One area which many leaders ignore

One of the key skills I learnedduring my sailing days was voyage planning. Voyage planning is an exercise where you need to consider several things, such as the weather conditions, ocean currents, fuel capacity, type of cargo, contingency planning.

A well-planned and executed voyage means safe and timely operations of ships and one of the activities while planning a voyage is to mark “NO-GO” areas on the navigation chart. There are areas where the ship is NOT meant to go to avoid any damage. Such areas are shallow waters, old shipwrecks, rocks &reefs, areas that have not been surveyed, etc.

Why am I telling you this?

As a leader, you need to set clear boundaries at the workplace

●     NO-GO areas

●     Things to say no to

●     What is acceptable and what is not

●     What is negotiable and what is not

●     These could be related to time, behaviors, privacy, or information

●     These could be physical, social, or emotional

●     Self-Awareness is most important, yet ignored aspect as a leader





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