A complete Notion workspace for engineering managers. Run effective 1-on-1s, track team OKRs, manage performance reviews, monitor team health, and maintain a hiring pipeline — all from one interconnected system.
Key Features
1-on-1 meeting templates with recurring agenda, action items, and private notes
Team OKR tracker with quarterly objectives, key results, and progress scoring
Performance review framework with self-assessment, peer feedback, and calibration
Hiring pipeline from job posting to offer with interview scorecards
Team health dashboard — track engagement, velocity trends, and risk signals
Career growth plans linked to individual team members
Meeting notes archive with searchable history across all 1-on-1s
Database Schema
Team Members (Core Database)
Property
Type
Description
Name
Title
Team member name
Role
Text
Current title and level
Start Date
Date
When they joined the team
Tenure
Formula
dateBetween(now(), Start Date, "months")
Career Track
Select
IC · Management · Staff+
Current Level
Select
Junior · Mid · Senior · Staff · Principal
Target Level
Select
Next promotion target
Status
Select
Active · On Leave · PIP · Departing
1-on-1 Notes
Relation → 1-on-1s
All meeting records
OKRs
Relation → OKRs
Assigned key results
Growth Plan
Relation → Growth Plans
Career development plan
1-on-1 Meeting Log
Property
Type
Description
Meeting Title
Title
Auto-formatted: "[Name] — [Date]"
Team Member
Relation → Team Members
Who the meeting is with
Date
Date
Meeting date
Mood
Select
Great · Good · Neutral · Concerned · Struggling
Topics Discussed
Multi-select
Career · Project · Feedback · Blockers · Personal · Process
Add your team members to the Team Members database
Schedule your first 1-on-1 — create a meeting record and use the agenda template
Set quarterly OKRs — create 3-5 objectives with measurable key results
Review the dashboard — the Team Health view aggregates mood trends and OKR progress
Usage Guide
1-on-1 Best Practices
Use the built-in recurring agenda template:
1. Check-in: How are you doing? (2 min)
2. Their topics: What's on your mind? (15 min)
3. Action item review: Status on last meeting's items (5 min)
4. My topics: Feedback, context, or announcements (5 min)
5. Growth: Progress on career goals (3 min)
OKR Scoring Guide
Score
Meaning
Color
70-100%
On Track
Green
40-69%
At Risk
Yellow
0-39%
Behind
Red
Google-style: 70% achievement on stretch goals = success.
Recommended Views
View
Type
Use Case
Team Overview
Table
All team members with status and tenure
1-on-1 Calendar
Calendar
Upcoming and past meetings by date
OKR Board
Board
Grouped by Objective, cards show progress
Review Cycle
Table
Filtered to current review period
Hiring Funnel
Board
Kanban by interview stage
Mood Trends
Table
Sorted by date, filtered per team member
Template Examples
Example: 1-on-1 Entry
Field
Value
Team Member
Alex (Senior Engineer)
Mood
Good
Topics Discussed
Project, Blockers, Career
Action Items
Manager: Get clarity on Q2 resourcing. Alex: Draft tech spec by Friday.
Follow-up Needed
Yes
Example: OKR Entry
Field
Value
Key Result
Reduce P95 API latency from 800ms to 200ms
Objective
Improve platform reliability
Owner
Jordan
Target Value
200
Current Value
450
Progress
58%
Confidence
Medium
Customization Tips
Add a "Skip Level" checkbox to 1-on-1s for meetings with your manager's reports
Create a "Team Rituals" database for tracking retrospectives, team lunches, and celebrations
Add "Peer Feedback" relation to Performance Reviews for 360-degree input
Build a "Flight Risk" formula combining tenure + mood trends + growth plan staleness
Add a "Meeting Cadence" property (weekly/biweekly) to Team Members for scheduling
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