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Take it into your own hands. It's your time. Bring stuff to it. You won't always have an amazing manager, but you can get a lot out of it if you are proactive I
by stormcode 5y ago
Take it into your own hands. It's your time. Bring stuff to it. You won't always have an amazing manager, but you can get a lot out of it if you are proactive IMO.
Also, I think all managers should be asking what cadence and length of time their directs want for 1:1.
The least would be 30 minutes bi-weekly IMO.
The most would be 1 hour weekly.
Depends on the person, the projects, where they are in their career, etc.
- davidw 5y agoIf it were up to me, I would not bother with it. I have 20 years of experience in this field, and a vital part of the job is communicating well with other people. I do not need someone's "Management Best Practices Checklist" in order to do that. And I do not think I'm exceptional: most of us got by just fine without all this.
- shukantpal 5y agoPeople have differing opinions on this, so maybe learn to respect that. Seems like 20 years of experience has not done that.
- davidw 5y agoThese things are mostly not based on opinions where teams get to pick and choose, but some kind of received wisdom that checks a box on someone's list of Best Management Practices and everyone is forced to go through the script, like it or not.
- stormcode 5y agoThat's why I'm suggesting you take control and turn the meeting into what you want it to be. It doesn't have to be a checklist but it sounds like you -have- to have this meeting at the company you are at. So instead of suffering through it, you can turn it into something beneficial for you. Ya know?