Reading the Room: Effective 1:1s in 90 Days

Hosted by Lisa Friscia

Tue, Aug 18, 2026

4:00 PM UTC (30 minutes)

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Lead with Clarity: Essential Communication for People, Team & Project Leads
Lisa Friscia
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What you'll learn

Ask Questions That Get Real Answers, Not Diplomatic Ones

Move past "tell me about yourself" and learn the specific questions that surface how the team actually works.

Map Decision Rights Before Anyone Tells You Where They Are

Learn to spot where authority really sits — not where the org chart says it does — in your first 1:1s.

Read What's Rewarded, Tolerated, and Corrected

Walk away with a framework for hearing the real culture underneath what people tell you in a first conversation.

Why this topic matters

Whether you're new to leading, stepping into a new role, or taking on a bigger team, your first 1:1s matter more than you think. They're the shortest window you get to learn how things actually work — before people start managing what they tell you. Get them right, and you start with real information instead of guesses.

You'll learn from

Lisa Friscia

Fractional CPO helping leaders build the systems that make teams work

Lisa Friscia is a leadership strategist and Founder of Franca Consulting, where she partners with founders and leadership teams to build the infrastructure that makes organizations scale.

Lisa brings a breadth of context to the work — patterns and frameworks that apply across industries and org sizes. She's been a teacher, a founding principal, a VP, a Chief People Officer, and a fractional CPO — which means she's seen leadership challenges from every angle.

She teaches systems, not just skills. Every framework she shares is one she's applied in real organizations under real pressure.

Her motivation is simple: too many capable leaders are set up to fail because nobody ever gave them the infrastructure to lead from.

Her insights have been shared in Business Insider, Fast Company, and Forbes.

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