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Jun 10, 2021
Show Notes
- [0:01:01] Episode Summary & Intro
- Machoman, Koolaid Man, or Wolfman Jack?
- [0:02:04] Communication Round 2
- Brief Recap of the Last Episode
- Real Time Communication vs Asynchronous
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- We started collocated, in-office and transitioned to remote work.
- Benefits of Synchronous Communication
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- While is it so alluring to maintain?
- Let’s be honest, real time communication is easier.
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- There’s an Idea That Moving Fast is Superior to Being Methodical & Intentional
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- That idea is wrong, and here’s why.
- Fast often equals “move quickly...and break things”.
- Communicating Asynchronously is Something You Have to Learn
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- We Often Confuse Activity with Progress
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- The truth is, you can be active but not get anything done.
- Asynchronous Communication Tends to be More Thoughtful, More Crafted
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- Be reading something, you get to sit down and really process communication.
- [0:10:58] Asynchronous Communication as a Tool to Level the Playing Field
- How asynchronous communication benefits those who process communication atypically: neuro divergence, or otherwise on the spectrum.
- Not a speed typist? Asynchronous communication is a massive boon.
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- [0:13:33] How Can We Set Guardrails & Best Practices for Asynchronous Expectations?
- It takes practice.
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- Not just writing but reading asynchronously.
- It requires mutual respect.
- There should be shared understanding on a general timeframe of when you should hear a response.
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- But sometimes just commenting that you’re still processing the last response and formulating your answer is key.
- Silence is seen as approval, for better and worse.
- [0:17:20] There is a Cost to Real TIme
- A one hour real time conversation isn’t “just a hour”, it’s four hours of business time taken.
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- When you move it asynchronous, it doesn’t take a hour of everyone’s time; it’s more thoughtful, and can allow those involved to come to solutions even quicker with little practice and training.
- Real time is expensive.
- We’re not saying you should never have real time conversations.
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- We are saying you should make sure they’re worth it.
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- You want to combat the “this meeting could have been an email” notion.
- [0:19:01] Should we be All Asynchronous All the Time?
- The cost of asynchronous is a breakdown in real human connection.
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- Left unchecked, this leads to work becoming soulless and transactional.
- Connection is a fundamental piece.
- It’s not one or the other.
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- It’s about identifying the proper communication method for a given topic, task, idea, etc.
- It’s not ‘either or’, it’s ‘yes and’.
- There is something to be said for asynchronous communication making it too easy not to intentionally document things.
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- This is less than great. Be mindful of what needs to be documented.
- [0:22:55] Additional Challenges
- Real time communication has the potential to steal the party’s best time to get ‘deep work’ done.
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- Ask your team members when their preferred times to do deep work is, and schedule meetings around this time, not during it.
- Don’t steal productive time from team members...unless the meeting is innately conducive to (and dependent on) their role specific productivity.
- [0:26:59] Be Thoughtful About Your Communication
- Consider the following for your meetings and communication in general:
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- What is the best way to go about this particular communication?
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- (Synchronous or asynchronous?)
- What's the best time?
- What is the subject matter?
- What do we need to get out of it?
- Who needs to be here and why?
- Communication is the hardest thing to do correctly and effectively in your business.
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- But it’s also the most important thing to figure out today.
- Next Time on AIB
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