023. How to set your Boundaries as a Leader

In today's episode, I am sharing powerful strategies to set boundaries at work, especially as a leader.

Why is it important to talk about boundaries as leaders?

Setting boundaries is a significant leadership skill. As you move up the leadership ladder, you will have increased demands on your time. You will have to manage your own work, the work of your team members and manage relationships at all levels of the organisation.

Setting boundaries means defining what is "ok" and what is not "ok". It means defining where you place your attention, which habits you want to build, and which processes you set with others.

Enforcing boundaries can be difficult. It also often comes with consequences and might disappoint people. But by managing your boundaries, you will build trust, manage your emotional energy and lead by example.

In today's episode we dive into why boundaries are important and how you can implement them in your leadership.

The different types of boundaries I mention:

• Emotional
• Material
• Time
• Physical
• Mental

These questions are here to help dive deeper into how you can implement these boundaries and discover more about where you stand with them. Try them for yourself:

• Where do I need to set and define better boundaries for myself?
• What are the areas that I am finding I have not really defined for myself? But are very important to me?
• How much do I want to give myself?
• Which area do I need to define and set better boundaries with others?

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