The scheduling and reminders about upcoming 1:1s, the ability to add different talking points, that you can send high fives to people and the motivators are all helpful.

Open Blend puts the employee at the heart of all 1-1 conversations. It facilitates discussions based predominantly on an agenda created by the employee. It is extremely simple to use, encourages regularity and reminds managers that there is a real person in front of them who has a life outside of work which impacts their behaviour and ability to do their job. It promotes and develops a coaching style and supports a consistent approach to 1-1's across the business.

OpenBlend is a real leveller in terms of line manager ability. Regardless of line manager experience and competence, OpenBlend allows everyone to experience a well structured, development led, coaching based 1-2-1 with their line manager. It's easy to generate actions and outocmes from these conversations, and provide individuals with a clear set of next steps towards achieving their goals.