When I say "we are on the same boat" to my team members, do them really appreciate what I just said? Or do they really understand what this phrase entails. Maybe they have seen too many instances of "we are on the same boat until I jump ship and you remain on duty" type of real life stories.
If one drills a hole in the boat for whatever reason, the first thing one should do is to raise the alert. As much as being scared, the first thing the team should do is to blame the guy and kick him off the boat. Nuh, the team should work together to get the hole filled before the boat capsizes. That is why raising the alert early in a project is much more crucial than hiding it to the last min when every one has to jump ship to survive. That is why no one in the team would uselessly care about why you drill the hole but to work together to fill it.
When working with your team, make sure you explain to them the boat story to encourage them for disclosing the holes early.
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