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An important project is late and execs are losing patience

What would you do?

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Stephane Moreau
Mar 02, 2025
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It’s Monday morning, and your inbox is already flooded. Execs heard you won’t be able to deliver this week the big project your team has been working on.

The exec team is frustrated, and they want answers.

Your team is working hard, but you’re not close to delivering it. The pressure is on, and how you communicate from this point onwards is important.

What do you say? How do you keep trust while also protecting your team?

Outline

🔒 The wrong approaches
🔒 Three acceptable ways to handle the situation
🔒 How to communicate without hurting your reputation
🔒 How your plan could go wrong (and what to do about it)
🔒 Final thoughts
🔒 Some useful links from me


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