Stop saying YES! to EVERYTHING
Yes to deadline changes
Yes to change requests
Yes to scope creeps
Yes to extra miles
Yes to exploitation
As Project Managers, Developers, Designers, and Creatives — especially when starting out — we want to say YES! to everything,
What ends up happening?
1 — You fail to deliver
2 — The client gets dissatisfied
3 — You get blamed for poor service
So next time before blindly saying yes, get better at the foundation of excellent client management:
– Documentation: Ensure you have a well-documented project/task in place
– Communication: Learn how to effectively convey information on paper and on the record
– Planning: Learn to prioritize and plan in the back of your head through and through
Just knowing what to say, how to say it, and when to say will make you more valuable as a partner to your clients.
Learn to say No without saying ‘NO’
Sounds cliche?
Try it next time. Instead of saying Yes, bring the client back to the source of truth (your documentation), put focus on the plan, and communicate with logic, empathy, and reasoning.
See, at the heart of it – I love solving problems for people using tech, it doesn’t get simpler than that.
I am known for constant experimentation and relentless execution.
If I have an idea, it better have a .com at the end of it within the month.
Right now – my focus is to help everyday folks of Pakistan understand tech, career, and business better with everything I do at SK NEXUS
