I can’t please everybody all the time. Or I should say, if I try to please everybody, I will please nobody.
As a manager, sometimes I need to be tough. Getting things done sometimes requires asking for that extra push. It sometimes requires not to be nice. I don’t like not being nice, but have no choice.
It’s cool to work on things that are nice to have. But at the end of the day, we need to be working on the tasks that we have on our plate. I asked W about an item that he should have completed. Then I asked him to get it done.
Nothing too mean. Just being direct and asking for results. Will it yield results? We’ll see.