It has been more than a year since we started working from home, and it has become the new normal. Though there are tons of benefits of remote working and it would be the new future work trend, there are several disadvantages. One of the significant disadvantages is continuous video meetings, zoom calls, team meetings, and too many messages from the team. Team meetings are essential; they break the flow of work and hamper your time management skills in various ways. How can we manage time and communicate with our team members at the same time? With the help of asynchronous communication.
Asynchronous communication is an indirect method of commuting with team members during work time. You do not have to be constantly on video calls or meetings and regularly update your authorities here. How? Here are some of the types of asynchronous communication that you can use: –
- EMAILS: – Emails are the simplest form of asynchronous communication. You can write an email to your entire team and avoid wasting time over elongated meetings. Moreover, the response rate of emails is faster as compared to other modes of communication. You can even attach PPTs, word files, documents, and more in an email.
- FORUMS: – Forums are channels created for asking questions. Here, you can ask a question or have doubts, and any team member who knows the answer will reply to that question. It avoids wasting time over phone calls and texting several people to clear doubts. There are various softwares and forum tools that many companies have used and got good results.
- CHATS: – No! we are not talking about WhatsApp chats. We are talking about more professional group chats over Discord, Slack, and other such tools. Here, you can directly tag people and ask a question to the group. Even if the person tagged is not present, other people would clear up your doubt.
If remote working is the future, then asynchronous communication would be the catalyst for better performance and productivity. Some various software and tools can help you communicate with your team members effectively without wasting any time. Asynchronous communication not only helps in time management but also helps in increasing productivity by a higher margin.
