When Priorties Shift

Sometimes projects must be reprioritised—it’s inevitable as business needs shift, markets evolve, and the macroeconomic winds change. A mature leader shields their team as best they can, just as you expect your own manager to shield you too. But inevitably, some of the turbulence splashes through. These are the moments that test your ability to balance the scientific significance of the work with its commercial impact. And, like all good days and bad, these moments too will pass. Hope that the good talent cultivated over time doesn’t slip through the cracks—yet experience shows it often does. Uncertainty is the true killer of motivation.