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As people, all of us are bound to slip up from time to time, and this includes missing important deadlines.<\/p>\n
For whatever reason, we are often unable to deliver our work on time, which could lead to serious penalties and maybe a VERY disappointing look from your client or supervisor.<\/p>\n
In order to maintain a professional image, it’s always better to inform your team and your manager in advance about any sort of delay in meeting deadlines.<\/strong><\/p>\n
To make this conversation less uncomfortable, we have drafted some very effective email templates to send when you know you’re unable to meet that all-important due date.<\/strong><\/p>\n
Read on for 5 Email Templates That Tell Your Client You Are Unable to Meet the Deadline:<\/strong><\/p>\n
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Illustrations courtesy of <\/i>Shutterstock<\/strong>.<\/i><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n
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\nDear\u00a0[Insert Name],<\/strong><\/h5>\n
I am writing to let you know that I will be unable to meet the deadline for the project you assigned to me last week. I was unable to calculate properly how much time this project would take to complete, and I apologise for not being accurate in my estimate.<\/strong><\/h5>\n
However, I assure you that my team and I have been working very hard to try and complete the work as quickly as possible. Currently, 80% of the work is complete, and we require three more days to deliver the remaining items. If possible, a short extension to the deadline would enable us to complete the final tasks and hand over the work.<\/strong><\/h5>\n
The delay was caused by a planning error, which failed to consider the time needed to get the reports back from the surveying team. Now that we have all the resources we need to move on with the project, I assure you it will be completed promptly.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Thank you for your patience on this matter, and I look forward to completing the project very soon.<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Sincerely,
[Insert Your Name]<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.nevertherightword.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/sand-timer-working-never-right-word-scaled.jpg” admin_label=”Single Image” _builder_version=”4.4.8″ custom_css_main_element=”}||.wrapper {||position: relative;||height: 0;||\/* Formula is: (height \/ width * 100%) *\/||padding-top: calc(680 \/ 800 * 100%);||}||||.wrapper__img {||position: absolute;||top: 0;||left: 0;||max-width: 100%;||height: auto;” border_radii=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” box_shadow_style=”preset3″ locked=”on”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_code admin_label=”Delivering Bad News Effectively LinkedIn Learning Preview Video” _builder_version=”3.27″ text_orientation=”left” link_option_url=”https:\/\/linkedin-learning.pxf.io\/KGdev” link_option_url_new_window=”on” global_module=”10748″ saved_tabs=”all” locked=”on”]If you want to improve how you deliver bad news (especially in professional environments), we think you\u2019ll benefit from checking out the “Delivering Bad News Effectively” video course from LinkedIn Learning. Take a look at the preview below:
