The Unstuck Box®: One to Ones

The Unstuck Box®: One to Ones

I’ve implemented the Unstuck Box in my one on ones and my new employee 90 day evaluations so far. I’ve been so pleased with the conversations they initiate, creating a comfortable space to talk about hard things that may not otherwise have been discussed. The questions are light and conversational and take the weight off our meetings. I was looking for something that would help create a more engaged space with my team, and I’m thrilled to say this is exactly what I was looking for!

As someone seasoned in one-on-ones and supervision, I didn’t expect a box of prompt cards to shake things up, but The Unstuck Box did just that. It’s been brilliant for opening up meaningful conversations, especially with people new to these spaces who aren’t quite sure what to say (or where to look).

The prompts are thoughtful, surprising, and disarming in the best way.

There are a lot of cards, arranged in to groups that trigger conversations. I have found them useful as neither my colleague or I are big on small talk and it's given us a starting point.

I saw the Unstuck ad on Instagram and was intrigued. As a GenX'er with multiple GenZ and Millennial direct reports, it's sometimes difficult for me to draw out what they're goals are and how I can best support them. Using the Unstuck 1:1 cards, I have them pick a few and it gives us new and interesting talking points during each of our sessions. The results - so far so good! And my direct reports have all given the cards a thumbs up for improving our discussions. Thanks Unstuck!

The Unstuck One-to-One Cards have been a great tool—really helpful for sparking better conversations with new team members and getting people thinking in new ways. They’ve made my catchups smoother and more focused. Their customer service has been great—super friendly and quick to respond.

I was pleasantly surprised with how quickly I could use these cards to engage with my team. I’ve been able to use some of these questions as a point to consider during regularly scheduled 1:1s but they have also helped shape some strategic planning efforts that we are engaging with for staff professional development. I’d highly recommend. I found myself using them as a manager but also reflecting as an employee.

Great tool for managers stuck on what to stay, new managers and managers looking to build rapport

These cards have been really useful when the conversation stalls or I've ran out of topics in a 1:1. I hate ending them early as I feel that it's important to really spend the full 30 minutes with my direct report so having these to prompt talking points and get us discussing topics we wouldn't usually gotten on to has been fantastic. They've been so useful on taking a discussion from small talk into the deeper topics.

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