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Wise Empathy: 'Empathy' is not the problem

#leadershp #empathy #empathymatters 🧭 DIAGNOSTIC CHECKLIST “Is Your Empathy Helping or Enabling?” Use this as a self-assessment or a coaching tool. ✔️ SECTION 1: SIGNS YOUR EMPATHY IS HEALTHY (Helping) You know your empathy is functioning well when: ☐ You can acknowledge emotions without absorbing them. ☐ You remain objective even when someone is distressed. ☐ You can say “I understand” and still say “No.” ☐ You give support without lowering the standard. ☐ You address behavior patterns, not stories or excuses. ☐ You hold follow-up conversations to check if improvement actually happened. ☐ The rest of the team feels the environment is fair. ☐ People grow, improve, and mature because of your empathy — not because you rescued them. If most of these are checked — you’re practicing wise empathy. ❌ SECTION 2: WARNING SIGNS YOU ARE ENABLING (Unbounded Empathy) Your empathy may be slipping into unhealthy territory if: ☐ You avoid difficult conversations because “they’re going through a lot.” ☐ You take on someone else’s emotional burden as your own. ☐ You protect people from consequences instead of guiding them through consequences. ☐ You regularly give someone a “free pass” the team notices. ☐ Performance issues persist but you keep “understanding the reasons.” ☐ You feel guilty enforcing standards. ☐ People treat you as an emotional dumping ground. ☐ You feel drained, resentful, or manipulated. ☐ Other team members quietly express frustration that “nothing changes.” If four or more are checked — empathy has become enabling.