How do u tell ppl below to complete something by a certain date without sounding like Bill Lumberg...I always wanna end it with "if you could blah blah, that would be great"

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I'm a manager, I usually say "I'd like this by _____, do you think that's reasonable?" And if they disagree I go "Are you saying I'm not reasonable?" That tends to work.

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Just say it's due by this date and here is why.

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Savage S&1

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BAH1 - my old director used to say "this would take me 2 hours to do, how long is it going to take you?"..... Better?

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I think giving context helps. We have a milestone/presentation due on date X and your piece is needed to inform that which is why it needs to be done by date Y. You can also ask what they need to be able to complete their task in the given timeframe.

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Ask the question, don't tell. "Do you think you could get this done by Monday?"

What if u don't want their opinion haha, I used to do that but I feel like I'm coming across to passive

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@s1 how passive aggressive is that...

That's a better starting point IMO. If you say either of those things long enough, someone is going to call you on it. My SA is notorious for "so you'll be done that today, right?" When the task in question will likely take over a week. He's lost a lot of credibility over it.

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