I want my team to like me so much that I've become more friend than boss. We joke around, I overshare, I let things slide. Then a hard conversation comes up, or I have to hold a line, and the closeness I built makes it almost impossible to say the thing I need to say.
More people experience this than they realize.
You blurred the line between boss and friend, and now you can't hold a standard.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.