Comments on: Don’t Want to Overcommit? Ask Madeleine https://leaderchat.org/2023/12/09/dont-want-to-overcommit-ask-madeleine/ A Forum to Discuss Leadership and Management Issues Tue, 28 May 2024 16:56:33 +0000 hourly 1 By: Madeleine Homan Blanchard https://leaderchat.org/2023/12/09/dont-want-to-overcommit-ask-madeleine/#comment-86459 Tue, 28 May 2024 16:56:33 +0000 https://leaderchat.org/?p=17489#comment-86459 In reply to Krizzy Macali.

Thanks Krizzy, yes, it is usually our quest to please others – or to impress – that leads to over commitment.

]]> By: Krizzy Macali https://leaderchat.org/2023/12/09/dont-want-to-overcommit-ask-madeleine/#comment-86455 Tue, 28 May 2024 00:51:09 +0000 https://leaderchat.org/?p=17489#comment-86455 Your advice on staying away from overcommitment struck me as wise. I once accepted too many projects because I was trying to impress others. I was so overwhelmed by it that I was unable to do my finest work. Saying no with grace changed everything. Check out https://echelonfront.com/books/ on Echelon Front for some excellent leadership books that could be able to guide you through these kinds of situations.

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