Boundaries for Leaders (Enhanced Edition): Results, Relationships, and Being Ridiculously In Charge

the time and energy that you do invest in people issues should produce better results and create teams and a culture where momentum and energy thrive.

A leader must set very strong boundaries against helplessness and negativity; he must also provide the fuel to get people moving.

Before you try to move people to your position, make sure they feel that you understand where they are coming from, what they are feeling, and what they are dealing with.

Remember the first person you have to lead is yourself, and if someone or any outcome has that much power over you, you have lost your rudder.

create connection and do not allow disconnectedness.)

Then there is the second group of patterns, which is the repetition of the same work. What I mean by this is that if there is something that only you can do, at least in the beginning, but then you find that you are doing that same thing over and over again in the same way, and you pretty much have it nailed, it might be time to turn that over to s

It is a central principle of boundaries: ownership.

That is what people need from their leaders, the knowledge that their leader is for their success, and if a mistake is made, that leader will stand beside them and help them learn and

It’s helpful for them to know two things: that you are overcoming obstacles and winning, but at the same time, that you are not immune or impervious to it all and have some real challenges.