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ASYNC-LEADERSHIP5 MIN READ

Commit to one decision record

Commit to recording one async decision so future readers can understand the rationale.

Write one decision record for a live async leadership decision. Use this for decisions that affect future work, have tradeoffs, involve multiple functions, or may be questioned later. Decision: [one sentence]. Context: [why now]. Options considered: [A/B/C with one reason each]. Decision owner/approver: [name]. Rationale: [why this option]. Consequences: [tradeoffs accepted]. Review trigger: [signal/date that reopens it]. In 3 days, check whether the decision record exists, is linked in the original thread, and includes a review trigger. A customer exception where Sales, Legal, and Support need to know why the leader approved or rejected it. A launch-scope tradeoff where one…

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