A daily update is a key organisational communication tool that fosters alignment, engagement, and trust by keeping teammates on the same page about company activities. They can take the form of emails, app notifications, brief meetings, or a platform like tchop(tm). Typically short and focused on the day’s priorities and events, they’re delivered at a consistent time each day to establish routine and reliability.
A synchronous version of the daily update can be difficult to schedule and disruptive to teammates working at different times of the day, so many teams decide to hold them asynchronously instead. These quick and efficient updates are often held via a private channel, where teammates can share their progress and ask questions without interrupting each other or disrupting the flow of work in their workspace.
Geekbot offers a simple way to create an asynchronous daily update for your team using a dedicated channels and automated reminders. Simply choose the channel where you want to host your daily updates, and then select the option to have teammates receive the daily update questions in their own local timezone (so they don’t have to answer them at unconvenient or confusing times). You can also set up optional reminder notifications for teammates who forget to answer the daily update questions within a certain amount of time.
Geekbot’s asynchronous daily update can be used to give team leaders more insight into individual performance, help them distribute work appropriately, and support their team members in improving their work-life balance. When delivered well, daily updates can be a powerful motivator to reinforce the value of communication across the organisation and increase action rates.