Check-ins between managers and employees are critical to the employee experience. But, as our research finds, they’re lacking in both quantity and quality. This year the Workhuman iQ survey finds the rate of weekly 1:1 check-ins is less than half of what it was in 2023: Only 21% of respondents say they meet at least weekly with their manager vs. 49% last year. To make matters worse, more workers find check-ins to be “sometimes,” “rarely,” or “never” time well spent rather than “always” or “often.”
Employees who don’t have a consistent, effective check-in tend to feel disconnected and unsupported – unfortunately, this is a trend reflected in this year’s data. In fact, those who never meet 1:1 are more than 3x as likely to be highly disengaged.
In The Lost Art of the 1:1 Check-in, we dig into the wide-ranging impact check-ins have on the rest of the employee experience and how managers and leaders at your organization can facilitate more effective feedback that builds a culture of appreciation.
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