As you no doubt have experienced, boundary trespassers show up at work in a variety of guises.

One of my clients had a boss who frequently added new tasks to her already overfull job; she seriously considered quitting due to the growing stress from overwork;

Another client’s boss asked her to schedule meetings and perform other administrative tasks, even though she had been promoted to program director;

A third client was frustrated with a new staffer who regularly interrupted her while she worked in her office with the door closed.