diff --git a/maintainers/README.md b/maintainers/README.md
index ee97c1195..fa321c7c0 100644
--- a/maintainers/README.md
+++ b/maintainers/README.md
@@ -43,7 +43,11 @@ The team meets twice a week:
 - Discussion meeting: [Fridays 13:00-14:00 CET](https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?eid=MHNtOGVuNWtrZXNpZHR2bW1sM3QyN2ZjaGNfMjAyMjExMjVUMTIwMDAwWiBiOW81MmZvYnFqYWs4b3E4bGZraGczdDBxZ0Bn)
 
   1. Triage issues and pull requests from the [No Status](#no-status) column (30 min)
-  2. Discuss issues and pull requests from the [To discuss](#to-discuss) column (30 min)
+  2. Discuss issues and pull requests from the [To discuss](#to-discuss) column (30 min).
+     Once a month, each team member checks the [Assigned](#assigned) column for prs/issues assigned to them, to either
+       - unblock it by providing input
+       - mark it as draft if it is blocked on the contributor
+       - escalate it back to the team by moving it to To discuss, and leaving a comment as to why the issue needs to be discussed again.
 
 - Work meeting: [Mondays 13:00-15:00 CET](https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?eid=NTM1MG1wNGJnOGpmOTZhYms3bTB1bnY5cWxfMjAyMjExMjFUMTIwMDAwWiBiOW81MmZvYnFqYWs4b3E4bGZraGczdDBxZ0Bn)