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Ask HN: Do you find 1-on-1s with supervisor/team members beneficial?
Lately I have been thinking about how to make 1-on-1s more effective or if there is an alternative to them. Of recent, I have them to have little benefit relative to the amount of time they take. Currently devoting ~4 hours/wk.
If you regularly hold 1-on-1s:
- Are you required to have them or only have them when needed?
- How regularly do you meet?
- Do you have an agenda? How do you determine if the meeting was beneficial?
- What is the setting like? Are you walking/drinking coffee or is it more formal?
If you do not hold 1-on-1s:
- How is important/sensitive information disseminated to your team/supervisor?
- Do you have an alternative to 1-on-1s?
- Do you wish you had 1-on-1s?
- tmaly 8y agoI try to do 1-on-1s with my team once every two weeks just to see how they are doing. Recently I have been using some of the framework from The Coaching Habit book. I have found that a little easier to get to the important issues.
- marksb 8y agoThe book looks interesting. Will check it out.