Relationships and Teams - Unclear Role

You will work towards the following summary of your "situation management plan". This will not-only help you 'manage' your stress,,,, but to provide actions to 'overcome' your workplace obstacles to performance and wellness.

The plan is in the form of an if X (the situation), then Y (what you will do) format, which is proven to generate 3X higher follow through rate relative to a high level commitment (almost 90%). 

Plan:

If you struggling with an unclear role, then you will remind yourself that you are not alone, that you can greatly influence the definition of your role, and that when you do, it often leads to more empowerment, more autonomy, and much higher job satisfaction.

Then you will zoom-out, to consider all relevant viewpoints, and then try to allow and accept the situation to be just as it is.

Then you will clarify your role to yourself, clarify your role together with your manager, and re-balance and re-prioritize.

If you want to do even more to create a clearer and healthier role, then you will proactively resolve role ambiguity with co-workers, clarify roles in your team by making a RACI matrix, and raise visibility by tracking and reporting all work being done.