How to make great decisions async and save yourself and your team from drowning in a calendar like this: 
1/ Loop in the right people
Every decision should ideally have one decision maker and fewer than five stakeholders to provide input.
Avoid too many cooks in the kitchen.
Every decision should ideally have one decision maker and fewer than five stakeholders to provide input.
Avoid too many cooks in the kitchen.
2/ Give context
Write a decision doc with:
1. List of people involved
2. Context
3. Recommendation (don't bury the lede)
4. List of options with pros and cons
Write a decision doc with:
1. List of people involved
2. Context
3. Recommendation (don't bury the lede)
4. List of options with pros and cons
3/ Keep the discussion in one place
Pick one channel or doc for people to provide input.
Avoid starting a bunch of separate threads and then having to play a game of telephone to figure out who said what.
Pick one channel or doc for people to provide input.
Avoid starting a bunch of separate threads and then having to play a game of telephone to figure out who said what.
4/ Push for a decision
When it looks like people are reaching alignment, the decision maker should push for consensus or "agree to disagree".
When it looks like people are reaching alignment, the decision maker should push for consensus or "agree to disagree".
5/ Document and share the decision
Once confirmed, share the decision far and wide so that everyone is on the same page.
Once confirmed, share the decision far and wide so that everyone is on the same page.
6/ To recap:
1. Loop in the right people
2. Give context
3. Keep the discussion in one place
4. Push for a decision
5. Document and share the decision
Check out my post with @bkaneMN for an example of this process in action:
async.twist.com/how-to-make-de…
1. Loop in the right people
2. Give context
3. Keep the discussion in one place
4. Push for a decision
5. Document and share the decision
Check out my post with @bkaneMN for an example of this process in action:
async.twist.com/how-to-make-de…
7/ Here's another trick to make your teammates feel better (j/k don't do this):
https://twitter.com/petergyang/status/1568391605891272704
8/ If you found this helpful, follow me @petergyang for more.
Back to the top:
Back to the top:
https://twitter.com/petergyang/status/1602324923199856640
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