Never walk into a 1-1 unprepared.
LeaderCues keeps notes on the people you manage and builds a short prep before each 1-1, so you walk in remembering what you promised and what you wanted to bring up. The free plan is enough to try the whole thing, and it doesn't ask for a card.
The free plan includes the AI features.
Maria mentioned she feels stretched across two projects. Agreed to revisit workload next week.
Maria mentioned she feels stretched across two projects. Agreed to revisit workload next week.
Revisit Maria's workload next week
Feels stretched across two projects
The workload question is still open, and she wanted to talk career.
- Ask how the two-project split feels this week.
- She mentioned the tech-lead track, pick it up.
2 open cues to look at.
The workload question is still open, and she wanted to talk career.
The prep takes about two minutes to read.
Private by design. Your reports never see it and never get an email from it.
Sound familiar?
- You can recall every detail of last week's incident, but not what you and your report agreed on in the last 1-1.
- Someone brings up the career conversation you promised to continue three weeks ago, and you have nothing.
- Your notes about people are spread across four apps, two notebooks and a Slack message to yourself.
- A resignation that seemed to come out of nowhere had been leaving traces in your notes for months.
LeaderCues keeps that context in one place, where you can actually act on it.
How it works
Write notes the way you already do
After a 1-1, or whenever something comes up during the week, you write a quick note about the person. That's the only input the app ever needs from you.
AI turns notes into cues
When you finish a note, the AI reads it and suggests cues: a follow-up you promised, a sign that someone is overloaded, a career topic that came up in passing. Each suggestion waits for you to confirm or dismiss it before it becomes anything.
Get a prep before every 1-1
Before the next meeting you get a short summary of where things stand with this person: which topics are open, which follow-ups are still hanging, and what changed since you last met.
The whole loop, not just the prep
1-1 cadence and reminders
Tell the app how often you meet each person and it will email you before the meeting, with a link to the prep and a count of open cues. If you already have a rhythm with someone, it notices and suggests the schedule on its own.
Weekly team digest
If you turn it on, you get one email on Monday morning: the people you haven't met in a while, the follow-ups that are still open, and anything the AI noticed across the team during the week.
Team snapshot
The home screen shows how your 1-1 coverage looks, which kinds of cues are piling up, and who you should probably reconnect with. It describes where your attention goes, and it doesn't rate anyone.
Noticed lately
Some things only become visible over time, like a follow-up that keeps slipping or a career conversation that went quiet months ago. The AI points these out, shows which cues each observation rests on, and lets you dismiss any of them for good.
Seven languages
The interface and everything the AI writes work in English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian and Greek. You pick a language once and both follow it.
Private and secure
Two-factor authentication is there from the first day, nothing external reads your notes, and nobody else has access to your workspace. If you delete your account, everything in it is erased permanently.
What it isn't
- It's not an HR system. It doesn't produce performance reviews, ratings, or reports for anyone.
- Your reports never see it and never get an email from it. Unless you tell them, they won't know it exists.
- The AI's job is to prepare you for a conversation. It doesn't score people or draw conclusions about them.
- Everything the AI writes is traced back to a note you wrote yourself. When your notes don't support a claim, it stays quiet instead of making something up.
Pricing
The free plan works for as long as you want. Plus makes sense once the AI prep becomes part of how you run a whole team.
- As many people, notes and 1-1s as you need, with no time limit.
- 15 AI credits in your first month so you can try the prep loop properly, then 5 a month. One credit covers one prep or one note analysis.
- All features included, no card required.
- 350 AI credits a month, enough for a prep before every meeting and analysis of every note across a full team.
- Cancel whenever you want from the settings page.
Payments handled by Paddle. Refund policy applies.
FAQ
Is this a performance-review or HR tool?
No. LeaderCues is a private workspace for you as a manager. Nothing is shared with HR, your company, or your reports.
Can my reports see what I write?
No. They never interact with the product and never receive anything from it.
What exactly is an AI credit?
One AI action: building a 1-1 prep or analyzing a completed note for cues. The free plan includes 15 credits in the first month, then 5 a month. Notes and 1-1s never cost credits.
What happens when my free credits run out?
Everything keeps working: notes, people, history, follow-ups you manage by hand. AI picks up again next month, or you upgrade to Plus.
Where does my data live and can I delete it?
Your data is scoped to your account only. Deleting your account erases everything you own, permanently.
Who is behind this?
A solo founder who managed engineering teams and kept losing context between 1-1s.
Why this exists
I ran engineering teams for years and kept walking into 1-1s blank, with my notes scattered across four apps.
LeaderCues is the tool I wanted: a private place that remembers what I promised and preps me before every conversation.
Try it before your next 1-1.
Setting up takes a couple of minutes, and the first prep is ready on your first day.