First one-on-one: a survival log

How are you? (Please say ‘fine’)

Today, I am anxious. No alert, no incident, no technical challenge. None of that. Just my first one-on-one meeting with a team member. I don’t know how I will drive that, and I don’t know what to talk about. Should I ask about his pets? Leaders like to look cool by asking non-work-related questions. No, I need to find my style.

I am not the most talkativ…