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Why do remote teams stall?
hint: it’s not what you think.
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👋 Welcome back to All Things Remote: your weekly shortcut to building lean, efficient remote teams without the chaos.
In today’s send:
✅ How decision debt kills remote momentum
✅ 3 ways to speed up without rushing
✅ Tools to keep decisions moving async
But first: What’s one decision your team has been circling on for way too long? (hit reply, I’ll send you one way to cut it loose)
But first:
Now, let’s get to it👇
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Why decision debt kills momentum
Bad ideas can be fixed.
Slow decisions? They compound into wasted weeks, rework, and missed opportunities.
Here’s how it shows up in remote teams:
Slack spirals → endless threads, no clear owner.
Re-deciding → same debate, new week, same conclusion.
Stalled projects → nobody is sure if it’s a “go” or “hold.”
Here are 3 fixes I recommend often: