BIGGEST PEAVE OF THE MOMENT
ARBITRARY DEADLINES
To those who insist on applying arbitrary deadlines....
STOP THAT!
It is simply asinine to uphold a completely arbitrary deadline as a benchmark to achievement when the actions required by said deadline are severely compromised to the point of POOR EXECUTION!
TBM has once again waited until the last possible moment (2 days) to draft, produce, design, and distribute this month's invoice. Then, as he is unfamiliar with all aspects of the process beyond the draft and distribution (hard copy hand-off only), he leaves all other aspects to me while he runs off with the bare minimum in order to make the arbitrary deadline set by himself.
Gahhh this makes me crazy! Why do I allow this to bother me? Because it is MY department (manned solely by ME) credited with all works drafted, produced, designed, and distributed. My department is the communications, reports, and administration portion of the company.
Ok, so a resolution is needed....
I cannot make him change
I can only change my beliefs attitudes and actions
I do not accept poor execution as a viable option with or without my name on the results
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I can change my expectations...
do the invoices really have to be uniform each month?
do the invoices really have to be digitally stored for later retrieval?
do I really have to include or provide direction to every document referenced in the invoice?
do I really have to read what is submitted to me prior to incorporation in the final combined
product?
I'll think about this some more!
To those who insist on applying arbitrary deadlines....
STOP THAT!
It is simply asinine to uphold a completely arbitrary deadline as a benchmark to achievement when the actions required by said deadline are severely compromised to the point of POOR EXECUTION!
TBM has once again waited until the last possible moment (2 days) to draft, produce, design, and distribute this month's invoice. Then, as he is unfamiliar with all aspects of the process beyond the draft and distribution (hard copy hand-off only), he leaves all other aspects to me while he runs off with the bare minimum in order to make the arbitrary deadline set by himself.
Gahhh this makes me crazy! Why do I allow this to bother me? Because it is MY department (manned solely by ME) credited with all works drafted, produced, designed, and distributed. My department is the communications, reports, and administration portion of the company.
Ok, so a resolution is needed....
I cannot make him change
I can only change my beliefs attitudes and actions
I do not accept poor execution as a viable option with or without my name on the results
.
.
.
.
I can change my expectations...
do the invoices really have to be uniform each month?
do the invoices really have to be digitally stored for later retrieval?
do I really have to include or provide direction to every document referenced in the invoice?
do I really have to read what is submitted to me prior to incorporation in the final combined
product?
I'll think about this some more!