Working with clients across five time zones

Async by default

With clients in five time zones, every synchronous meeting is expensive. I moved almost everything to written updates with a clear ask, and kept calls for decisions only.

Decisions in writing

A decision that is not written down did not happen. One short document per project, updated as things change, saved more hours than any tool.

Keeping evenings free

How the schedule actually looks — coming in the finished version of this post.