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Description

Quick Meetings and Stand-Up Briefings: Prepare, Facilitate and Decide Fast

Run short meetings on the shop floor that produce decisions rather than open-ended discussion

  • 1 day — 7 h
  • In-person or virtual
  • Foundation
  • Up to 6 participants

The daily huddle was meant to last ten minutes: it runs for thirty, turns into a round-the-table update and ends without a single decision. Participants check their phones, in-depth topics find their way in and the facilitator answers every question alone. The result is predictable: teams disengage from the ritual and real issues surface through other channels, or not at all.

One day to master the short format: meeting structure | topic selection | visual board used directly at the workstation | handling blocking points and escalating to the next level. Each participant facilitates several filmed quick meetings and receives immediate feedback on how the session was run.

Learning objectives

  • Structure a short meeting with a fixed running order and controlled timing
  • Select the topics that belong in the short format and redirect the others
  • Use a visual board that can be read and updated directly at the workstation
  • Run the session so that every item ends with a decision or a named owner
  • Organise the escalation of topics that go beyond the team's remit

What makes this programme different

Each participant facilitates several filmed short meetings, then reviews them sequence by sequence
The visual facilitation board is built during the session for each participant's own scope
The classic round-the-table pitfalls are triggered deliberately so they can be handled live

Programme

1The format and its rules

Why a short meeting is not a shortened meeting

  • Distinguish the short meeting from a working session and from a top-down briefing
  • Set the place, the time, the duration and the participants
  • Select the topics that belong in the format and redirect the others
  • Prepare the meeting in a few minutes

2The visual board

What the team needs to see in order to decide

  • Select the information displayed and leave out the rest
  • Make gaps and blocking points immediately visible
  • Keep the board up to date without spending time on it
  • Have the team itself populate the board

3Facilitating and closing

Holding the time and leaving with decisions

  • Open the session and restate the running order
  • Redirect a digression without putting the speaker on the defensive
  • Draw out the team's blocking points
  • Assign an owner and a deadline to every item
  • Escalate to the next level whatever goes beyond the team

Who is it for

Front-line managers · team leaders · quality facilitators and anyone responsible for running short meetings with an operational team.

Prerequisites

No prior knowledge required

Dates & locations

36 scheduled dates between November 2026 and December 2027. Seats are confirmed in the order enquiries are received.

November 2026

December 2026

January 2027

February 2027

March 2027

April 2027

May 2027

June 2027

September 2027

October 2027

November 2027

December 2027

None of these dates suit you? We open additional sessions on request, and any programme can be run privately for your team.

Practical details

Before the programme
Online positioning questionnaire. Your development objectives are shared with the trainer, who tailors the practical case studies to your context.
Teaching methods
Theoretical input, workshops and practical case studies. Digital course materials and method sheets provided.
Assessment
Multiple-choice tests and role-play exercises. Assessment of learning at the start and end of the programme, with immediate and 60-day follow-up evaluations.
After the programme
One year of access to the e-learning platform. Self-assessment of the skills acquired and a 30-day follow-up session with your trainer.
How to register
Registration online or on the basis of a quotation.
Lead time
11 working days after confirmation of registration.
Accessibility
Accessible to people of determination. Contact our accessibility coordinator to design a suitable solution: contact@mpf-academy.ae
Start dates
Rolling intake: in addition to the scheduled sessions, this programme can start on request.