I think the worst team I've ever worked on was the one that had a team lead that literally never wrote anything down. Everything was verbal, and what wasn't ver

I think the worst team I've ever worked on was the one that had a team lead that literally never wrote anything down. Everything was verbal, and what wasn't verbal was private messaged. We would have the same discussion three times because nobody wrote it down the first or second time. Nobody even knew what the changes to the formal design were, because they never had a documented change review. I always tell people on my team that if it isn't written down, it doesn't exist. When you get into the habit (and learn how to manage all that information) it really saves your bacon. The other thing that would have saved them from the backup drama was learning how to document and date your to-do list. Suddenly someone notices that you've had a test process for backups on the to-do for over a year and they bring it up at the next meeting. And another thing: in team meetings, people can write their own meeting notes so everyone becomes responsible for documenting their responsibilities and what affects them. It's easier to do this remote than at a stand-up, because you're already at your keyboard.