Operations and processes · Short · 17 August 2026
The Law of the Permanent Exception: when the temporary becomes your job
Every interim responsibility risks becoming permanent if nobody agrees when it ends. “Temporary” isn’t a date.
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Your actions for this week
- If you accept an exception, agree until when, with what resources and when it will be reviewed.
- Check which interim task has stayed with you and ask for an end date.
- If you lead, put an end date on every temporary fix in your team.
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