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how to work across time zones without waiting + delaying work
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👋 Welcome back to All Things Remote: your weekly shortcut to building lean, efficient remote teams without the chaos.
You just hired someone amazing in a different time zone, and now you're realising your old workflows don't work anymore, lets dig into that today…
In today's send:
✅ Two approaches that work
✅ What actually needs real-time vs. what doesn't
✅ How to make handoffs seamless so nobody's waiting
But first…
How many time zones does your team span?(if you're across more than 10 timezones, i'd love to chat) |
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Two approaches that actually work
1/ Fully async:
With no required overlap, everything runs on documentation, clear handoffs, and trust.
People work when they're most productive and decisions get made in writing.
Updates happen in shared docs or async video (Loom is great for this!)
This works when your team is experienced with remote work & you've built strong documentation that people follow.