Dear readers,

We expect a lot from our leaders. They must be increasingly versatile and play many different roles if they are to successfully manage their people.

But demand for leaders to play the therapist role has introduced new challenges. Many are untrained to be mental help professionals. And although we want them to have empathy as a critical skill, there is a limit to how much one leader can do.

In our new article, HRD thought leader Dr. Beth Kaplan outlines how HR can coach leaders to better balance empathy and boundaries and how, when necessary, they can identify when employees may be taking advantage of them.

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