I've worked for a manager who insisted on weekly one-on-one meetings, and it was terrible. I wasted so much time in those meetings, that could have been better

I've worked for a manager who insisted on weekly one-on-one meetings, and it was terrible. I wasted so much time in those meetings, that could have been better served in group meetings, a specific one-time meeting, or email. We all hated it because of that. The best thing to do is have weekly group meetings, setup meetings as needed otherwise, and have 3 or 6 month one-on-one meeting just to check in. This article is so wrong. It sounds like he had bad employees, and instead of firing them, did a terrible job and micromanaged them instead.