We still hop on a quick Zoom 1:1 if we can't find the words to discuss over text.
We still hop on a quick Zoom 1:1 if we can't find the words to discuss over text.
Email is the quintessential async tool. Slack isn't really even that async -- people still expect quick responses (it somehow has that expectation built-in)
For individual contributors, sync meetings really disrupt the flow of the day. Worse are meetings that don't respect your time zone -- either too early in the morning or too late at night.
People don't realize how disruptive it is when someone says "let's jump on a call" for every single little thing. I much prefer them to just "send me an email".
Sometimes sync meetings are more efficient, especially for complex topics or on topics requiring a live demo -- but I find having a sync meeting after an email thread much more effective, because then folks have had a chance to engage with the material.