You're given a project with a deadline that's impossible to meet. What do you do?

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▸ WHAT IT REVEALS

Negotiation, prioritization, upward communication.

▸ GOOD ANSWER LOOKS LIKE

Clarifies scope, presents options with trade-offs, escalates early with a solution.

▸ RED FLAGS

Quietly tries to do it all. Fails without warning. Or says 'it can't be done.'

▸ FOLLOW-UP PROBE

What's the first thing you'd do on Day 1 of that project?