1) Yes 2) Yes 3) Weekly, but either of us feel free to cancel if we need the time back

My direct report is our product manager, and has his schedule packed with meetings. Keeping a 1on1 on the calendar means I can nab him with questions during a busy week without sending another fifteen emails to an already overflowing inbox. Plus, it makes us both pick our heads up at least once a week to socially engage, which we could both easily forget to do.