Management on your own
- Your team: Emails come in at different times with inconsistent formatting - some are novels, others too vague
- You (digging through inbox): Search through emails to find each person's update with different subject lines
- You (missing details): Realize critical info is missing - no metrics, unclear blockers, vague progress like "almost done"
- You (back-and-forth): Send clarifying emails asking "What do you mean by X?" and wait hours or days for responses
- You (manual compilation): Copy-paste from multiple emails into a spreadsheet to get a consolidated view of your team