# Effective 1:1s — Resources

## Books

- **The Manager's Path** by Camille Fournier — Chapter on 1:1s; "their meeting, not yours"; agenda structure.
- **High Output Management** by Andy Grove — Classic on managerial leverage; 1:1s as highest-value activity.
- **Radical Candor** by Kim Scott — Caring personally while challenging directly; feedback in 1:1s.
- **The Making of a Manager** by Julie Zhuo — Practical 1:1 frameworks and questions.

## Articles

- [Lara Hogan — Demystifying the Engineering Manager](https://larahogan.me/blog/) — Blog posts on 1:1s, feedback, and management.
- [Lara Hogan — Questions for Our First 1:1](https://larahogan.me/blog/first-one-on-one-questions/) — Opening questions for new reports.
- [First Round Review — The 1:1 Meeting](https://review.firstround.com/) — Aggregated advice on 1:1 best practices.
- [Will Larson — An Elegant Puzzle (excerpts)](https://lethain.com/) — 1:1 cadence, preparation, managing up.
- [Manager-Tools — The One-on-One](https://www.manager-tools.com/) — Weekly 1:1 podcast; structured approach.

## Videos

- [LeadDev — How to Run Effective 1:1s](https://leaddev.com/) — Conference talks on 1:1 best practices.
- [Talking with Tech Leads — 1:1 Meetings](https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=1+on+1+meetings+tech+lead) — Practical tips from engineering managers.
- [Lara Hogan — Demystifying Management](https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=lara+hogan+management) — Conference talks on management, including 1:1s.

## Podcasts

- [Manager Tools](https://www.manager-tools.com/) — The One-on-One podcast; 30+ min deep dive.
- [Engineering Culture by InfoQ](https://www.infoq.com/podcasts/engineering-culture/) — Episodes on management and 1:1s.
- [LeadDev podcast](https://leaddev.com/podcast) — Leadership and management topics.
- [Lenny's Podcast](https://www.lennyspodcast.com/) — Product and eng leadership; 1:1 and feedback episodes.

## Tools

- [Lattice](https://lattice.com/) — 1:1 agenda templates, feedback, career growth tracking.
- [Culture Amp](https://www.cultureamp.com/) — Engagement and 1:1 support.
- [15Five](https://www.15five.com/) — Check-ins, 1:1 prompts, continuous feedback.
- [Notion](https://www.notion.so/) — Shared doc templates for 1:1 agendas.
- [Google Docs](https://docs.google.com/) — Simple shared agenda; widely accessible.