Redirect Work That Is Not Yours, ...
Redirect Work That Is Not Yours, Don't Absorb Others' Problems
Bad Boss Survival Guide by Michael Kuhlman
S1 · E13
Jun 25, 2026
06:43
Episode notes

You're competent, responsive, and helpful. That's exactly why everyone dumps their problems in your inbox. People figure out fast that if they send it to you, it gets done. So they keep sending. Meanwhile your actual job suffers and your workload turns into a pile of other people's emergencies.

In this episode, I'll show you how to redirect emails and requests without getting labeled unhelpful or difficult.

We cover how to: acknowledge, redirect, and offer minimal guidance only if you want to. You'll get the exact templates for the situations you hit every week. Wrong person. Outside your role. No bandwidth. Not enough context. The "quick favor" that's never quick.

Then we get into the advanced moves. The strategic forward. The boomerang. The process redirect. The clean manager escalation. You'll learn when helping is the right  ... 

Keywords
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