Most people who become managers in the UK start without any training for it: 82% had no formal management or leadership training when they moved into the role, according to the Chartered Management Institute. Yet regular conversations matter: Gallup found that employees whose managers hold regular meetings with them are almost three times as likely to be engaged.
One-to-ones in Ten Space give each conversation a shared agenda of talking points, so managers know what to cover and their people know what to expect. Notes, actions and linked goals keep each conversation leading somewhere, and help people grow.
Without a record of one-to-ones, HR can be asked to act on a performance problem with no evidence of what was discussed, or of the support that was given. Acas advises employers to keep a record of any conversation about performance, and says that dismissing someone for capability needs evidence of the support they were given to improve.
Your policy may say one-to-ones happen every month, but without a record there is no way to know. In the CIPD's Good Work Index 2026, 15% of UK employees said they never meet their line manager to discuss their performance.
In Ten Space every one-to-one is kept with its notes and actions. So HR can see whether conversations are happening, step in early, and give learning and development teams what they need to help someone improve.
A once-a-year review depends on what one person remembers about the whole year. Only 29% of employees strongly agree their performance reviews are fair, Gallup found.
In Ten Space, one-to-ones link to appraisals and 360s. So a review can draw on the employee's full history of recorded conversations, notes and actions, and on what other people have said, not on memory alone.
A one-to-one is where goals, feedback and actions get talked about.
Yes. A one-to-one has a shared agenda of talking points, and each can be marked discussed, delayed or cancelled.
Yes. Ten Space keeps a history of every conversation, with its notes and actions.
Yes. A one-to-one can be a step in an appraisal or a 360 process, a regular meeting, or a one-off conversation whenever it is needed.
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