Leadership Minute

How To Set Boundaries As A New Manager?

Balancing Work/Life Balance When You’re New To Management/Leadership

Violet May
House Of Rosalind
Published in
2 min readApr 21, 2024

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Congratulations on your new position!

Becoming a new manager or being appointed as a leader is an amazing moment in your career.

As you navigate learning the new role and building relationships, you will also have the task of balancing your work/life boundaries.

I know how difficult this task is because two months ago I was faced with the same dilemma entering a new leadership position. To reflect on my priorities, I asked myself the following question:

How are you going to maintain yourself and your life outside of work when learning a new role with additional responsibilities?

I am a firm believer that having a robust life outside of work helps to enhance your life within work.

I am also a firm believer that wellness and resiliency is built through a multitude of experiences.

Setting boundaries to protect your work/life balance will safeguard your wellness while helping you to focus on what’s important within the role. Here are some of the questions that I asked myself when adjusting to my new role. Maybe they can be helpful with…

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Violet May
House Of Rosalind

Leadership Coach | Bold + Vivacious Approach To Using Emotion to Fuel + Achieve Your Goals. Inquiries: houseofrosalind@gmail.com