1-1s at BlueDot - Li-Lian Ang
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How BlueDot does 1-1s, and what I learned from being the first hire to running them myself
I was BlueDot’s first hire in late 2022, back when there were three co-founders and me. Over the past four years, the 1-1 structure has evolved from a few subheadings to scorecards to project trackers, then to doing away with them entirely, and now bringing them back with more open-ended prompts. A few months ago, I was tasked with proposing a 1-1 structure and started running them myself. I’m writing this piece as an account of my experience, and to share how BlueDot works internally. Others on the team may have a different perspective! At its core, BlueDot operates on a high level of…
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