Missed deadlines are generally a sign of poor time management, which can affect several different areas of a manager’s duties. When the manager misses deadlines, it can cause conflict among several of the team or office members, causing a ‘domino effect’. If one deadline is missed, it causes another employee to meet their deadline with incomplete data or even skip it altogether. It is important to recognise when a missed deadline is just a random mistake and when it has become a consistent habit.
Monitoring for missed deadlines:
- Is the pattern consistent?
- Does this happen on certain projects?
- Has the manager sought help to meet their deadlines?
- Have you already spoken to them about missing deadline?