It's been almost two years since I have been working for a startup and I report to a founder. The work has been quite remote and the teams collaborate remotely. How often should I have one to one sessions with my manager? The last time we had a one to one was during my appraisal which happened a year ago post which we never met 1:1. However, we meet once a week on a group staff meetings which is driven on a specific business agenda? Is this something healthy?
I meet my associates for 30 mins per week. I have 12 people reporting to me. It is a serious time commitment. But given I am not doing hands-on, I need to know where my people are stuck & if I can help them. I have good tech knowledge. In the ~2 hours I give them monthly, typically 25% is for business discussion where I talk, 25-50% for associate to tell about project, any issue etc. i.e. they talk, rest of the time for bakchodi. Lastly, I never ever cancel meetings. I may reschedule but would never cancel. But my associates are empowered to cancel them when they don't need me. Eventually, some people, particularly introvert ones, meet me 4 times a month while extrovert talkative ones meet me once/twice a month. Generally in team meetings, these extroverts grab more opportunity to speak, so often they don't need 1-1. Now if I reverse the table, I feel 1-1 is subjective. Each person need a different amount.
PS: When I was little younger, I worked w/o a manager for 1.5 year. I did perfectly well. I never like 1:1 in general. So your situation is totally acceptable to me while to you not so much.
I work from the office almost all day. We've dedicated slot set up fot every month.
But beyond that, I meet him whenever I go to office (basically everyday) and have discussion on many topics from work to life.
I'm also allowed to set up time with him whenever I want (and if his calendar is free), and I've used that extensively as well.
I believe that having a good rapport with the manager, and clear communication will also help them to lead us to the right path (personal/professional development)
If your manager can’t spend 30 minutes with you every week, find a new manager, or a new company
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