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OKR 1:1 Check-in Template

OKR 30 min Biweekly Manager and direct report (2 people)

The OKR 1:1 check-in brings objectives and key results into the regular manager and report conversation. It keeps individual goals from drifting and gives the report a dedicated moment to ask for the support that actually moves a key result, rather than struggling quietly between cycles.

When to use it

Fold this into an existing 1:1, typically weekly or biweekly. It does not replace team check-ins; it complements them by going deeper on one person individual objectives and the specific help they need. Use it whenever a report owns key results that deserve focused, private attention.

Who attends

Just the manager and the direct report. The value is in the privacy: a report will often raise a struggling key result or a real blocker one-on-one that they would not surface in a group. Keep it a genuine conversation, not a status interrogation.

How to run it

Open human before opening the spreadsheet, since a tense report gives you filtered answers. Walk their key results and update each honestly, then spend the core of the time on blockers and support, the part a manager is uniquely positioned to help with. Confirm they are focused on the right things and that priorities still match the team objectives. Close with clear commitments on both sides. The best OKR 1:1s feel like help, not inspection.

Facilitator tips

  • Connect as a person before reviewing numbers.
  • Treat blockers as your problem to help solve, not theirs to confess.
  • Check that effort matches the highest-priority key results.
  • Leave with commitments on both sides, not just the report side.

Common mistakes

  • Running it as a status interrogation instead of a conversation.
  • Skipping support, so the report carries blockers alone.
  • Never checking that priorities still match the team objectives.
  • Ending with no commitment from the manager.

Make goals part of every 1:1. Run it in OrgTP and keep each report objectives, progress, and blockers in one shared view.

Agenda

30 minutes total · 5 sections

  1. Open and connect 5 min
    Start human: a quick check on how the report is doing before turning to the objectives.
  2. Progress on key results 10 min
    Walk the report individual key results, updating each metric and noting what is on or behind pace.
  3. Blockers and support 8 min
    Identify what is in the way and what the manager can do to remove it, decide, or provide cover.
  4. Alignment and priorities 5 min
    Confirm the report is focused on the right key results and that priorities still match the team objectives.
  5. Commitments and follow-up 2 min
    Agree the next concrete steps for both people and confirm anything to revisit next time.

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