You're a junior data analyst. Your manager asked for a report by Friday that normally takes a week. You're already committed to finishing a dashboard for another team by Thursday. Both managers think their project is the priority. You're the only analyst who can do both. How do you approach this?

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Stay specific. One example, told well, beats three told fast. Make your decisions visible — what you chose between. End on what changed, for whom.

You're a junior data analyst. Your manager asked for a report by Friday that normally takes a week. You're already committed to finishing a dashboard for another team by Thursday. Both managers think their project is the priority. You're the only analyst who can do both. How do you approach this?

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