> A rough prototype, Masad said, allows leaders to ask a pointed question: Why should this take weeks to build if a version can be done in a few days?
I’ve had managers like this. These questions create awkward silences where the manager thinks he caught the team being lazy with nothing to say for themselves, but really the team is trying to think of how to frame a response without calling their boss ignorant… or worse.
> A rough prototype, Masad said, allows leaders to ask a pointed question: Why should this take weeks to build if a version can be done in a few days?
I’ve had managers like this. These questions create awkward silences where the manager thinks he caught the team being lazy with nothing to say for themselves, but really the team is trying to think of how to frame a response without calling their boss ignorant… or worse.