I recently received a promotion to manage 15 additional people that are based in 15 different cities. Prior to this I had 3 direct reports that work in the same office as me for about five years. We had a weekly team meeting and monthly one on ones. I already have a monthly team meeting scheduled for the entire new group but am worried about having enough bandwidth for one-on-ones. I was debating holding “office” hours where I’d have an hour scheduled to be on Teams each week and anyone can join with questions.

What are some of the best ways to encourage communication and collaboration? Any successes or failures to share?