How to Run 1:1s as an Engineering Manager(justoffbyone.com)
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How to Run 1:1s as an Engineering Manager
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This may be controversial, but in the decade or so since weekly 1:1's became the latest managerial fad, I could count the useful ones on one hand.
I agree with that assessment. They're good to have as a forum where either you or your manager can discuss issues or ask for help. But as a compulsory weekly meeting, most of the time they're not constructive. And at several previous job, I had managers who made them something I dreaded doing each week.
Two of my best managers would tell me "I'm having weekly 1:1's because I've been told I need to have them!" I'm sure if you went up the chain, you'd get the same answer...