I think the takeaway is to have clear agendas for 1:1s and meetings. I have been a "manager" and I realize how easy it is to waste people's times. Especially si

I think the takeaway is to have clear agendas for 1:1s and meetings. I have been a "manager" and I realize how easy it is to waste people's times. Especially since YOU, the manager, is responsible for having these meetings, so you feel pressured to have them, yet you don't always have content. The solution is to have content or cancel the meeting. This is back to the whole "don't just go through the motions" argument. This is made worse when you have architectural responsibilities, a team, 3 other devs to "manage", and 5 mentees. It's impossible to be a good manager then, since you just don't have time to care, but it's a very typical situation.