Scheduled 1-1s are dumb and a huge waste of time. If i need to talk to my manager, i want to do it now, not 3 pm on thursday. If i have nothing to talk about on

Scheduled 1-1s are dumb and a huge waste of time. If i need to talk to my manager, i want to do it now, not 3 pm on thursday. If i have nothing to talk about on thursday at 3 pm, why do I have to break my flow to go to your office. A better way is closer to “management by walking around”. Be available for your employees. Those rare birds who need regular 1-1s, schedule them. For everyone else make sure they know they can have one anytime they need, and make sure you take them aside on a regular basis if they haven’t asked for one. And just walk the floor and talk to your team, almost every day. A manager should be aware of when they haven’t connected directly with a team member in while, and just do it. It’s not hard to track.