Stop Blaming Tech for Bad Communication — It’s You
Many leaders think that the newest tools and fancy tech will magically fix productivity and make teamwork effortless. The hard truth is that: it won’t.
Without a clear communication agreement and shared rules everyone actually follows, even the most expensive apps are just digital chaos in disguise.
Here’s what really makes a team click.
🎙️ Topics:
Without a clear communication agreement and shared rules everyone actually follows, even the most expensive apps are just digital chaos in disguise.
Here’s what really makes a team click.
🎙️ Topics:
- Technology is only half the success – why tools alone aren’t enough
- The communication agreement as the foundation of teamwork
- Technology vs. organizational culture – what really drives effectiveness
- Clear communication rules as a path to higher productivity
- How to create a good communication agreement – the Nozbe example
- Synchronous vs. asynchronous communication – finding the right balance
- Communicating through tasks – why “Task me” works better than messaging
- Order in projects and tasks as part of team culture
- How to sustain a healthy communication culture in your team
📝 Show notes
- Asynchronous communication
- Task Comments in Nozbe - Your Communication Superpower
- Task-Based Communication: What It Is and How to Do It Right
- Asynchronous communication
- Task Comments in Nozbe - Your Communication Superpower
- Task-Based Communication: What It Is and How to Do It Right
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- (00:00) - 🎬 Intro
- (03:28) - 💡 Why Technology Alone Isn’t Enough: A Communication Agreement Is the Foundation of Teamwork; Clear Rules Increase Productivity; Technology Cannot Replace Culture; Communication Agreements Support Growth and Onboarding
- (11:56) - 💰 Sponsor's break
- (12:28) - 🤝 How to Create a Good Communication Agreement (based on the Nozbe company)
- (35:48) - 📚 Summary: How to Stick to Your Communication Culture
- (38:24) - 🎁 BONUS for listeners
Creators and Guests

Host
Magda
One of the Nozbe team "dinosaurs" - #NoOffice practitioner since 2013. Extravert, neurotic & vegetarian feminist with 189 imperfections.

Host
Michael Sliwinski
Leading @Nozbe #productivity app | Writing #NoOffice book on #iPadOnly | Blog: https://t.co/vRZY2YrzsE | Husband & father of 3. 🐘 Find me at https://t.co/hHsFpUHwle
