Management
Weekly 1:1 Prep Reminder for Direct Reports
Quick Answer
A 1:1 prep reminder prompts your direct report to add agenda items before your weekly meeting so neither of you wastes time figuring out what to discuss. Send it the evening before at 5 PM. Schedule Message automates it weekly so you never have to remember.
Copy-paste templates (3 variants)
Hi [NAME] 👋 Our 1:1 is tomorrow at [TIME]. Please add any topics, blockers, or questions to our shared agenda before we meet. Looking forward to catching up!
When to send this
Schedule
Weekly — evening before your 1:1
Time
5:00 PM
Recurrence
Weekly
Automate it once.Install Schedule Message and set this as a recurring message — it sends itself every time, even when you're offline.
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Pro tip: Sending the prep reminder the evening before (not the morning of) gives introverted team members time to think and results in richer, more substantive conversations.
Frequently asked questions
Stop sending this manually
Automate this template with Schedule Message
Set it once. It sends itself — every standup, every Monday, every sprint end — automatically, under your name.