Mora vs Google Docs

Your 1:1 system shouldn’t depend on you remembering everything

A running doc holds what you write. Mora uses your notes, open goals, and your report’s check-in to draft the next conversation. Less scrolling. Less starting over.

14 days free · No credit card required

Priya talking through her work in a one-on-one
A conversation worth coming back to

Your next 1:1 with Priya

How’s the workload been since we last talked?

Based on your last conversation
Notes stay private from reports Only you need an account Built around recurring 1:1s

The work you’re still doing

The doc is free. Keeping it useful takes work

Before every 1:1, you reread last week’s notes, check the calendar, find the update in chat, and work out what to ask. Multiply that by everyone you manage. The document holds the notes; you still have to put the conversation together.

Before you even start talking

Find the right doc
Reread last week
Check messages
Write the agenda

Give the prep a place of its own.
Mora puts it together for your review.

What changes with Mora

Last week’s conversation helps you prepare this week’s

Priya’s workload concern belongs in the next conversation. Mora uses the record you’ve kept and her latest check-in to suggest how to pick it up.

You review the questions, make changes, and run the meeting. The preparation has already started.

See how Mora works
Priya’s workload concern carried from meeting notes into a suggested agenda

Last week · Your private notes

Priya’s 1:1

Priya’s team is short-staffed. She’s worried about the workload.

We agreed to review her priorities next time.

Before the next 1:1 · Priya’s check-in

“Still juggling the launch and the support queue.”

Next conversation · Ready for your review

Mora suggests

How’s the workload been since we last talked?

From your notes and Priya’s check-in

Why choose Mora over Google Docs?

Less work to keep a good 1:1 going

Next agenda

What would help make the workload manageable?

Ready for you to review and edit

Stop facing a blank agenda

Mora suggests questions from your saved meeting notes, open goals, and the check-in your report sends before you meet. Edit the draft and keep what’s useful.

Priya’s goal

Make room to lead the launch

Agree on priorities
Review support coverage

Keep the history with the person

Meeting summaries and goals live together for each report. You can return to what happened without searching a folder of documents.

Your week

Priya’s launch is coming up

You agreed to review her workload. Your next 1:1 is Thursday.

Your team’s context, together

Take the weekly head count off your list

A Monday briefing brings together context across your team. You have a place to begin before opening each person’s next 1:1.

Mora and Google Docs, compared

Compare the work around the meeting

Automatic pre-1:1 check-ins for your reports

Mora

Included: Sent before the meeting. Reports answer by link, without an account.

Google Docs

Not included: No built-in report check-ins.

A goal tracker for each direct report

Mora

Included: Status, target dates, steps, and history are built in.

Google Docs

Not included: No built-in goal tracker.

Agenda drafts from check-ins, notes, and goals

Mora

Included: The next conversation starts with suggestions for you to review.

Google Docs

Not included: No built-in 1:1 agenda workflow.

A weekly briefing across your team

Mora

Included: Delivered on Mondays, with context across the people you manage.

Google Docs

Not included: No built-in manager briefing.

Private meeting notes

Mora

Included: Your reports can’t see your meeting notes.

Google Docs

Requires setup: Keep a separate private doc and manage its sharing settings.

Start with your next 1:1

Give your 1:1s more than a place to put notes

You already do the hard part: listening, making decisions, and supporting people. Mora takes on more of the preparation between those conversations. Try it with one person and compare the work before your next meeting.

One person. One upcoming 1:1.

Add your report, schedule the meeting, and let Mora help prepare it. Keep your existing meeting setup.

Build your first agenda

Put Mora to work before your next 1:1

Try it free for 14 days. Only the manager needs an account. Your reports contribute through a check-in link.