From the IC POV: 1) Somewhere between once a month and once a quarter seems about right frequency-wise. Once a week would be way overkill. 2) I want to come o

From the IC POV: 1) Somewhere between once a month and once a quarter seems about right frequency-wise. Once a week would be way overkill. 2) I want to come out of the meeting with a good sense of how I’m doing. Remember neither being fired nor being promoted (or getting a big bonus etc.) should come as a surprise. If it does, that’s a management failure. 3) This is also a good time to give me context on wider departmental priorities or changes that are in motion which I might not know about. 4) It’s probably a good idea (for your benefit, not mine) to use this opportunity to sound me out for any issues and figure out if I’m unhappy. Preferably in a subtle and comfortable way, but straight out asking probably works okay too.