1:1 Meeting Mastery: How Smart Scheduling Improved My Productivity as an Engineering Manager

<p>As an Engineering Manager, I have always found it challenging to schedule and manage 1:1 meetings with my colleagues. After struggling with recurring meeting invites, I decided to develop a more efficient and flexible approach to scheduling these meetings. In this article, I will share how I enhanced my productivity by smartly scheduling 1:1 meetings with colleagues I work with.</p> <blockquote> <p>Here is link to my profile :&nbsp;<a href="https://tariqkhatri.pk/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">https://tariqkhatri.pk/</a></p> </blockquote> <h1>&nbsp;The Purpose of 1:1 Meetings:</h1> <p>1:1 meetings provide an opportunity to exchange ideas, share problems, and collectively find and work on solutions with your colleagues. They also help build better relationships with your colleagues and provide instant feedback, which can help improve their work.</p> <h1>The Challenges of Auto Recurring Meeting Invites:</h1> <p>Initially, I used to schedule recurring 1:1 meeting invites with my colleagues. However, this approach had its limitations.</p> <ol> <li>Some other important meetings would come up at the same time</li> <li>Either myself or my colleague might be unavailable.</li> <li>Additionally, there were times when it was okay to move the meeting ahead, or I needed to schedule a meeting earlier than planned.</li> </ol> <p><a href="https://medium.com/@weprodify/1-1-meeting-mastery-how-smart-scheduling-improved-my-productivity-as-an-engineering-manager-63d3c8b07928"><strong>Read More</strong></a></p>