Rafał Malinowski

2931 days ago

Artificial urgency for milestones loses its potency quickly — over the course of a job, and over the course of a career. For experienced software engineers and designers (the folks you most need wisdom from), it comes off as amateur and doesn’t inspire long term loyalty.

Don’t create a sense of urgency, foster a sense of purpose.

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Trying to create a sense of urgency almost always backfires. I lead software teams. Part of the territory is people (CEOs, stakeholders, customers) wishing we could go faster.