Having a really hard time motivating my team. The client adds new priorities and more work everyday even though the team is up until midnight working everyday. Partner is saying to tough it out, but we have already had several people quit making it worse. I just inherited the project and have never seen a bigger dumpster fire in my life. I have never viewed analysts as expendable and don’t think work / life balance is acceptable. Any advice would be appreciated!

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I’ve been there. I didn’t push back and kept pressuring myself and my team to deliver. It didn’t end well in short term. Long term, it’s a case study for me for what not to do.

Lessons learnt:

1. Nothing is worth an unhappy and burnt out team. Nothing.
2. They may/ will screw your upward review (and they maybe justified). This may or may not matter at your firm, it did at mine and my promotion was delayed by 6 months even though I delivered (overworking both my team and myself)
3. It’s not just your problem, ask for help, for guidance. Make sure they understand the risks of quality, team churn. Make it a shared risk that everyone takes and they don’t ding your review if there are issues later.
4. This is your moment of growth. Define the kind of leader you want to be.

DM me if you wanna talk more.

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Been in consulting for over a decade and found myself thinking about throwing in the towel. I’ve had perfect performance up until this point, and there is no way to turn the project around. I hate to think that one horrible project is going to impact my overall career trajectory.

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