Reengineering 1:1s for a new era of working

Estimated reading time: 31 minutes

The trusty 1:1 has been a key tool for engineering managers for decades, but in an era of AI, are they still fit for purpose?

Zeb Hermann is a rare species in tech management. His calendar isn’t overflowing with team meetings, instead the general manager of v0 at Vercel, the company behind Next.js, schedules precisely one team meeting each week, everything else is handled ad hoc. 

Hermann’s minimalist calendar was achieved by controversially scrapping one-on-one meetings with his reports, a decision driven by the belief that the management practices that worked in recent years are now holding back tech teams.

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