Answering a Question that’s Just too Personal

This one’s pretty short and sweet. Just because you’re a leader and someone has asked you a question doesn’t mean you always have to answer it. It is perfectly okay to establish some boundaries, usually around your personal life, that you’re not willing to cross. As long

Don’t answer a question just because it’s asked.
–Marilyn Mobley, American PR specialist

as you afford others the same respect with regard to their own boundaries and you let the people around you know about your limits, you should be okay. All you need to say is, "That question falls in an area that you already know I don’t discuss."