You’d rather not adopt a tough love policy. Yet certain people who should know better are taking advantage. They need to be put in place.
Often criticized for vacillating, colleagues are amazed as you target an opportunity at work. You seize the day in a carpe diem sort of way.
There’s no shame in lowering your sights – especially when you overreached. Don’t push for everything at once. Just proceed incrementally.
Take the time to settle accounts and to make sure that nobody will be left hanging. Only when you know that everything’s been taken care of will you be free to go your own way.
People want to accommodate you, but not if you’re going to be high-handed about it. Tone down the noblesse oblige airs and you’ll gain their cooperation.
It’s clear that you’re going to have to take a stand – even if you feel like you’re stepping out of line.
