Just to offer a counterpoint: I used to just ping my direct reports for 1:1s each week when it suited me, and then realised that that's pretty disrespectful of

Just to offer a counterpoint: I used to just ping my direct reports for 1:1s each week when it suited me, and then realised that that's pretty disrespectful of other people's time. I switched to asking people to schedule time with me in my calendar out of respect for their schedule.