Async work guides

Replacing status meetings with written and recorded updates: norms, templates and the maths on what a recurring meeting really costs.

• Async communication: a practical guide for teams Async work · 12 min read

  How to make async communication work: reply-time norms, messages that need no follow-up, when to write, record or call, async decisions and a team charter.

• Async standup templates that beat yesterday, today, blockers Async work · 12 min read

  Copy-ready async standup templates and real examples: the classic three questions done right, goal-first, blockers-first, confidence checks and video standups.

• How to reduce meetings on a remote team without losing alignment Async work · 11 min read

  A four-step plan to reduce meetings on a remote team: audit the calendar, cut what has no job, shorten what stays, and replace the rest with async formats.

• How to replace status meetings with short video updates Async work · 12 min read

  Replace status meetings with short video updates: what the meeting really did, a 3 minute format, the right cadence, keeping people watching and a 4-week trial.

• Video, text or a meeting? How to choose the right format Async work · 11 min read

  A decision guide for work messages: three questions that tell you whether to write, record a short video or meet, plus 16 everyday situations sorted for you.