Articles by Brennan
Brennan is the Co-Founder and CEO of Hypercontext (👋), a simple and powerful tool that enables managers to be great leaders through their one-on-ones and team meetings.
8 Totally different engineers share candid feedback about 1:1s
BrennanWe just interviewed eight engineers to learn how they view and approach one-on-one meetings. We asked them how they prepare,…
Aug 7, 2019
New in SoapBox: Meeting Agenda Templates
After speaking to hundreds of managers and countless hours researching, we’re happy to share our latest product for managers and…
Jul 2, 2019
New in Soapbox: Automated Meeting Minutes
Taking meeting notes right in your agenda has always been a core feature of Soapbox. But now you can automatically…
Jun 7, 2019
New in SoapBox: Meeting Rating!
Wouldn’t it be great to know how effective your meetings really are? Don’t you wish you knew whether the conversations…
Feb 28, 2019
New in SoapBox: our Android app!
Amazing meetings start with organization and preparation – and SoapBox helps with that through shared online agendas, easy meeting minutes…
Feb 19, 2019
The top 10 questions managers are asking in one-on-one meetings
I love one-on-one meetings. It’s a chance to swap feedback and make sure our company is working. It’s also one…
Jan 8, 2018
How to embrace risk to create value
Risk has a bad reputation, and for valid reasons. Nothing can negatively impact revenue, pollute a healthy customer base, or…
Apr 20, 2016
Risk and Reward of Progress
While “Try fast, fail fast” is the mantra in Silicon Valley, it’s not something you typically hear in the hallways…
Apr 6, 2016
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11 Templates by Brennan
Sailboat Retrospective Meeting
The sailboat retrospective is a framework & metaphor to reflect and align the end of a sprint
The Ultimate One-on-one Meeting
We've surveyed over 500 people to generate a data-driven template to build a high performing team.
Sprint Planning Team Meeting
These three agenda items will fuel your sprint planning.
Remote Sales Team Meeting
A weekly sales meeting template that will help your team hit targets faster.
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Get to know you Icebreakers / Fun Questions for a 1:1
Start to your meeting with your favorite question from this list of fun icebreakers
Jira's Sprint Planning Meeting
Sample meeting agenda template for the sprint planning. Jira's agile coaches recommend to follow it.
Managing Up Meeting
Need to manage up? Use this to communicate effectively, set expectations, and get buy-in.
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Hyper-Alignment Meeting
A smooth running company needs to be hyper-aligned.
