Episode 45
Getting Out of “Everything is High Priority” Hell Read time: 4 minutes Last week, I sat down with a talented engineering director who was visibly exhausted. “Everything is labeled as high priority,” she sighed. “My team is burning out trying to tackle competing emergencies, and the quality of our work is suffering.” Her situation probably sounds familiar. I’ve seen this pattern play out countless times in my years as a technology executive – teams trapped in an endless cycle of urgent…