The New Crop: Issue #112
call it good + "best practices for 1-on-1s"
What’s in this issue:
💭 Thought: Call it good
📚 Read: Best Practices for 1-on-1s: How to Get The Most Out of Your Meetings
😀 Today’s Smile
Check out this list of phrases parents used to say. Unless I’m careful (which I’m not always…), these will roll off my tongue too with my own kids. 🤦♀️ The ones I heard often:
"Money doesn't grow on trees you know...."
"Because I said so."
"If so and so jumped off a bridge, would you jump off a bridge?"
"Stop crying or I’ll give you something to cry about!"
"One day, God willing, you'll have one JUST like you."
"Don't make me pull this car over...."
💭 Today’s Thought
You have the power to change people’s lives—just not in the way you might think.
It’s not about offering the perfect advice.
It’s not about swooping in to fix things.
And it’s definitely not about carrying the weight of someone else’s struggle.
Real change happens when you choose to see what is good in someone—and call that forth in them.
When you remind them of who they are at their best.
When you believe in the version of them they’re still trying to believe in themselves.
In a world that’s quick to spot the flaw or name what’s broken, your ability to see their light has a quiet power.
This week, try this:
Choose one person in your life—someone who matters to you. Take a quiet moment to reflect: What do I admire most about them? What light do they carry, even if they don’t always see it themselves?
Then, show up to your next conversation with them as if that light is the most obvious thing in the room.
Let your words, tone, and attention reflect back the goodness you see.
Watch what happens.
See the light in others, and treat them as if that is all you see.
- Dr. Wayne W. Dyer
📚 Today’s Read
Best Practices for 1-on-1s: How to Get The Most Out of Your Meetings
Whether you’re a new leader doing 1-on-1s with your team members for the first time, or a more experienced leader feeling like your 1-on-1s have become stale, this article by Allison Schultz has a host of practices and questions you might consider asking to spark meaningful dialogue, engagement, and growth.
See you next week!
xo,
Anne