Last week I started a discussion post in the lean Six Sigma LinkedIn group about Gemba Academy’s latest featured video showing a morning stand-up meeting at my old company, Specialty Silicone Fabricators. I had started the morning meetings years ago. My successor has added some really interesting accountability components that work well to ensure daily discussion and progress.

I’ve been rather amazed at some of the comments to the post. Many suggest that the stand-up meetings are a waste of time, and that technology-oriented solutions should be used instead of in-person meetings with white boards and Post-it notes. I’m not against technology—in fact, I’m one of those geeks who will often stand in line to get the latest. But there’s a place.

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