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Apr 2Liked by Kyle Nitchen

Daily huddle is a great tool. Bechtel was doing this in 80’s. A complement is a pre meeting called “Morning Devotions”. This is a short 30 minute problem solving session of teams having problems. Potential invitees construction supervision, field engineers, and materials folks.

Invitations listed by the CM on white board at 4:30 for next morning at 6:00. Having to get up early is great motivation for fixing issues. Only drawback is as Planner I facilitated all sessions.

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Really good article (as usual), Kyle!

We used this daily morning meeting technique successfully on my last construction project. It saved us a lot of time, grief, and frustration. More than once, we discovered a minor problem before it grew into a big one.

Also, I really like the "odd" starting time for the meeting. Will definitely try this in the future.

Cheers! -Mark

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