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Why impatience is a virtue in engineering leaders

Impatience isn't always a negative trait. Here's how impatient leaders cut through bureaucracy and get things done.
October 03, 2022

Patience isn’t always a virtue. Here’s how impatient leaders cut through bureaucracy and get things done.

Most people view impatience as a negative trait, especially in leaders. Everyone is familiar with the trope of the unreasonably demanding boss who puts undue pressure on their teams, underestimates how much time and effort things take, and who always wants it done faster and with fewer people. But when you’re trying to get stuff done in a corporate environment where layers of process and bureaucracy have caked on over time, impatience can power progress in what’s most important.

In leaders, impatience can actually be borne out of a combination of positive traits.

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