> Create a culture that allows employees to come to you when THEY need to. This is great advice in general but regular 1v1s give you a forum to proactively ask

> Create a culture that allows employees to come to you when THEY need to. This is great advice in general but regular 1v1s give you a forum to proactively ask employees how things are going, which can help you detect problems quieter employees are having that they might not be willing to raise themselves. Some people are conditioned not to complain, but that doesn't necessarily mean they're happy.