Which do you prefer?

“Give me a deadline and I’ll get the work done”
or

“when I get this done I’ll let you know and we can figure out when the client will see it.”

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Let’s work together on a realistic deadline and I’ll get it done.

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I’d like that too but it literally never happens

The first. I like to work in my own pace but knowing there is a finish by date.

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I prefer to ask: “Need this by x date. Does that sound ok or do you need more or less time to get it done?”

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Ugh. On behalf of all project managers and producers I am sorry! Huge pet peeve of mine. We’re all trying to work toward the same goal, so why not ensure we’re all happy doing it? Team chemistry is so important

I'm account and it really depends on the full context of the situation.
Outside of that, in broad terms, people ultimately want to know What and When the most, then they usually figure out How. But that's in principle. Context will always dictate the best approach for each situation.

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Deadline, or else I’ll be scrolling through whatever.

Deadline, if it’s reasonable

A brief should have an absolute minimum of these three things: the goal, the deliverable, and the deadline.

Deadlines. Always.

Preference doesn’t matter, deliverables are there for a reason.

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