join meetings.
- Kona Notetaker is also the recommended meeting source for Meeting Assistant, an agent in the Agents Hub. If your company uses Kona today, nothing changes now. From October 12, 2026, admins can move their Kona setup to Meeting Assistant.
- Kona Coach customers keep their current Kona experience.
- Admins invite managers to Kona Coach through Account Settings; managers cannot self-provision access.
- Kona supports Google Meet, Zoom, and Microsoft Teams and Outlook — each requires separate setup steps.
- Meeting summaries and notes are visible in the manager's 1-on-1 agenda; they are not automatically shared with HR or admins.
- Kona reporting data surfaces in the HR Outcomes Dashboard, but only for accounts with that dashboard enabled.
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Set up Kona (Admin)
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Understand Kona
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Use Kona (Manager)
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Use Kona as a manager
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- Access On-Demand Manager Training Content
- Access your assigned Transform courses on web
- Connect your calendar to Kona Notetaker
- Draft an objective using Manager Copilot
- Kona didn't join or left my meeting early
- Kona for Managers — Feature Overview
- Kona in 1-on-1 meetings — what managers can expect
- Kona Reporting in the HR Outcomes Dashboard — Feature Overview
- Manage Kona Auto Join and recurring meeting settings
- Report a Kona issue from your 1-on-1s
- View and Manage Kona Meeting Notes in Your 1-on-1 Agenda