Generally, you should keep every one-on-one meeting you schedule. Even if you have no set talking points, there might be a work or personal issue your employee wants to bring up. You could end up having an important one-on-one conversation you hadn’t realized you needed to have. It’s usually better to grab a quick coffee or hop on a video call and check in for 5 minutes than cancel the meeting altogether. Especially for the sake of being a fair manager, you want to avoid missing meetings with your team members. Of course, there are some exceptions. If something urgent pops up and one or both of you can’t make it, you might push your meeting to a later date. Just keep in mind that these meetings are really for your employees. Canceling or rescheduling last-minute could risk someone feeling like their scheduled time isn’t important to you.