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Hear me out: I stopped doing detailed weekly reports and my team got more done
I know everyone says you need those weekly status reports to keep the business running smooth. But I tried something different back in March after a project in Denver just kept slipping deadlines. I replaced the whole report with a simple 3-bullet email and a 2 minute daily standup instead. The first week my boss thought I was slacking off but then she saw our completion rate go up by 15% in the next month. People were spending less time writing about work and more time actually doing it. The trick was that the standup forced people to talk about blockers right when they happened instead of waiting for Friday. Has anyone else tried cutting formal reporting and saw things improve?
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the_elizabeth9d ago
Tell them it's actually a daily standup that's key, not the bullet points.
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sarah1987d ago
Oh but if you don't write stuff down the whole thing just turns into people talking in circles with nothing to show for it.
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alices169d ago
Oh wow, I always thought the bullet points were the whole point. You actually made me rethink it now. The real value is those quick check-ins to catch problems early, not just writing things down for later.
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