A practical library
for your work memory.
Templates, examples, and field notes for 1:1s, reviews, self-evaluations, feedback, and keeping a private record of what happens at work. Written for the people doing the work, not for an HR department.
Run every 1:1 from history, not a blank doc.
1:1 meeting notes template
The template that carries forward, per person, instead of dying in a folder.
1:1 meeting questions
Questions organized by purpose, and how to keep the answers.
How to prepare a better 1:1
Walk in knowing what actually happened since last time.
How to keep track of 1:1 notes over time
One searchable thread per person, instead of notes you can never find again.
Skip-level meeting notes
What to capture so you spot patterns across people and follow up.
Async 1:1s with a remote team
When you cannot meet often, the written record is the continuity.
Write fair, specific reviews from the whole year.
Performance review template + examples
A template, plus real examples written from evidence, not adjectives.
Recency bias in performance reviews
Why reviews reward the last six weeks, and how to fix it.
How to reduce recency bias in reviews
Judge the whole year, not just the last few weeks.
Mid-year review template + questions
It’s July. Check the goals you set in January. Self + manager template.
Annual performance review template
The whole year, calibration-ready, not just the last six weeks.
How to prepare for a calibration meeting
Walk in with dated evidence and a rationale you can defend.
How to build a promotion case for your report
A defensible case built from a year of dated evidence.
Make feedback and praise specific, and make them stick.
Constructive feedback examples
Specific, fair feedback using situation, behavior, and impact.
What to write after a feedback conversation
Turn a good talk into context you can stand behind later.
How to give specific, memorable praise
Generic praise fades; capture the moment so it lands.
Recognition without a platform
Make recognition specific and frequent without buying a tool.
How to document performance issues
A factual, dated record kept as your own working notes, fairly.
Remember your own wins before review season.
Brag document template
A brag doc that writes your self-review for you, one line at a time.
Self-evaluation examples
Examples by competency, plus how to stop writing from memory.
Promotion packet template
Build a case from a year of evidence, not a week of cramming.
How to keep a work diary
A private running log of your wins, ready for review season.
Writing a self-review with no notes
Reconstruct your first half from what you already left behind.
How to prepare for your 1:1 with your manager
Walk in with an agenda, not "things are fine."
Keep a record of your work that is actually yours.
A private, per-person memory for your team.
Manager notes and employee journal
One private, per-person timeline of wins, follow-ups, and coaching.
What to track in your first 90 days
Capture per-person context from day one, not at review time.
The manager brain-dump system
A five-second habit, turned into a weekly system you will keep.
Why managers forget important context
The quiet cost of leading from memory, and how to fix it.
The five-second note that changes how you lead
The smallest management habit with the biggest payoff.
Assistance that does not replace judgment
Why a real record is what makes any help worth trusting.
Keep the plans you make with ChatGPT and Claude.
AI capture: think with your AI, execute with Notivo
What happens after the chat: the plan, filed to the people it involves.
Connect Notivo to Claude or ChatGPT
The setup hub. Claude on any plan; ChatGPT needs Developer Mode and a paid plan.
Save a ChatGPT or Claude plan to a tracker
Paste the plan into Notivo and it files to the right people and topics.
How to connect Notivo to Claude
Step-by-step Claude setup. Works on any Claude plan, even Free.
How to connect Notivo to ChatGPT
Honest ChatGPT setup: Developer Mode and a paid plan required.
ChatGPT for managers
Where the plans you make with your AI actually get followed through.
Honest comparisons for the job of remembering your team.
Notivo vs Notion
A ready-made private notebook, or a workspace you build yourself.
Notivo vs Lattice
A private notebook for one manager, not a company-wide HR platform.
Notivo vs Google Docs
When a doc-per-person stops scaling.
Notivo vs Apple Notes
A general notes app, or a per-person memory built for managers.
Notivo vs Fellow
A shared meeting tool, or a private per-person memory.
Notivo vs Range
Team check-ins tell you the week; Notivo remembers the year.
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