Right now, we are dealing with a lot of stressed employee clients who are feeling the pressure and whose mental health is taking a nosedive as a result.  They’re worrying about anything and everything.  That includes what other people around them are and aren’t doing.  Plus, what others at work think about them.  Instead, it’s much better to start off by focusing primarily on the things that we can each control directly ourselves.  This is also something that employers need to bear in mind when seeking to write job descriptions and appraise, performance manage and discipline their staff.  What can and can’t they reasonably be held responsible for?