That is the goal, but those who use them don&#x27;t see that getting everyone to stand emphasizes physical differences.  Short people, women and lightweight people can come off as weaker when literally standing beside large male blow-hards.  If everyone in management seems to be a 6-foot male fratboy, a culture of formal standups may be part of the problem.<p>Talk to anyone in a wheelchair.  The one situation where I&#x27;ve seen this resulted in the physical standup rule being immediately abandoned in favour of a conference room.  Everyone recognized the awkwardness of the situation.<p>A strange twist on the standup is the evil situation whereby the meeting occurs in a manager&#x27;s office.  Typically, the person in charge remains at their desk, like a king lording over a royal court, and groups of people come in to give quick presentations.