Telework has made it more possible to work remotely for a company situated in another part of the world. This has led to changes in workplace organization because there are teleworkers who work from different time zones.

Asynchronous work is just that: working at different times throughout the day. In this model, as opposed to more traditional ones, workers are not expected to be available at any given time or to work in the same time intervals. Now, a worker can start their workday in Asia and another employee of the same company can start their day hours later in America.

To deal with this reality, companies are incorporating certain practices. For example, meetings take place at different times of day so that everyone can attend at least every other one. Also, meetings are recorded so that they are accessible to the whole team. This, in addition to guaranteeing access to information, gives the opportunity for workers to reflect on a topic and communicate their ideas to the team.

Additionally, we recommend using a communal calendar and digital tools for organization, management, and communication. There are even time zone converters to know the time zone of any worker at any time.

In turn, asynchronous work offers a great opportunity to both companies and workers. It benefits businesses because they can look for job candidates from anywhere in the world and therefore obtain a global team. And it benefits employees because it allows them to work from any location. With asynchronous work, geographic distance is not an issue.