Whether you are developing in a leadership role or developing as an individual contributor we must get comfortable with communicating boundaries. Why we believe this is hard is because we feel if we somehow let others know what they can expect from us that somehow makes us rigid and not a very good teammate.
But it is quite the contrary. Being a great teammate is all about communicating and showing the team who and what you are. We train people how to treat us.
Check out Alora and I in this week's episode of "Grow or Die: Action, not excuses"