‘There is nothing more frustrating than being asked for something urgently and rearranging your day, only to find out the urgency wasn’t real. This could cause real long-term damage to the trust between leaders and their teams and prevent future ‘real’ deadlines from being met because teams do not feel valued or appreciated.’
Lauren Neal, author of Valued at Work, contributed to the Forbes article Fake Urgency: Is it a good or bad thing in the workplace?
Fake Urgency: Is It A Good Or Bad Thing In The Workplace?
Unnecessarily tight deadlines may help to galvanize a team into action, but they have a human cost. So, fake urgency is a strategy that leaders should use with care.