The Dreaded Weekly Status Email
> "List last week’s prioritized tasks, and if they were achieved."<p>In theory this sounds good, but that is an emotionally charged and negative way of saying it. "Tell me what you promised to do and if you actually did it."
You would not use such a construct in a negotiation except to intimidate the other.<p>In certain people, this destroys motivation, even when they didn't achieve a prioritised task because they found a better way or reprioritised for good reasons.