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Re:HOWTO: Be more productive (2005) by andyxor on Friday June 04, 2021 @10:02PM (#27401273)
I found that 'daily standup' popular in some tech companies absolutely kills motivation.

I've never procrastinated more, like literally for months, than when I had to report progress on daily basis.

What happens is the reporting itself becomes the target not the actual task to be done.

Re:HOWTO: Be more productive (2005) by revskill on Friday June 04, 2021 @10:27PM (#27401456)
It depends on the team. Daily standup is good if you need help or other need help from you. It's fine that you're still investigating things and need/raise issues ASAP for the team to know and maybe fix it for all the team.

It's a team effort/collaboration that makes daily standup useful.

Re:HOWTO: Be more productive (2005) by roamingdave on Friday June 04, 2021 @10:29PM (#27401469)
Totally agree. I've seen it go both ways, one where it's a total drain and waste of time, another where the best thinking, best solutions and ideas all came out during stand-up.

I suppose getting that right team is what makes an awesome manager though right?