How do you deal with "a lot of higher ups have their eyes on this project"?
To create a sense of urgency, we are frequently told (by a specific senior) "this is going to blow up", "a lot of higher ups have their eyes on this project even till the CEO level".
Hear this constantly and it feels that it is a lie sometimes.
How do you deal with the fact that sometimes we are told lies to create urgency. Sometimes we are given hearsay "some was not happy about this".
Is it okay to say "could you please provide documented email evidence about someone not being happy".