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In a culture where the upper management is disconnected from the huddles, is a daily meeting really beneficial if the activity is not high enough to justify it?

Huddles can help any team communicate better. We have leads, the lowest level of management conducting huddles, that are effective. However, the process of making huddles valuable isn’t always readily apparent. We sometimes see complaints about initial huddle formats until they get re-vamped or re-designed. My suggestion would be to start having them, gather feedback…
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Is a Huddle Meeting similar to a Gemba Walk?

No, they are two different things. A Huddle Meeting is usually conducted with a group of people reporting to one supervisor or manager. Huddles are organized by functional reporting relationships to discuss yesterday’s teams’ productivity, goals and/or possible improvement opportunities. Gemba Walks can involve cross-functional groups or people, and the goal is to understand the…
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