Jess Kogel

“Poor managers apply a lot of pressure because they don’t know what else to do. Great managers apply very little. They know the limitations of pressure” — says Tom Demarco in his book “Deadline: A Novel About Project Management”.

Leadership doesn’t mean you get to make all the decisions. Ideally, it means you make a few as possible.

You’re not going to be able to put out every fire, or keep every stakeholder (the design, engineering, client and senior management teams) happy at all times. Balance the urgent v/s the important: don’t lose sight of what you’re end goal is. It’s okay to say no, as long as as a team, you’re still heading where you want to go.