Built a bridge to get home only to end up living on it - loved this articulation. In my last role, I had pushed the teams to bear the costs many times instead of creating the bridges. If we let one slip get away, it was easy to ask for a bigger slip to get away the next time onwards. So instead of allowing a shortcut, we put a heavy toll on the slippage. And that will deter the slip or the shortcut to become a bridge. :)
Thanks! I would love to know more about how you convinced teammates and stakeholders that it was worth enduring something short-term painful, long-term rewarding. There's so much value in being able to do that.
Built a bridge to get home only to end up living on it - loved this articulation. In my last role, I had pushed the teams to bear the costs many times instead of creating the bridges. If we let one slip get away, it was easy to ask for a bigger slip to get away the next time onwards. So instead of allowing a shortcut, we put a heavy toll on the slippage. And that will deter the slip or the shortcut to become a bridge. :)
Thanks! I would love to know more about how you convinced teammates and stakeholders that it was worth enduring something short-term painful, long-term rewarding. There's so much value in being able to do that.