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I think the context is important "The context of this advice is direct reports, not skip-levels. I’m less prescriptive about skip-levels because I think recurr
by seanthemon 3y ago
I think the context is important
"The context of this advice is direct reports, not skip-levels. I’m less prescriptive about skip-levels because I think recurring skip-level 1:1s can become untenable depending on the size of your org and personal bandwidth. If you can’t sustain scheduled skip levels, other patterns like Office Hours, Lean Coffee or org/group/seniority-level meetings can be useful mechanisms to build community and solicit feedback."
This makes sense if it's a larger org, as a developer, once a month is enough
- JohnFen 3y agoI have no experience with skip-level 1:1s at all, so can't speak to them. The concept strikes me as very odd, but I don't think they're as fraught as direct report 1:1s.
- intothemild 3y agoI'm an EM, if one of my direct reports doesn't like 1:1's we can have them less frequently or however suits them. Any manager who pushes for face to face weekly 1:1's is a bad manager.