Hi Female Bosses, how often do you all talk to your direct reports? I’m a relatively new manager with a small team of 2 direct reports and sometimes I find myself talking to them once a week. Should I be putting in more effort to communicate on a daily basis? What if I don’t have anything to say? They are PMs so all our work is heavily project-based.

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I would have formal 1-2-1s (weekly, biweekly, whatever) and then ask each one what they prefer outside of that. That shows you’re invested in them and considerate of how they work best.

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A formal 1-1, once a week. And then as needed as the work dictates and the personalities of the direct reports. Sometimes it’s once a day, sometimes it is just during the formal meetings.

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At least once a week. I put an official one on one touchpoint on the calendar so that they know they are a priority for me.

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I have a one on one with my boss once a week but via teams we chat daily fwiw

Depends on your work. I am HR Director so I touch base daily, 2X a day during busier times. My employees appreciate it and feel supported. Official touch bases are twice a week due to the nature of our work.
In other positions, I would check in every 1-2 days max. Again, they appreciated it and felt like I was accessible and supportive.

I have 1-1 with my manager every 3 weeks

I message / ping with everyone on my team at least 1x day and then have formal 1-1s weekly. Team of 6

Weekly 1:1 is fine and if the team’s scope is big and needs more detailed updates outside of normal catchup then an additional team meeting might he helpful.

Weekly 1:1’s with each team member, every other week team tag up, and ad hoc whenever they ask for one. We also chat on Teams frequently.

Every week for a half a hour

Weekly 1:1s and a team meeting 1x per week. To build relationships, think about ways to get people talking without adding too many meetings

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