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Overly Nice Leaders Burn Out

Being a “Nice” leader without Boundaries often lead to:

•Overcommitment
•Emotional exhaustion
•Resentment
•Being the default problem-solver for everyone

Support doesn’t mean self-sacrifice.
Availability doesn’t mean 24/7

Boundaries are not unkind.
They are a leadership skill

The leaders who last long-term learn how to say:

🔭I can help. Here’s when
🔭That’s not mine to carry
🔭Let’s find a better process

If you feel stretched thin but still “showing up” for everyone…
It may not be a workload issue
It may be a Boundary Gap.

If this resonates, let’s explore.

HBR’s What Happens When Your Career Becomes Your Identity?

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Is Your Career your identity?

What happens when your career becomes your identity? This Happens to so many of us? Here are 3 of the Questions HBR’s contributor Janna Koretz suggest asking yourself.

1. How do you think about your job outside the office?

2. How do you describe yourself? How much of this description is tied to your job, title, or company?

3.How would you feel if you could no longer continue in your profession?

Great questions. Read the article for the full analysis.

You may also listen to tips as I chat with Patricia Reid-Waugh or get a copy of my book ‘Your Career’ Ditch It? Switch it?’ Both provide a deeper dive into how you can ditch it and gain the identity that brings lasting satisfaction.