Why long-term plans don't work and how to fix them

Re:Why long-term plans don't work and how to fix them by geoelkh on Monday July 18, 2022 @09:10AM (#32137907)

This is a great article.

I once gave a version of this to a manager and he replied by telling me that nothing gets done without a deadline.

He kinda made a point. Curious to see what people think about this?

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Re:Why long-term plans don't work and how to fix them by loriverkutya on Monday July 18, 2022 @09:35AM (#32138194)

I recommend to tell that manager to learn about how people can be motivated, because yeah, deadlines are one kind of motivation, but there are a huge amount of people who responds much better to other kind of motivations.

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Re:Why long-term plans don't work and how to fix them by achenet on Monday July 18, 2022 @12:43PM (#32140320)

I've seen similar things said by Duke Ellington and Kevin Kelly.

I think the reasoning KK gave was the deadline will force you to drop all the unnecessary cruft to focus on delivering the essential as fast as possible.

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