Run a standup in Slack

Stay up to date with your team’s goals, challenges and wins, without carving out additional time in the calendar.

1. Choose a standup format and frequency
2. Let everyone know about the standup in advance
3. Run the standup and collect feedback

Step 1 - Choose a type of standup and set the frequency

• Select a type of update you would like the team to post. This could be: 
  
  🏁  Goalsetting for the week
  💪  Looking back on successes and challenges 
  📅  Highlighting what people are working on today 
  🙅‍♀️  Identifying blockers 

• Pick the right frequency for your standup. It could be daily, weekly, or on a custom schedule.

Step 2 - Let everyone know about the standup in advance

Tips 

See it in action

• You may want to create a new channel just for your standup. Alternatively, you could use an existing channel.

Use this template to introduce the standup to your team

Step 3 - Set a recurring reminder to run the standup

Tips 

See it in action

• Use a recurring reminder to schedule the standup.
• If you've never made a reminder before, try using the remind slash command. For example, you could type the following into Slack's message box to schedule a reminder for every Monday:  /remind #example-channel Please post your top three goals for the week 3️⃣🙌 every Monday at 10am.

This activity is part of our series on reducing time spent in meetings. To explore more ideas, try our free, interactive training at slack.com/certification🏅.