From the course: Leading at a Distance (2019)
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Setting reasonable boundaries and personal priorities
From the course: Leading at a Distance (2019)
Setting reasonable boundaries and personal priorities
- Boundaries matter, both professionally and personally. Now I want to talk about how our personal and professional boundaries must intersect if we want to be a highly effective remote leader. Here are some questions to ask yourself. How and when do I turn off? You know, you can close your laptop, right? You know that you don't have to be waiting for every ding to reply to every email, right? You know that you're mortal, right? You have a team, perhaps it's spread around the world, and so the emails may keep coming, but do you have to respond to all of them right away? Chances are, not. Ask yourself, how do I communicate these boundaries? Make sure you know what they are then talk to your team about them. Communicate them both in writing as well as verbally. And you probably need to talk about them multiple times. Make sure the boundaries you're setting for yourself are the ones you're willing to live with for them as well.…
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