Remote Work Essentials: One-on-ones

<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/camille-fournier-9011812" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Camille Fournier</a>, author of “<a href="https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/the-managers-path/9781491973882/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">The Manager’s Path</a>” emphasizes the importance of one-on-one meetings, also referred to as one-on-ones. These meetings help foster a strong working relationship with your direct manager. They provide ample opportunity to discuss goal setting, performance review, and career development. In a remote work environment, the value one-on-ones provide extends beyond your manager and to your immediate team members. Regular one-on-ones with your teammates: <ul> <li>Humanize individuals on the other side of the screen</li> <li>Facilitate knowledge sharing, mentorship, and cross-training</li> <li>Enable collaborative problem solving and support</li> <li>Provide opportunity for feedback and the free exchange of ideas</li> <li>Build relationships with other remote members of your team</li> <li>Help identify systemic issues or concerns within a team or organization</li> <li>Provide a platform for addressing conflicts / disagreements that may arise</li> </ul> While peer one-on-ones can provide a lot of value, a big argument against them is that they require a lot of time and can cost a lot of money. In this post, we’ll take a deeper look into the time commitment and cost for peer one-on-ones. <h1>Observations</h1> Before diving into the time and cost of one-on-ones, let us first consider how many meetings happen given a team size. We do this by simply enumerating the meeting pairs that occur. <a href="https://crabnebuladev.medium.com/remote-work-essentials-one-on-ones-7fb34a2f32c8">Read More</a>