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As Zoom fatigue continues to snowball into remote-working fatigue in general, some businesses have embraced a new way for their staff to communicate and collaborate with colleagues — described as asynchronized working.
An asynchronous working environment is one in which there are no fixed hours for employees. They communicate with colleagues only when necessary, to suit their own work-life balance and need for flexibility. It’s regarded as a more independent way to work that prioritizes more focused, deep-thinking tasks and resets the constant feedback (and distraction) loop many professionals find themselves in.
The core benefit is to cut down on the amount of time that gets sucked up by internal meetings. So, instead of hosting a virtual meeting, colleagues in an asynchronous work environment would share a deck of a new initiative they’re working on via a cross-company platform and take feedback via a collaborative tool. Or a leader might record and share a video of an announcement for employees to digest in their own time, rather than schedule an all-hands. This avoids the dreaded, time-consuming search for a suitable slot amongst meeting-heavy calendars and accounts for time zone differences across teams.
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