1. Great to join you!

2. Who is … On my tombstone they’ll write ….
Insert a picture of you as a kid, or doing something you love, in the right hand side.
In discussion include things most proud of in career … things I probably should have thought about more closely (try to do with humor and humility!)

3. My hopes and dreams
Use a picture in the right-hand side rather than words

4. What I know about you as a team
Use a picture to depict what you know (or where you want them to go).

5. What are your top 3 issues/challenges?
Get them talking – hopefully you have already primed them that you’ll be asking these questions, so they’ll be ready to discuss as a team – but not in detail. Be clear with them this is just a get to know you session,

6. What’s working and shouldn’t be changed?

7. What are you most proud of?

8. What behaviors do you need
to be successful in this organization?

9. What rumors have you heard about me?

10. How I like to make decisions

11. How I like YOU to make decisions

12. How I like to be communicated with
Think about your style e.g. formal/informal, big-picture/detail. Come with solutions not problems. etc

13. What I think about conflict

14. My non-negotiables

15. Where you’ll find me most days …
Talk to whether you are an out on the floor type of person, stuck in your office. Talk about some of the challenges and why you may not available initially. What to do if they want to get to yu and can’t.

16. My promise to you
For example: if you work hard for me, I’ll work hard for you