I think the best way is a combination of both. Async written message first to establish context, followed by in person communication—if necessary—to clear up an

I think the best way is a combination of both. Async written message first to establish context, followed by in person communication—if necessary—to clear up any confusion. For example, our team used to have a 15 minute standup meeting every day, where we would go around and give our status updates. Many people complained that most of the time, the information being shared wasn’t relevant to them. We replaced it with a daily Slack thread where people could share their updates. Then, in the 15-minute meeting people could ask any questions they had or bring up anything they wanted to discuss more. This resulted in the daily standup meetings becoming a much more effective use of everyone’s time.