As an admin, learn how to create and manage 1-on-1 templates to encourage productive conversation between managers and their employees.
In this article:
- Overview
- Requirements
- Access Admin-Created Templates
- Create Admin-Created Templates
- Edit Admin-Created Templates
- Clone a Template
Overview
As an admin, learn how to create and manage 1-on-1 templates to encourage productive conversation between managers and their employees.
Template questions are reviewed and completed by both participants before meeting in-person or virtually for a guided conversation. Once created, templates can be reused and modified for future 1-on-1s.
As an admin, learn how to launch a 1-on-1 cycle.
Requirements
- Available to organizations with 1-on-1s enabled
- Available to full admin users
Access Admin-Created Templates
To access admin-created templates:
- Click and expand Administration in the left-hand navigation menu
- Click 1-on-1s
- Click Templates
Create Admin-Created Templates
Add Questions & Conversation Boosters
To add questions and/or Conversation Boosters to a template:
- From the Templates page, click New Template in the top-right
- Enter a name for the template; click Save and Continue to navigate to the template creator
- Click the + icon to expand a menu with possible questions and Conversation Boosters
- Click the appropriate question type or Add to Template for a Conversation Booster to add it to the template
- Once added to the template, configure the settings of the question or Conversation Booster
- Once configured, click Add to include the question in the template
- Repeat steps 3-6 to add additional questions to the template
- Click Preview Template along the banner to verify and confirm the template's setup
- Continue reading to learn about cycle settings, otherwise, click Finalize & Activate
Configure Template Settings
To configure a template's settings:
- A. Template Name: Click the corresponding edit icon to edit the template title
- B. Can Be Used By: Click the edit icon to specify the users who can use the template
- Click Specific Users and/or Specific Demographics to limit usage
- C: Can Be Launched By: Click the edit icon to specify if the template can be used across admin-initiated and user-initiated 1-on-1s
- D. Can Be Launched In: Click the edit icon to select additional languages the template should support
Edit Admin-Created Templates
To edit a 1-on-1 template you created:
- From the Your Templates tab, click Edit for the corresponding template
- Click on the template section header, question, or Conversation Booster's corresponding ⋮ icon
- Click Edit to view the header, question, or Conversation Booster's settings
- Make the necessary edits
- Click Save Changes to finalize edits
Clone a Template
Alternatively, clone an existing template to use the template as a starting point for a new template.
To clone a template:
- From the Your Templates tab, click and navigate to the Organization Templates tab
- Click Copy for the corresponding template
- Enter a name for the template and click Save to navigate to the template creator
- Add new questions or edit existing questions
- Click Preview Template along the banner to verify and confirm the template's setup
- Click Finalize & Activate