Setting Boundaries as a Public Information Officer

I have now spoken at several conferences about mental health for public communicators. Recently, I had the greatest pleasure of speaking for the second time at the National Association of Government Communicators Comms School in New Orleans.

I am always asked questions both in the session and after, and one really great question I got was ‘how do you actually set boundaries in this job?’

My answer was more simple to say than to do, but that is ‘set boundaries’.

After some thought, I came to the conclusion that there needs to be some real guidance around how to set boundaries, and so this is what I came up with.

Summary

• Understand Your Non-Negotiables

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• Practical Tips for the Workplace

• Managing Full Responsibility

• Handling Unpredictable Events

• Dealing with High Expectations from Executive Team …

• Communicating Your Boundaries

• Self-Care and Continuous Improvement