12:00 P.M. onward – team time

In an ideal world, you should, but more so would, always have time for anyone to approach you and discuss things in detail until everyone is satisfied. This would be especially true for your team members. However, this is unrealistic given the ever-increasing expectations and rapid delivery cycles within most organizations.

So, to reach a compromise with this goal, you should carve out a dedicated and regular time slot where you are free to your team. This is vital in establishing your approachability, which we will discuss more in Chapter 5, Managing Your Team.

This is not a Thursday-only event. Any day is a good day for one-to-one meetings with your team members. Thursdays, in my experience, were the best days as they were also when the team was most likely to be feeling fatigued or frustrated at the progress of a project. So, coupling this with a timely one-to-one can be very effective in helping your team to overcome tiredness. It also allows both yourself and your team members to holistically look ahead at their long-term learning and development.