We are ready to roll out departmental Level 10 Meetings™ to our front-line, non-desk employees who work in the field or on the shop floor. How do we adapt the ninety-minute, software-heavy meeting structure for teams that do not work on computers?

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Tyler Smith · Accepted Answer

Adapting the Level 10 Meeting™ for front-line, non-desk employees requires shifting from software reliance to a physical, highly visual environment. These teams, whether they are in a warehouse, on a construction site, or on a factory floor, do not have the patience for digital spreadsheets and complex meeting software.

First, run a shorter, fifty-minute version of the pulse. Non-desk teams do not need a full ninety minutes. Keep the structure tight: five minutes for a personal share, five minutes for the Scorecard, five minutes for Rocks, five minutes for customer/employee headlines, five minutes for to-do review, twenty minutes for IDS®, and five minutes to wrap up.

Second, use a physical whiteboard. Draw the Scorecard, Rocks, to-dos, and Issues List directly on the wall. This makes the meeting active, physical, and highly collaborative. Accountability is much higher when a team member has to physically write their red scorecard metric on a whiteboard in front of their peers.

Third, focus on highly tactical, localized issues. Front-line teams should not be debating company strategy. Their issues list should focus on immediate operational bottlenecks, equipment failures, safety concerns, and customer service issues. By making the meeting fast, visual, and focused on their daily work, you build massive traction at the execution level of your business.