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Faster Isn’t Better
Back-to-back video calls, all-day team chats combined with an expectation of immediate response is taking its toll on people trying to work from home.
In the quest to create a real-time interaction of the office, we are cutting the remote workers' ability to get things done.
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Benefits Of Asynchronous Communication
- More control over the workday, and on how we structure our lifestyle due to flexible work hours.
- High-quality responses due to workers having the time to think, reflect, and provide insightful ideas.
- Better coordination and planning, leading to less stressful teamwork.
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Asynchronous Vs Synchronous Communication
Asynchronous communication is when we send a message (such as emails) without expecting an immediate response. The recipient can take hours to answer it.
Synchronous (or real-time) communication is when you and the other person are engag...
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The Async Mindset
This requires managers to:
- Focus on the output rather than the number of hours worked.
- Trust their employees and give them space and freedom.
- Understand that 24/7 connectivity isn’t good for employees wellbeing.
- Get rid of unnecessary meetings.
- Enc...
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Communication Boom
Team communication has increased by 50 percent in the last 20 years. We spend an average of three hours a day working on emails. On an average, Slack users send about 200 messages in a day.
This near constant communication hampers work productivity, with video calls, one-on-one me...
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The Default Setting
While face-to-face connections are important, make sure that zoom meetings, phone calls and other real-time communication are not the rule, but an exception.
Personal and real-time interaction is good for team building, but we need to provide flexibility to the remote team in both wor...
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Problems With Real-Time Communication
The overhead of real-time communication leads to:
- An inability to focus and make any meaningful progress in work.
- The constant interruptions, and context-switching draining mental resources.
- A constant FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out) due to connectivity being made a prio...
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