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1. Yes.

2. Yes. Though like anything, you get out of them what you put in.

3. Set on a per-person basis. Some people need/want to meet every week. A lot of them are younger developers and are looking for constant guidance/feedback on how they're doing, ways to improve, or just to talk through issues.

While a person is in charge of their frequency, we do require at least once a month. Those people are usually more senior in their careers. In those cases, a lot of times the meetings are shorter and we just have a quick chat to make sure everything's okay with both them and their team.