87 - Momentum with Direct Reports - The Scaling Superpower
Learn how to transform one-on-one meetings with direct reports into momentum engines. This episode reveals a 3-step framework to align teams, unblock progress, and drive real growth through leadership leverage.
Momentum with Direct Reports – The Scaling Superpower
When founders discuss scale, they typically begin with revenue, marketing, or systems. But the hidden driver of sustainable growth is far more human: how you lead your direct reports.
In this episode, we break down how to turn your one-on-one meetings into high-leverage growth mechanisms that do more than report status; they drive real strategic progress.
1. Connect to Growth Goals.
Every 1:1 should reinforce the business’s direction. What your team member is doing must link clearly to what moves the company forward. When your team connects tasks to outcomes, alignment and ownership follow.
2. Unblock and Unlock.
Ask two high-leverage questions in every session:
• What’s stopping you?
• Where’s your most significant opportunity this week?
These prompts surface friction, enable proactive problem-solving, and open the door for support where it matters most.
3. End with Action.
No one-on-one should end without a next step and a deadline. Accountability isn’t micro-management, it’s momentum management. Clear commitments create clarity, speed, and execution at scale.
Conclusion:
Scaling isn’t about doing more. It’s about building systems that multiply your leadership across your team. And one-on-ones, done right, are one of the most underrated and powerful systems a founder can install.
Use this episode to reframe your meetings, realign your team, and unlock the next level of operational leverage.
Highlights:
00:00 Introduction: The Key to Scaling Your Business
00:19 Transforming One-on-Ones into Growth Machines
00:22 Connecting Goals to Growth
00:30 Unblocking and Unlocking Potential
00:38 Action-Oriented One-on-Ones
00:47 Conclusion: Multiplying Your Impact
Links:
Website: https://www.marcogrueter.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcogrueter/
Transcript:
Here's the truth. If you want to scale your business, it's not just about sales, marketing or operation, it's about how you multiply yourself through your team. And that starts with how you manage your direct report. If your one-on-ones feel like status update. You're missing your biggest momentum lever.
Here's how to turn your one-on-ones into growth machine. Number one, connect everything to growth goals. Always ask, how does what you are working on move the company forward? Number two, unblock and unlock. Ask what's stopping you and where's your biggest opportunity this week? Number three, and with action, every one-on-one finishes with.
What's your next step? And by when? If there's no action, there's no momentum. Remember, scaling isn't just about doing more. It's about multiplying your impact with your team. Your one-on-ones are the engine. Make them come.