Send us a text You just got the calendar invite. Company holiday party. Tuesday night. 6 PM. Your immediate reaction isn't excitement—it’s a mental calculation. You are weighing the cost of a babysitter and dry cleaning against the sheer exhaustion of making small talk with people you already see on Zoom 40 hours a week. Your brain is screaming, "I would rather be anywhere else," but your professional guilt says, "I have to go." If your current plan is to stand in the corner, eat a stale cana...
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Send us a text You just got the calendar invite. Company holiday party. Tuesday night. 6 PM. Your immediate reaction isn't excitement—it’s a mental calculation. You are weighing the cost of a babysitter and dry cleaning against the sheer exhaustion of making small talk with people you already see on Zoom 40 hours a week. Your brain is screaming, "I would rather be anywhere else," but your professional guilt says, "I have to go." If your current plan is to stand in the corner, eat a stale cana...
126. How to Say No at Work Without Guilt | Setting Boundaries for Leaders in Q4
Communicate to Lead
19 minutes
2 months ago
126. How to Say No at Work Without Guilt | Setting Boundaries for Leaders in Q4
Send us a text You're doing everything right. Your calendar is packed. You're saying yes to the "right" projects. You're being a team player. But here's what no one sees: By 4 PM on a random Tuesday, you're already mentally exhausted—and it's only October. You can feel the year-end tsunami building, request by request, meeting by meeting. And somewhere in the back of your mind, a quiet voice whispers: "I could have prevented this." The truth? The December chaos you're dreading isn't happening...
Communicate to Lead
Send us a text You just got the calendar invite. Company holiday party. Tuesday night. 6 PM. Your immediate reaction isn't excitement—it’s a mental calculation. You are weighing the cost of a babysitter and dry cleaning against the sheer exhaustion of making small talk with people you already see on Zoom 40 hours a week. Your brain is screaming, "I would rather be anywhere else," but your professional guilt says, "I have to go." If your current plan is to stand in the corner, eat a stale cana...
