id: 1211,2
title: Skip levels.
date: 2025-01-19

Skip levels.

A skip level is a one-on-one between an employee and someone higher in their management chain than their manager.

The goals of a skip level are for the leader to learn about the performance of their management team, to keep a pulse on how changes are landing amongst steams, and to learn of challenges or concerns. Some ways to meet these goals: deep dive into specific areas of concern, test out new ideas in a speculative way, confirm important information is flowing down correctly and that there’s alignment. The discussion needs to be safe for the employee in order to meet its goals. Not every problem is a request for intervention.rR12

Like other one-on-ones, this is a good place to share feedback and observations, especially praise.