Set Boundaries That Actually Hold: Stop Being the Default Fixer

How to set boundaries that hold at work: stop people pleasing and prevent leadership burnout. Discover how to break default fixer syndrome, set emotional boundaries at work, and say no without guilt. Learn practical scripts and frameworks to protect your energy, grow your team, and lead without burning out.

What You'll Learn:

• Pinpoint the specific ways people pleasing and default fixer syndrome are showing up in your leadership today.
• Use a simple boundary framework to clarify what you are responsible for vs. what your team owns.
• Practice word-for-word phrases to say no without guilt while still being supportive and professional.
• Shift from fixing problems for your team to coaching them, so you reduce learned helplessness at work.
• Recognize early warning signs of burnout and emotional over-functioning, and how boundaries interrupt that cycle.
• Redesign 1–2 recurring requests or meetings with clearer expectations and limits on your time and emotional labor.
• Apply healthy boundaries in relationships at work so accountability increases and role conflict decreases.
• Create a small weekly boundary experiment so new habits stick instead of snapping back under pressure.