A senior engineer on your team is producing high-quality code but has been silent in your last four standups, and two junior teammates have separately asked you if they're okay. You have your weekly 1:1 with them tomorrow. Walk me through your approach.

Question

Prep Room · Answer

Stay specific. One example, told well, beats three told fast. Make your decisions visible — what you chose between. End on what changed, for whom.

A senior engineer on your team is producing high-quality code but has been silent in your last four standups, and two junior teammates have separately asked you if they're okay. You have your weekly 1:1 with them tomorrow. Walk me through your approach.

Practice more