6. Project Teammate: "The equipment we had scheduled for this week is down for emergency maintenance. We're going to have to shift the deadline on this phase." You: "I'm tired of excuses. I don't care what delays there are - I want this delivered on time." 7. You: "Next week, we begin phase 2. Bob is in charge of that part of the project, so go to him for direction on Monday." Team Member: "Bob is leaving for a trip to Palawan this weekend with his family. He won't be here next week." 8. You: "Next week, we have two offsite representatives coming in for a two-day meeting on the current phase of the project. We will be meeting in the big conference room because it's the only space that will fit all of us." Bob: "That room is taken for meetings with a big new client next week. We can't have our meeting there." 9. Work Estimator: "I've seen projects kind of like this before, so I think it will probably take 30 hours of work to get this part of the project done" Meanwhile... Work Implementer to her team: "There are a couple of really tricky things in