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Re:Ask HN: What agenda do you have for 1:1 meetings with you... by echelon on Friday February 07, 2020 @07:16AM (#22265256)
Then you haven't had a successful one.

The manager's job is to unblock and empower as much as anything.

Managers need insight into the health of their teams and how their reports think, feel, and operate. 1:1s are a fantastic sounding board for this.

Re:Ask HN: What agenda do you have for 1:1 meetings with you... by blahfuk on Friday February 07, 2020 @09:16AM (#22266101)
This is the same ‘no true scotsman’ argument used with scrum. Over 15 years I’ve very rarely had anything productive come out of 1:1s. I think some people just require more support than others. I personally find them to be an enormous waste of time.