When Slack Becomes a Problem
It’s not the right tool for everything
2 min readFeb 1, 2022
Slack is a wonderful tool for collaboration. It allows us to connect asynchronously across time zones. This tool can help us cut down on costly meetings. There’s one Slack usage that indicates a sign of bigger problems — DMs during meetings.
This kind of side conversation is one way I gauge team dysfunction. You’ve initiated…