University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Team leads must protect scheduled one-on-one meeting times. When a meeting must be moved due to scheduling conflicts or release pressure, it should be rescheduled within the same week rather than outright cancelled.

Protecting One-on-One Meeting Times

Team leads are responsible for actively protecting scheduled one-on-one meeting times.

Explain the responsibilities of a team lead when handling disruptions to scheduled one-on-one meetings.

Match each scheduling element with its corresponding principle.

According to the principles for protecting one-on-one meetings, what should Marcus do instead of removing the event?

Cancelling two one-on-one meetings consecutively signals to direct reports that they are a low priority, causing a measurable drop in interpersonal trust. Reports often withdraw and provide superficial responses (such as saying 'all good' to every inquiry) rather than voicing underlying challenges.

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