Daily Huddles: The Key to Fast Change on Construction Projects
In this blog, I am going to talk about how daily huddles mean fast change.
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Now let us get into the topic.
Daily huddles. The system I use has four parts: an afternoon foreman huddle to plan the next day, an all-hands morning worker huddle to connect and communicate, crew preparation huddles for the details, and team daily huddles to remove roadblocks. These create a rhythm where information flows quickly and clearly.
The key revelation is this: daily huddles allow for immediate feedback and fast change. Whether it is a change in delivery routes, blocked access, sequence adjustments, or a shift in concrete placement times, you can communicate it to everyone within hours instead of days or weeks. Without daily huddles, scaling change is painfully slow. With them, you have a reliable system to keep the entire team aligned.
Think of it like an old hotel shower. Without daily huddles, you wait minutes for the water temperature to adjust, never quite getting it right. With daily huddles, the adjustments happen immediately and consistently, so the flow stays balanced.
This cycle of afternoon planning, morning alignment, and real-time feedback loops helps projects run smoothly, teams stay informed, and changes scale at remarkable speed.
Key Takeaway
Daily huddles transform how fast you can scale change. By creating immediate feedback loops, they prevent confusion, eliminate delays, and keep everyone moving in sync.
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