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Wed 10/21 — Where your responsibility ends

You explain yourself again. You make one more exception. You stay quiet because keeping the peace feels more important than saying what you need. That is how Boundary Erosion Over Time works. Rarely all at once. One small accommodation at a time. A boundary is not rejection, and it is not selfishness. It is clarity about where your responsibility ends and another person's begins. For many people, this is learned early, when setting a boundary brought anger, withdrawal, guilt or rejection. Eventually, accommodating others can start to feel safer than protecting yourself. The same pattern can follow people into leadership. A leader may tolerate repeated interruptions, accept unrealistic expectations, or let responsibilities grow without asking whether that is reasonable. Because it happens gradually, it can go unnoticed until exhaustion or resentment has already set in. Healthy boundaries protect relationships and strengthen accountability. They are how leaders keep their authority intact. Where have you seen one small exception quietly become the new normal on a team?