Boundary-Setting at Work

The ultimate skill for strengthening and maintaining relationships

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How This Will Help

Boundary-Setting at Work explores one of the most misunderstood and challenging aspects of workplace communication. While boundaries are often discussed as a matter of confidence, assertiveness, or learning the right words to say, many people discover that the real challenge runs much deeper.

This interactive workshop examines the hidden factors that influence our ability to set and maintain healthy boundaries, including workplace culture, relationship dynamics, past experiences, and our fundamental need for connection and belonging. Participants will explore why boundaries can trigger discomfort, guilt, anxiety, or defensiveness, and how these reactions can make it difficult to communicate needs, limits, and expectations effectively.

Using a nervous system lens, this session helps participants move beyond surface-level boundary advice to develop a deeper understanding of the patterns that shape how they relate to others. Through discussion, reflection, and practical examples, participants will learn how boundaries support trust, clarity, accountability, and sustainable relationships rather than creating conflict or distance.

Whether navigating workload, communication expectations, competing priorities, or challenging workplace dynamics, participants will leave with practical tools and a new perspective on boundary-setting that can be applied immediately in both professional and personal relationships.

Learning Objectives

  • What are boundaries and why are the highest form of self-care
  • The role our nervous system plays in boundary-setting – or boundary avoiding
  • What it looks like when we set boundaries from a place of dysregulation
  • Survival care vs. self-care
  • Hard truths about boundary setting
  • How boundaries maintain relationships

Take-Away Strategies & Tools

  • An understanding of how our past experiences impact our ability to set and hold boundaries
  • Microboundaries – their importance and strategies for setting & holding them
  • Script for when we need to set a boundary with someone
  • A framework for prioritizing tasks and how much to give to each relationships in our lives

Additional Information

Audience

This workshop has been developed for both leaders and teams

Length

Standard length of this workshop is two hours

Delivery Method

This session is available for in-person or virtual delivery

Customization

This session can be tailored or customized to fit your team's specific needs and challenges

Sound like a fit for your team?!

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