The best project manager I ever worked with just wrote everyone's names on the board, asked what they were working on today, writing it on the board next to the

The best project manager I ever worked with just wrote everyone's names on the board, asked what they were working on today, writing it on the board next to their name. You can imagine how the next day went; "So Andrew, how did X go yesterday, any blockers? Is it done? What are the issues, can we break this down further?" It's all you need.