After a few weeks of daily meetings, even brief ones, the quality of information being communicated really decreases.
I've had better results where:
A) frequency of team meetings increases as deadlines get closer, going from once per week to 2x per day if needed.
B) every day managers spend 5-10 minutes of 1-on-1 time with each team member actually inspecting their work.
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