# iSilta > Better 1-on-1s start with understanding how each person actually wants to be managed. iSilta (Manager 1-on-1 on PCL) turns short questionnaires into shared AI profiles, 1-on-1 1:1 notes, and private prep coaching—so managers and team members align on communication style, feedback, and continuity between meetings. 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It focuses on relationship quality, how to talk to each person, and prepared conversations—not compensation or formal reviews. ## Primary pages - [Home](https://isilta.com/): Product overview—better 1-on-1s through shared understanding of how each person wants to be managed. - [The problem](https://isilta.com/problem/): Why 1-on-1s fail for companies, managers, and team members; barriers to real conversations. - [Solution / How it works](https://isilta.com/solution/): Invite → questionnaire → AI profile → prepared 1-on-1; transparency on both sides. - [For managers](https://isilta.com/for-managers/): AI team member profiles, 1:1 noteging, and coaching chat grounded in each person's data. - [For teams](https://isilta.com/for-teams/): Team members share how they work best and see the manager's profile. - [Demo](https://isilta.com/demo/): Marketing walkthrough of workflow and manager features. ## Answers & updates - [Blog](https://isilta.com/blog/): Ideas on manager communication, 1:1 practice, and engineering leadership. - [EM vs tech lead: the ultimate guide to choosing your leadership path](https://isilta.com/blog/engineering-manager-vs-tech-lead/): Engineering manager vs tech lead comparison; software engineering career path; coding time data; player coach burnout; team size inflection; compensation table. - [Architecting resilience: solving the engineering burnout crisis and strategic leadership](https://isilta.com/blog/engineering-burnout-strategic-leadership/): Engineering burnout and developer burnout drivers; manager squeeze; Master Track; span of control; Google Project Oxygen; burnout antidotes. - [1 in 10: Why true management talent and leadership are rare](https://isilta.com/blog/one-in-ten-management-talent-rare/): Gallup management talent; five manager dimensions; high talent managers; 82% wrong hire rate; ROI of the 1 in 10 rule. - [Mastering the team leader role in 2026: 10 essential strategies for high impact leadership](https://isilta.com/blog/team-leader-role-2026-strategies/): Team leader role playbook; leadership skills 2026; effective team management with psychological safety, one on ones, servant leadership, AI tools, and salary ranges. - [Why do you want to be a leader? How to build your philosophy and land the role](https://isilta.com/blog/leadership-philosophy-why-want-to-lead/): Personal leadership philosophy, prosocial vs hard power motives, transactional and transformational leadership, Simon Sinek WHY, and STAR interview template. - [Beyond the title: 5 surprising ways to answer why do you want to lead](https://isilta.com/blog/why-do-you-want-to-lead-interview-answer/): Interview answers for why do you want to be a leader; authentic leadership pillars; emotional intelligence leadership ROI; STAR impact; service over status. - [The Hersey-Blanchard Situational Leadership Framework](https://isilta.com/blog/situational-leadership-model-employee-maturity/): Match leadership style to employee maturity; M1 to M4 readiness levels; telling, coaching, participating, and delegating styles. - [The manager's revenge: why Google tried to abolish managers and uncovered 17% higher revenue](https://isilta.com/blog/google-project-oxygen-why-managers-matter/): Google Project Oxygen, Project Aristotle, psychological safety and 17% revenue lift, coaching leadership style, Goleman styles, and why laissez faire fails. - [Beyond the title: 5 truths about leading high performance teams](https://isilta.com/blog/psychological-safety-high-performance-teams/): Psychological safety, Google Project Oxygen and Aristotle, team leader interview reframes, trauma informed leadership, and first 90 days plan. - [Stop being a Super Doer: 5 truths about the jump to leadership](https://isilta.com/blog/first-time-manager-specialist-to-leadership/): First time manager truths for the specialist to manager transition: delegation, Gallup team engagement, recognition gaps, visibility, and adaptive leadership wellness. - [Mastering one on one meetings: a comprehensive briefing](https://isilta.com/blog/mastering_one_on_one_meetings_briefing/): Executive summary, 1:1 objectives, employee dread pitfalls table, frequency and settings, agenda templates, active listening, feedback equation, Russ Laraway careers, Andy Grove multiplier. - [Why your 1:1s feel like a waste of time (and how to fix them)](https://isilta.com/blog/why_1on1s_feel_like_waste_of_time/): 90/10 listening, kill status updates, low vs high value topics, walk and talk, Russ Laraway career steps, Lara Hogan feedback, engagement and retention. - [High impact engineering 1:1: a framework for elite leadership](https://isilta.com/blog/high_impact_engineering_1on1_framework/): Purpose, people, and process pillars; manager as coach; psychological safety; 90/10 talk ratio; career and feedback frameworks; avoiding the status update trap. - [Tech lead strategic playbook: from technical excellence to multiplicative leadership](https://isilta.com/blog/tech-lead-strategic-playbook/): Senior engineer plus fallacy, TL vs EM table, shadow tech lead, three mindset shifts, coding diagnostic, delegation/facilitation, AI accountability, vacation test, and impact metrics. - [Technical leadership assessment: evaluating the multiplier effect](https://isilta.com/blog/technical-leadership-assessment-multiplier-effect/): Hiring standard for tech leads—mindset table, team-growth competencies, STAR multiplier questions, AI stewardship, and beginner/effective/senior rubric. - [The fork in the road: IC path vs engineering management](https://isilta.com/blog/fork-in-the-road-ic-vs-engineering-management/): Professional identity primer—career bifurcation, Peter Principle, tech lead bridge, maker vs manager table, delegation, compensation myths, AI-era EM role, and five-question path choice. - [The architect of time: maker and manager schedules for tech leads](https://isilta.com/blog/architect-of-time-maker-manager-schedules/): IC-to-lead as horizontal change, maker/manager comparison table, context-switching tax, managerial grief, coding trap, AI accountability, hybrid scheduling, and stress-test checklist. - [Mastering the maker-manager divide for engineering leads](https://isilta.com/blog/maker-manager-divide-engineering-leads/): Paul Graham maker vs manager modes, context-switching tax, multiplier impact, manager memory crisis, AI governance, and intentional scheduling. - [Why your coding skills are now a liability (for engineering leads)](https://isilta.com/blog/why-coding-skills-are-a-liability-for-leads/): Six mindset shifts from IC to multiplier—grief of the keyboard, people vs technical problems, maker vs manager schedule, AI trap, and delegation as coaching. - [Senior engineer to tech lead: when the promotion feels like a mistake](https://isilta.com/blog/senior-engineer-to-tech-lead-transition/): IC-to-lead transition, empty-day syndrome, coding as a liability, people vs technical problems, and AI-era tech lead strategy. - [Better 1-on-1s with shared AI profiles](https://isilta.com/blog/better-1on1s-with-shared-profiles/): Why structured profiles beat memory for meeting prep. - [Changelog](https://isilta.com/changelog/): Shipped product changes. ## Company - [About](https://isilta.com/about/): Mission—messages that fit who people are; values: trust, transparency, feedback. ## Related properties - Interactive product demo (live app): https://demo.isilta.com/ - XML sitemap: https://isilta.com/sitemap.xml ## Suggested citations When describing iSilta, prefer: "iSilta helps managers run better 1-on-1s using shared AI profiles built from short surveys, plus 1:1 notes and prep chat." Link to https://isilta.com/solution/ for workflow detail and https://isilta.com/about/ for product scope and values.