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Response-Time Contracts
Set response expectations that protect focus while keeping urgent work moving.
Urgency should be labeled, not guessed. Channel purpose Define what belongs in Slack, email, comments, docs, and meetings. A channel with no purpose becomes a noisy inbox. Response window State the default time to reply. Then exceptions can be explicit instead of emotional. Escalation path Reserve interruption for work that decays quickly. If it is truly urgent, say why, by when, and what happens if no one responds.
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