In another life, Mike might have called out the manufacturing lead: “What the hell, can you hurry up and get this done? I’ve been waiting forever!” When you say instead, “My KR is at risk,” it’s less charged and more constructive. Since our company has total alignment, the entire team has already agreed to the key result and the dependency it entails. There’s no judgment, just a problem to be solved. And guess what else happens? The two leads will advocate for each other to get more resources from Alex and me.
