What does it take to be productive?
Working on meaningful tasks and being part of a friendly team is essential for feeling confident and motivated at work. There’s one more essential requirement though for people to give their best. And that is time. Time to work. Time to focus. Time to get into a state of flow and get things done without interruptions.
People can’t be productive when they are expected to attend a ton of meetings on a daily basis. Of course, there are meetings focusing on problem solving, that are absolutely beneficial for the team. But daily stand-ups? These meetings could be a simple text, yet they last from 15 up to 30 minutes. Absolutely not beneficial.
People can’t be productive when they are expected to attend a ton of meetings on a daily basis. Of course, there are meetings focusing on problem solving, that are absolutely beneficial for the team. But daily stand-ups? These meetings could be a simple text, yet they last from 15 up to 30 minutes. Absolutely not beneficial.
At LOGIC, we don’t believe in daily stand-ups. Here is why:
- They hinder creative work by requiring daily coordination among multiple people that need time to focus on the schedule that suits them best.
- There is no straightforward, low-maintenance way to go back and see what was mentioned in the meeting.
- There is no way to respond to a person without claiming the time from everyone attending.
So, how do we ensure clear communication in our team daily, without stand-up meetings? We use Pulses for this reason.
We have set up daily scheduled GitHub discussions with Pulses. There, we share what we worked on, and what blockers are in front of us, so we can ask for help in a threaded comment. Plus, all this happens in GitHub, our single source of truth, so there is no need for anyone to get onboarded on yet another tool.
Sounds helpful? Give it a go! It’s astonishingly simple and there is a 30-day free trial. No credit card required.
Get Pulses and ditch your daily stand-ups today!
We have set up daily scheduled GitHub discussions with Pulses. There, we share what we worked on, and what blockers are in front of us, so we can ask for help in a threaded comment. Plus, all this happens in GitHub, our single source of truth, so there is no need for anyone to get onboarded on yet another tool.
Sounds helpful? Give it a go! It’s astonishingly simple and there is a 30-day free trial. No credit card required.
Get Pulses and ditch your daily stand-ups today!