Are Your 1:1s Costing More
Than They Should?

More than most managers think. For a manager running weekly hour-long 1:1s with eight reports — counting prep and follow-up for both sides at fully-loaded cost — the annual bill routinely runs well into five figures, and often six. Use the calculator above for your exact number.

Fully-loaded hourly cost (salary + 25% for benefits and overhead) × the total time each meeting takes — the meeting itself plus prep and follow-up — for both the manager and the report. That per-meeting cost is then multiplied by your number of direct reports and how often you meet, across 52 weeks.

Salary plus the real overhead of employing someone — benefits, taxes, equipment, and space. We apply a 25% multiplier, a common conservative estimate, so the number reflects what the time actually costs the business, not just base pay.

The calculator models two conservative gains from automated 1:1 prep and follow-through: roughly 50% less prep and follow-up time, and about 15% more efficient meetings. Unlock the savings view to see your specific number.

They're intentionally conservative — we'd rather under-promise. The assumptions (about half the prep time and 15% more efficient meetings) are modest relative to what automating agendas, notes, and follow-through actually delivers.