{"id":320,"date":"2011-01-28T19:19:00","date_gmt":"2011-01-28T19:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/joapen.com\/blog\/2011\/01\/28\/the-art-of-the-pre-emptive-escalation\/"},"modified":"2011-01-28T19:19:00","modified_gmt":"2011-01-28T19:19:00","slug":"the-art-of-the-pre-emptive-escalation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joapen.com\/blog\/2011\/01\/28\/the-art-of-the-pre-emptive-escalation\/","title":{"rendered":"The art of the pre-emptive escalation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is really a tool, that used in a clever way can be a powerful tool. Some people use it in a way that could be considered art.<\/p>\n<p>This has some basic rules to follow:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Do pre-emptive escalation is not always nice.<\/li>\n<li>You have to announce a problem or situation that can &#8220;potentially&#8221; happen, but that it can also be something that could be done for nothing.<\/li>\n<li>There are situations where you don&#8217;t have other option, you have to do it.<\/li>\n<li>Some other times it&#8217;s a pain in the ash, for you and for the person who receives the news.<\/li>\n<li>There are people who appreciate the anticipation so much, there are other that they hate these things.<\/li>\n<li>The use is limited, you cannot abuse.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A dummy example:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>A&nbsp;:&nbsp; &#8220;&#8230;I&#8217;m sorry, but next week this will fail&#8230;&#8221;<br \/>B: &#8220;&#8230;How can we avoid it?&#8230;&#8221;<br \/>A: &#8220;&#8230;there are these alternatives&#8230;but my suggestion is this: &#8230;&#8221;<br \/>B: &#8220;&#8230;Ok, let&#8217;s see what happens&#8230;&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It&#8217;s just a tool you sometimes have to use it: Use it with caution.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_FHKXh6Fis30\/TUMXWbSrNfI\/AAAAAAAABe8\/aL45HUvYcW0\/s1600\/sarten_cafetera.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" s5=\"true\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_FHKXh6Fis30\/TUMXWbSrNfI\/AAAAAAAABe8\/aL45HUvYcW0\/s400\/sarten_cafetera.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>(home, sweet home)<\/em><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is really a tool, that used in a clever way can be a powerful tool. 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