Asynchronous Communication for Remote Teams
Asynchronous Communication for Remote Teams
Real-time meetings are expensive. Here is how to move 80% of your communication to async channels.
The "Zoom Fatigue" of 2020 never really went away. We just got used to it. But smart teams are realizing that 80% of meetings should have been an email (or a Loom). The most successful remote teams don't just "work from home"—they work "asynchronously."
The Hierarchy of Communication
Reserve Level 3 for decisions, bonding, and complex debates. Everything else goes to Level 1 or 2. If you are just sharing a status update, don't hold a hostage situation on Zoom. Record a 2-minute video. Your team will love you for it.
Documentation as Culture
Async work forces you to write things down. This creates a "Knowledge Base" by default. Contrast this with oral culture, where decisions happen in meetings and are forgotten 2 weeks later. An async-first culture is a documented culture, which is infinitely more scalable.