He was told to have our team do 'x', and either given a deadline, or asked for a timeframe it would be done by. Then he assigned it out to the team. We certain

He was told to have our team do 'x', and either given a deadline, or asked for a timeframe it would be done by. Then he assigned it out to the team. We certainly did not receive bonuses based on doing work faster, so unless you are, what incentives are you being driven by to do the work sooner?