How to have an effective skip-level meeting

Skip-level meetings can be fraught with land mines, and they can be scary to the team member. "How much should I share about myself? How much should I share about my manager? Or the company?" In this episode, Chris and Michael talk about how to honor the purpose of the meetings, how to make them relational and how to make sure both people have a dialogue that's mutually beneficial.

Related blog post: What are Skip-Level Meetings and How Do You Make Them Worthwhile? by Uptick
Questions for skip-level meetings that Michael mentioned: 15 Skip-Level Meeting Questions to Identify High Performers [Free Template] by Uptick

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You can follow Michael @jmichaelprobert and Chris at @chriszaugg.
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