[JohnFen]

> I do regular one-on-ones and wish that more of these things came out during those conversations.

1-on-1s are extremely unlikely to surface these sorts of things, because saying these sorts of things is very risky for people who want to continue working at the place. You're rarely going to get actually frank and honest feedback in that sort of situation unless the employee is very happy or feels very secure.

I'm not sure how much better exit interviews are, though. As an exiting employee, I've only been asked to take part in one once, and I declined because it seemed like a lot of risk for no benefit (to me).