Struggling to get managers to actually use 1:1 meeting agendas in Teams

As a manager myself, the issue I’ve run into is that the agenda tool has to be almost invisible. If I have to create a new page, copy a template, remember where notes live, and then do follow-ups somewhere else, I’m probably not going to keep doing it every week.

Loop and OneNote are useful, but for recurring 1:1s they still felt like “another thing to maintain” rather than part of the meeting rhythm.

What worked better for us was using a Teams-native 1:1 tool where the agenda lives with the employee/manager relationship. Both people can add talking points before the meeting, notes carry over, and action items are easier to track.

We’ve used Teamflect for this since it sits inside Teams and it works very well. I'm sure there are other options out there as well. But I’d say the bigger point is to use something purpose-built for recurring 1:1s.