The daily huddle is the heartbeat of the Scaling Up meeting rhythm. It is a fast, standing, 15-minute check-in that keeps everyone moving in the same direction and surfaces problems while they are still small. This daily huddle template is based on the Scaling Up (Rockefeller Habits) model created by Verne Harnish.
Run it every working day at the same time, ideally early. The huddle is not a status report or a project meeting. It exists to align the next 24 hours, spot daily metrics drifting off track, and uncover stucks before they cost a week. If your team feels out of sync or surprises keep landing late, the daily huddle is the first habit to install.
The whole team or a single department, typically five to twelve people. Everyone stands so the meeting stays short. Larger companies cascade huddles: the leadership team huddles, then each leader huddles with their own group.
Start on time whether or not everyone is present, and end in fifteen minutes. Move through three quick rounds: what each person is focused on, the daily numbers the team tracks, and where anyone is stuck. The facilitator keeps the pace brisk and writes down stucks for resolution after the huddle. The discipline is consistency. The same time, the same format, every day, builds a rhythm the team can rely on.
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