5 Questions to Ask During Daily Huddles as a Subcontractor
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Luke Matelan
Senior Consultant | FMI Corporation
Luke Matelan is a Senior Consultant at FMI Corporation who spends 250 days a year in the field helping subcontractors improve productivity. He specializes in operational systems, workforce planning, and lean construction.
Does every person on your crew know what they’re supposed to be doing every hour of every day?
Daily huddles are an opportunity to drive production and identify problems before they affect your margin – but they’re wasted if you’re taking a “drill sergeant” approach.
Daily huddles should be collaborative and allow one to ask questions as much as give instructions. Ask these five questions during your daily huddles to unlock productivity gains.
EXAMPLE: Daily Huddle Goal Setting
- “What is the goal for today?”
- How did we do relative to yesterday’s goals?
- What are the goals for today (specific and quantifiable)?
- Do we have what we need for tomorrow and the remainder of the
- week?
- What do we need to think about today to keep everyone safe?
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