[chasd00]

from the manager side, what i like to do is find out where the person wants to go in the company and do some introductions and coach them how to get there (this process can take years, it's not a quick thing). I use the phrase "i hate to see you go but love to watch you leave" a lot. I feels really good to watch someone you mentor blossom even if it means they leave your team.

If the person in the 1:1 just wants to turn the crank and go home then it's pretty pointless. At the least come with a bullet list of corp. questions that need answers and if you don't have any then cancel the 1:1.