Production Managers - when you’re working with an army of exec producers, how do you balance/find success when everybody demands that their project should be a priority for your time?

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Look deep into their eyes and ask them if you look like an octopus.

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Tell them if they can't wait to proceed without me!

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First come first serve, and when that doesn't work, tell the project managers to duke it out among themselves.

Whoever is paying me under the table or offering up free lunch - well they shoot to the front of the line!
While I wish any of that is happening, I am both broke and hungry!
It's honestly one of the biggest challenges of being a PM, both for my sanity and my ability to actually be a value to the project. I always try to understand what project may have a little more flexibility, or if some of the work can be shifted to another team member to help during those crunches.
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