I work on distributed teams that are spread across 10 to 12 time zones. We depend on people making local decisions that are approximately right, because confirm

I work on distributed teams that are spread across 10 to 12 time zones. We depend on people making local decisions that are approximately right, because confirming a decision may mean a 24 to 48 hour cycle of back and forth communications. In these situations it's more important to share "what is the problem" than how to solve it.