A small team cannot compensate for confused decisions with more coordination. It needs a direction that makes evident what matters, what can wait and who decides.
Document decisions, not ceremonies
Record context, alternatives, reversal cost and success criteria. One clear page can prevent weeks of meetings and lets a new person understand why the system has its current shape.
Autonomy grows when limits are understandable. Technical leadership consists of creating those limits and revising them when they stop serving.