It’s not uncommon for a few enthusiastic team members to unintentionally turn daily stand-ups into their personal TED Talks. :) However for the Agile Leader it very important to implement strategies that foster inclusivity and encourage everyone to contribute. Before addressing the dominant member pro-actively involve quieter team members by asking them specific questions or prompting them to share their updates. This will give them the space to open up and can help draw them into the conversation. If a particular individual is consistently dominating the conversation, address it directly and respectfully. Rotating the facilitation of the stand-up meeting can also help. These strategies collectively contribute to an inclusive stand-up.

In stand-up meetings, I've found it useful to start with a quick round of "wins" or "challenges," so everyone contributes early. Another idea is using a talking token, where only the person with the token speaks, ensuring no one dominates the conversation. Introducing anonymous feedback at the end also helps quieter team members share thoughts they might not express during the meeting. Finally, breaking into smaller groups before coming together can make it easier for everyone to contribute. These strategies encourage balanced participation and create a more inclusive environment

One effective strategy is to establish ground rules that promote respectful and inclusive participation. Encourage team members to keep their updates concise, and consider using a token system or round-robin discussions to ensure everyone has an equal opportunity to speak. Additionally, be mindful of your own role as the facilitator; actively listen to quieter team members and encourage them to share their thoughts. By creating a supportive and inclusive environment, you can help to level the playing field and ensure that everyone feels valued and heard in your stand-up meetings.

One practical tip is to set a speaking order or use a "talking token" so only the person holding it speaks, ensuring each person gets their turn. Encourage concise updates by setting a time limit for each team member.

From my experience, sometimes it happens that resources who are extremely vocal tend to dominate the calls. As a facilitator it is important to ensure that everyone has a fair chance to voice out their share of opinions. Set clear expectations while sharing the invite for the connects and through communication channels for every participant to come up with viewpoints before the connect. This will help certain participants who are resistant to voice out also to be well prepared. Limit the vocal participants at the right stance by ensuring they don't feel abruptly interrupted. Make the discussions to point and crisp and clear. Always timebox the connects to ensure everyone's time is valued.

Structuring the daily stand up and giving it a format would help democratising the dialogue. For example, each person needs to take 5 min of their time to explain: 1) What did they achieve yesterday. 2) What they going to achieve today. 3) What they planning to line up for tomorrow. This divi up the meeting time and everyone gets equal time. Sometimes calling out for help by specifically taking the name , which would trigger getting someone's attention. Ensure you record the standup so just in case if someone wants to come back to the conversation just in case if there are distractions.

Yes! We all Scrum Masters have faced team members who tend to dominate daily stand-ups, this often happens because of thousands of reason some of them are as follows: 1. Either the team composition in terms of people experience is not balanced in this case the senior members tend to dominate with his/her opinions. 2. One particular team member doesn't really value the idea of time-bound conversation. 3. They come in assuming they will dictate the work, and the way to do it. The ideal way to tackle the situation is to mandatorily ask the non contributing team members to participate in the conversation one by one. And in really bad cases, talk to the dominant person in a 1-o-1 conversation explaining the concern and its consequences.