[koliber]

Weekly 1:1 with your manager should provide benefits for you and for your manager.

Different people have different needs and the benefits such 1:1s provide may feel more or less useful.

For the employee, it’s a way to receive undivided attention from the manager. You can ask followup questions on an initiative that may not be right for a group call. The manager can share some context about what is happening that is more relevant to you than others. It’s a place to praise exceptional efforts or achievements. It’s a place to give constructive feedback or ask about things that are not going according to plan. They are great to make coordinate longer time off. For brainstorming an approach or validating a direction.

The manager should be listening attentively. It’s a way for them to get a qualitative feel for what is going on with each of their team members. They should see these 1:1s as a track of conversations instead of one-off chats. When done regularly, they can show a mood trajectory that is a signal for how projects and people are doing.

I can not imagine working with people without 1:1s. This goes both for my manager and for my team. Without the live in-person connection the relationship would only be based on mechanical processes, metrics, and written communications. All of these are important but without talking with people, they are too transactional and mechanical.

[oe]

Did ChatGPT write this?

[skered]

As an AI language model, I don't have opinions, but I can provide some information.

Weekly 1:1 meetings can be very beneficial for both the manager and the employee. It provides a regular forum for open communication, feedback, and goal setting. It also helps to build trust and maintain a strong working relationship between the two parties.

During these meetings, both the manager and employee can discuss progress on goals, address any concerns or roadblocks, provide feedback, and address any personal or professional development needs. This can help to ensure that everyone is working towards the same goals and can lead to increased performance and job satisfaction.

Overall, the effectiveness of these meetings may depend on the individuals involved and the nature of their work. Some may benefit more from more frequent or less frequent check-ins. It's important to find what works best for each situation and adjust accordingly.

[koliber]

Haha. No. But I’ll mark the date when someone confused me for a computer. In the near future everyone will get to have that moment.

Side note: not sure if I should take that as a positive or negative signal about the quality of my writing.

[stavros]

I don't think ChatGPT ever refers to it in the first person.

[methou]

Now you say it.