Pillars of Async Communication • Anton Ball • YOW! 2024

This presentation was recorded at YOW! Australia 2024. #GOTOcon #YOW https://yowcon.com Anton Ball - Dev Team Lead at Doist @antonjb RESOURCES https://bsky.app/profile/antonjb.bsky.social https://x.com/antonjb https://www.linkedin.com/in/anton-ball https://noti.st/antonball https://www.antonball.dev Links https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/worklab/work-trend-index https://futureforum.com/research/pulse-report-fall-2022-executives-feel-strain-leading-in-new-normal https://blog.doist.com/trust-remote-workplaces https://handbook.gitlab.com/handbook/company/culture/all-remote/handbook-first https://async.twist.com/writing-at-work https://handbook.gitlab.com/handbook/company/culture/all-remote/non-linear-workday ABSTRACT There’s a monumental shift away from in-person synchronous offices to remote and even nomadic lifestyles. To attract and retain the best people, you’ll need to manage timezones, trust, accountability, and team bonding in async-first environments. In this talk, I’ll run through the pillars of async. Approaches that we have found to build a successful, async-first culture that allows for the best work while respecting everyone’s time and energy. Come along to learn how Doist succeeds through async-first principles like handbook first, trust by default, and everyone’s a writer. [...] TIMECODES 00:00 Intro 01:18 Definitions 02:19 Why async? 10:03 Vision, mission & values 12:08 Default to trust 14:28 Autonomy & responsibility 16:59 Transparency by default 18:44 Everyone is a writer 23:27 Focus hard, disconnect fully 27:19 Outcomes over hours worked 28:41 Hands-on management 29:46 Not async-only 33:06 Wrap up 35:20 Outro Download slides and read the full abstract here: https://yowcon.com/brisbane-2024/sessions/3553 RECOMMENDED BOOKS Heidi Helfand • Dynamic Reteaming • https://amzn.to/3Fvu5BA Heidi Helfand • How to Change Your Teams • https://leanpub.com/DRTGuide Matthew Skelton & Manuel Pais • Team Topologies • http://amzn.to/3sVLyLQ Nilesh Makwana • Terminal 4 • https://amzn.to/4llsnqt Michael Jackson • Software Requirements and Specifications • https://amzn.to/3ql2T14 Geoffrey West • Scale • http://amzn.to/3eKMbpc https://bsky.app/profile/gotocon.com https://twitter.com/GOTOcon https://www.linkedin.com/company/goto- https://www.instagram.com/goto_con https://www.facebook.com/GOTOConferences #Communication #AsyncCommunication #Leadership #TechLead #TechLeadership #Teams #TechTeams #AntonBall #YOWcon CHANNEL MEMBERSHIP BONUS Join this channel to get early access to videos & other perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs_tLP3AiwYKwdUHpltJPuA/join Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket at https://gotopia.tech Sign up for updates and specials at https://gotopia.tech/newsletter SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL - new videos posted almost daily. https://www.youtube.com/user/GotoConferences/?sub_confirmation=1