Remote and asynchronous work

Write more, assume less.

Writing for absence

When people are in other time zones, a message must carry enough context to be acted on without a follow-up question. Include links, deadlines and the reason.

Say when you need a reply, and mark what is not urgent.
Record decisions in a shared place, not in private chat.

Presence

Without corridors, relationships need deliberate effort: cameras on for the harder conversations, and a little unstructured time that is genuinely optional.