Deadlines don’t speed up work.They just remind everyone it exists.

Before the deadline: 
“We still have time.” 
“Let’s not rush quality.” 

One day before: 
“Let’s prioritize this.” 

On the deadline: 
“Just a quick check – where are we on this?” 

After the deadline: 
“Let’s reconnect and align.” 

And somehow, 
the same task that was ignored for days 
becomes mission critical in the last 30 minutes. 

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Authored By: Neha Babbar

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