The 10-minute morning huddle that runs the day
A short standup beats every meeting you've ever scheduled.
Three questions, same order, every day
Where are you working? What do you need? Anything blocking you? Ten minutes, standing, before tools. That's the entire format.
Same time, no exceptions
A huddle that slides 15 minutes later every day stops being a huddle. Protect the start time. The whole team learns to be ready.
Use it to catch problems early
Most job-day disasters were avoidable at 7:00 a.m. The huddle is where 'wait, we don't have the part' becomes a 30-minute fix instead of a lost day.
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