United we stand!

You may know that Carruthers Hall has a Stand-Up Meeting Room -- Carr-Collab 2.

What you may not know are the benefits of standing meetings:

Stand-Up meetings are a popular way to start the day for many project teams. Usually, they take around 15 minutes, with the focus on keeping the meeting short and to the point. With that in mind, everybody goes through a series of routine questions:

The members of George Washington's first cabinet
appeared to enjoy the stand-up meeting format.
Can you spot Thomas Jefferson?
Read more about this image.

• What did I accomplish yesterday?
• What will I do today?
• What obstacles are impeding my progress?

Stand-Up meetings are an effective way to get everyone up to date and to identify potential roadblocks ahead, and they could lead to fewer emails, less unfocused hour-long meetings, fewer interruptions, and more flow time. 

You can make the speedy flow of a stand-up meeting easier to follow by using a kanban board.  Check out the basics of kanbans here.

If you'd like to learn more about stand-ups, find out how to implement kanbans, or just chat about history, contact Brenda Nalley  (she's the one who noticed Washington's Cabinet standing to meet).