Skip-Level Meetings – Sample Emails to Managers and Staff

Published: August 30, 2021
Estimated reading time: 1.5 min

After reading our article onHow to Use Skip-Level Meetings Effectively, get started with these sample emails to inform managers and staff.

For informing managers

Hi ________,

今年，我将与你们的团队成员进行跨级别会议，也就是说，我将与你们的每个直接下属进行几次一对一的会议。我将利用这段时间来建立关系，并邀请他们分享关于我们的组织领导、文化和战略的见解。我也可能会得到关于你和你的管理的反馈。

These meetings are for me to listen, build connections, and gather information with the ultimate goal to help everyone work more effectively and get better results. I’m going to mostly be in listening mode, which means I won’t be making any decisions, problem-solving, or having conversations with your staff that they should be having with you directly. My goal is to gather information without undermining your management. If there are any patterns, common feedback, or interesting questions that come up that are relevant to you, I’ll share them.

如果你有任何问题或担忧，让我们在下次入住时讨论它!

Best,
________

For informing staff members

Hi ________,

This year, I’ll be doing skip-level meetings, which means that I’ll be having one-on-one meetings with the direct reports of the managers that I manage. These meetings are a chance for us to get to know each other and for me to hear your perspective on how things are going in the organization. I’m going to be in listening mode for most of this meeting, which means I don’t intend to make any decisions or circumvent your manager in any way.

I’ll be asking for your thoughts and ideas on our organizational leadership, culture, and strategy, and for feedback on your manager. If you have any questions or other ideas to raise, I’ll be happy to discuss them during our meeting.

I look forward to talking with you soon!

Best,
________

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