randsHumans do their best work when they feel safe and supported. There is a contingent of humans who believe they do their best work when the stakes are high, everyone is yelling, and the deadline is imminent. This is called โsurviving,โ and while survival is fun, itโs not good work.
Paul Hoffman@rands There is a contingent of bosses who believe **others** do their best work when the stakes are high, everyone is yelling, and the deadline is imminent, and thus they create that environment for their workers. Then "it's not good work" abounds.
๐๐ท๐ญ๐๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐ฎ ๐คand when the project inevitably gets behind schedule, the way to get it back on track is to call more meetings. Lots more in-person meetings.