![rw-book-cover](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1200,h_600,c_fill,f_jpg,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4e105bc9-c35d-4cdf-af53-d592da250cb6_625x473.jpeg) ## Metadata - Author: [[elena-dyachkova|Elena Dyachkova]] - Full Title:: Call of Duty - Category:: #🗞️Articles - URL:: https://dramaticanalyst.substack.com/p/call-of-duty?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true - Finished date:: [[2024-03-29]] ## Highlights > over-indexing on grumbling and running a strict JIRA backlog for new requests (or refusing to take them outside of the quarterly planning) can do more harm than good in the team’s journey towards becoming a trusted and valued thought partner. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01ht3qdmj17rhdwxmq76dk3qvz)) > At that point, my team was probably around 12 people, and we were supporting 30+ product pods across software and hardware development, plus regularly fielding questions and requests from our wonderful partner teams - Content, Brand Marketing, Strategy, Investor Relations, PR, Community. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01ht3qemmb5j2dz5ftymfkddvj))