> Don’t say no to leadership when the timeline is not realistic.
And do what instead? Work overtime and through the weekends to deliver? Or lie to them at the beginning and fail to deliver in time? Setting real expectations should help the management and providing your best assessment at the planning stage should not be discouraged.
> It is essential to say no to trivial tasks.
So who ends up doing the trivial task? From the perspective of a manager, there are tasks that needs to be done to achieve an objective. And if an employee continually refuses to do tasks because it's "trivial", maybe their role in the team should be re-examined.
And do what instead? Work overtime and through the weekends to deliver? Or lie to them at the beginning and fail to deliver in time? Setting real expectations should help the management and providing your best assessment at the planning stage should not be discouraged.
> It is essential to say no to trivial tasks.
So who ends up doing the trivial task? From the perspective of a manager, there are tasks that needs to be done to achieve an objective. And if an employee continually refuses to do tasks because it's "trivial", maybe their role in the team should be re-examined.