[huntsman]

I've found that the most useful discussions I've had are around how the people up the ladder think about the junior persons area/projects and how it fits into the bigger picture.

The junior person knows more about the details and the senior person should understand more about the strategy so both have a chance to learn from each other and to each walk away with a better overall perspective.

As a skip level manager myself it's also seems like a better use of everyones time than me answering generic questions.

[silicon2401]

That's helpful as it gives me a sense of how I can also try to bring value to the meeting. What kind of questions have you found useful/practical from these meetings? I always want to be careful not to ask something that comes off too basic or uninformed.