How to deal with impossible deadlines at work
Nothing creates dread in the workplace like tight deadlines, but when well managed they are rarely as impossible as they might seem.
Accept that it’s got to go
do the best you can
Stay cool under pressure
stay calm
Flag problems early
make any encountered problem known to your manager
Set fake deadlines for others
it encourages people to get started on their work
Break a deadline into milestones
beak the project up into a series of smaller milestones
Stay organised
tools such as Slack and Asana provide a central dashboard for communication
Work in a bubble
check email in the morning and before you leave at night activating an ‘out of office’ email response for clients or colleagues
Set a soft deadline
establish target finish times that are at least a day out from the real deadline
Establish a realistic timeline
work backwards from the deadline and map out what you’re going to do and when.