How to Engage Your Employees With More Effective Morning Huddles

Do you implement morning huddles in your workplace?

As a leadership expert and keynote speaker, I talk to a lot of managers who use the morning huddle as a way to rally their troops at the start of each new day. I’m not here to tell you that morning huddles are essential, or that they work for every business, but I am here to tell you that huddles can be powerful ways for building team unity, boosting morale, and ensuring that all of your team members are oriented toward the same goal.

In short, huddles can be key for building engagement — but how do you ensure that your morning huddles are actually effective?

Building a More Effective Morning Huddle

A few tips come to mind:

• Be consistent. A morning huddle is meaningful as a daily ritual; it’s less meaningful if you huddle for a day or two, then forget about it for a month, then do it again, then off again and back on again. You’ve got to invest in huddles as part of your team’s daily rhythm.
• Shake things up. At the same time, don’t be afraid to change the structure or contents of your huddles from time to time. Like any ritual, a morning huddle can become rote. Keep things lively.
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