Navigating Asynchronous Communication

An Audio-First Course

 

Are you a new manager or a seasoned leader suddenly thrust into managing remote teams? Is your team weighed down by an overload of online meetings that disrupt their workflow, leaving them feeling stressed and overwhelmed? If so, we've got the perfect solution for you.

Virtual not Distant and Wilson Sherriff have designed a course for managers and team leaders who aim to reduce their dependency on meetings and effectively introduce asynchronous communication into their team's work routine.

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Audio-first

We understand the fatigue that comes from staring at a screen all day. That's why we've created an "audio first" course where you can engage with the material wherever you are, away from your computer screen, by using the free BookFunnel app.

Revisit the material through the text version, which you will receive as a PDF.

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Discover asynchronous communication's pros and cons, establish safety and boundaries, drive facilitative leadership, collaborate effectively, balance meetings, create team agreements, make decisions, and preserve team knowledge.

Adopting asynchronous communication can transform your team's workday, providing opportunities for:

  • Focused Work: No more back-to-back meetings. Your team can dedicate solid blocks of time to deep work that moves the needle.

  • Flexible Schedules: Team members can structure their day to align with their personal productivity peaks.

  • Building Engagement: Foster a culture where everyone has the opportunity to contribute and collaborate on their own terms and schedules.

  • Team Alignment: Despite reduced meetings, your team stays connected and aligned through effective asynchronous communication.

Topics covered include:

  • The power of asynchronous communication

  • The role of facilitative leadership

  • Maintaining psychological safety

  • Task collaboration in the online environment

  • Asynchronous decision-making

  • Capturing team knowledge

  • Striking the right balance between meetings and async

  • Choosing the right technology for your needs

Listen to this BONUS episode from the 21st Century Work Life podcast to get a feel for the course.

The course includes 9 audio modules and 3 informal conversations, plus their text version.

Coffee Break Conversation 1: Introduction - to your tutors and the material

Module 1: Benefits and Drawbacks of Asynchronous Communication

Module 2: Foundations of Asynchronous Communication

Bonus: Psychological Safety in Asynchronous Communication

Module 3: Different Conversations at Work

Coffee Break Conversation 2: Why is Asynchronous Communication so Hard to Get Used to?

Module 4: Collaborating on Tasks Asynchronously

Module 5: Decision-making and Alignment

Module 6: Capturing Your Team's Knowledge

Module 7: Integrating Meetings into Our Process

Coffee Break Conversation 3: Working with External Parties

Module 8: The Technology and the Team Agreement

Module 9: Your Next Steps

For those interested in gaining formal recognition of their skills, we offer a certification add-on, where all you'll need to do is to demonstrate that you understand how to implement the material in your own context, or a hypothetical one.

If you have any questions about the course, get in touch with Pilar.