“Let’s Connect Async:” How To Build a Better Asynchronous Culture

An asynchronous work culture is gaining traction, but many corporate cultures are still blocked by synchronous workstreams. This can manifest in different ways, from closed and synchronous to open and asynchronous. An asynchronous work culture prioritizes the distribution of knowledge, creating a flywheel of institutional knowledge that benefits future employees. It allows decisions and progress to be made more quickly and saves current employees from doing extra work to acquire information. Companies like Confluent have developed commandments for async work, such as sharing work in public places by default, providing active feedback, treating everything as a shared work product, and encouraging asynchronous behavior in others. While it may feel uncomfortable at first, the switching pain is worth it, as it leads to dramatic productivity gains and enables smart companies to build high-performance, hybrid workstreams.

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