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Define your team’s default — async-first or sync-first — to protect focus time.

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Async vs. Real-Time

• Use Slack for urgent messages during core hours (10 AM–3 PM CET).
• Use Notion for task updates, documentation, and long-form discussion.
• Avoid meetings if a clear async update can solve the problem.

Response Times

• Messages in Slack: respond within 4 hours during core hours.
• Notion comments or tasks: respond within 24 hours.
• Emails: respond within 48 hours unless marked urgent.

Tone & Style

• Be concise and clear. Use bullet points for easier reading.
• Default to assume good intent — critique ideas, not people.
• Include context in messages: who, what, why, next steps.

Meeting Etiquette

• Start and end on time.
• Share agendas in advance and take notes in Notion.
• Summarize key decisions and assign next steps immediately after the meeting.

Documentation First

• Before asking a question, check if the answer exists in Notion.
• Keep documentation updated and link relevant pages instead of duplicating info.