When leaders say there is no time
Respond to manager resistance to development assignments using risk and continuity logic.
A manager is blocking a development assignment for a high performer because the person is too critical to current delivery. I cannot spare Lina for a stretch project. She is the only one who can keep the quarter on track. That is exactly why we need a bounded development move. If Lina is the only person who can carry this, we have a delivery risk and a retention risk. Let us design a 20-25 percent stretch with backfill and handover criteria instead of removing her completely. The response validates the operational concern while reframing development as continuity risk management. It…
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